The English Court has, for the first time, considered the meaning of a “catastrophe”, as well as how Hours Clauses work in the context of non-damage business interruption losses claimed under two Property Catastrophe Excess...more
2/14/2024
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On 17 October 2022, the English Commercial Court delivered three very significant, related judgments, which in part considered aggregation of business interruption losses arising from COVID-19....more
On 15 February 2021 the FCA released the draft “declarations” that the parties are asking the Supreme Court to make following its judgment in January. The declarations are intended to neatly capture the decisions of the...more
As has been reported widely in the press, policyholders are seeking damages from insurers for “late payment” due to insurers rejection of their Covid-19 BI related claims. In particular, many small and medium sized businesses...more
Reinsurers are generally bound to follow the fortunes of their reinsureds, but will these be the same fortunes that were priced, sold, and reserved at inception or post-contractual coverages that are mandated by state...more
Due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, most UK businesses face potentially significant, but as yet unquantifiable, financial losses from the virus. The same can be said for insurers who are being presented with a large...more
A key question being asked in the markets is whether reinsurers are obliged to follow their cedants’ Covid-19 related settlements?
Covid-19 continues to dominate the headlines and the lives of people around the world....more