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English Court Decides COVID-19 is a “Catastrophe”

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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

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Pillsbury Insurance Insolvency Watch: Legacy U.S. and London Insurers Set Claims Bar Dates for Policyholders

In recent weeks, two insurers with significant legacies of occurrence-based general liability coverage took important steps to liquidate their estates. Bedivere Insurance Company (OneBeacon) Liquidation - The first...more

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Case Law confirmation: No "spiking" of mesothelioma employers' liability (EL) claims at the reinsurance level.

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Following an "at the (Supreme) Court doors" settlement, the Court of Appeal decision in Equitas Insurance Limited v Municipal Mutual Insurance Limited stands, as the case was discontinued ahead of its planned Supreme Court...more

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No Reinsurer Spiking Allowed - Now Settled English law: Equitas and MMI Supreme Court case is discontinued

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The case between Equitas and Municipal Mutual Insurance (MMI) has been discontinued, bringing to an end a dispute that was due to be heard by the UK Supreme Court this week. Last year’s ruling by the Court of Appeal therefore...more

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U.K. Court Of Appeal Prohibits “Spiking” in Mesothelioma Cases in Win for Reinsurers

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In a closely watched case, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales has given reinsurers a win with respect to reinsurance claims related to mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases....more

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Insurance and Reinsurance Update

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This is our pick of the key recent legal and regulatory issues affecting the insurance and reinsurance sector. Non Party PI Insurers Liable for Costs - In the January 2019 case of Various Claimants v Giambrone the...more

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Blog: Court of Appeal addresses “experience of insurance or reinsurance” for the purposes of appointing an arbitrator

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In Allianz Insurance PLC & Ors v Tonicstar Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 434, the Court of Appeal decided that, under an arbitration clause requiring the appointed arbitrators to have “not less than ten years’ experience of...more

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English High Court Of Justice Analyzes Standards Governing Fraudulent Inducement Claims In Reinsurance Disputes

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The Court of Appeal of England and Wales approved the judgment of the trial court in a reinsurance dispute between Axa and Arab Insurance Group (Arig) related to certain insured energy construction risks. The trial court had...more

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UK Court Considers Whether Later Conduct Stemming From A Loss Event Should Be Considered A Loss Under An Excess Of Loss...

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This case considers an appeal against an arbitration award concerning whether health claims from persons involved in cleaning up the 9/11 World Trade Center site should be considered to be multiple claims or should be...more

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