Insurance Legislation By Helen Faulkner Legislative changes are bringing major changes to the Insurance landscape. This collection houses DAC Beachcroft's alerts on the pertinent issues.
The Insurance Act 2015 By Nick Young The Insurance Act 2015 comes into force in August 2016 and will represent a significant change to insurance contract law in this country. This collection provides practical advice and looks at various topics relating to the Act. You can save…
JUDGMENT OF SUPREME COURT ON FCA BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LITIGATION The Supreme Court has this morning delivered Judgment on the Appeals by both the FCA and certain Insurers in the FCA Test Case litigation concerning COVID-19 Business Interruption claims.
Re-assertion of the challenges for a Defendant to a contribution claim By Philip Murrin The High Court has recently (12 January 2021) applied the principle set out in 2016 by the Court of Appeal in the case of WH Newson Holding Ltd v IMI [2016] EWCA Civ 773 in a solicitors / barrister contribution claim. In particular, this concerns…
Vehicle Hire and Damage - Looking ahead to 2021 We constantly talk about how vehicle hire and damage is an ‘ever evolving area’. This phrase has never rung more true than it does at the moment, with 2021 being set for a year of unprecedented change. In this article we look at five key areas which…
Life after Passporting: the insurance sector By Mathew Rutter The EU’s single passport regime enabled UK-authorised insurers, reinsurers and insurance brokers to carry on business in any EEA member state, and conversely allowed EEA-authorised (re)insurers and brokers to carry on business in the UK. Now the…
The Knowing Passenger and the Right to Compensation The recent judgment in the case of Colley v Shuker [2020] EWHC 3433 (QB) has added to the scope of claims that can be brought against the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), increasing its potential liabilities in a hitherto uncharted direction.
COVID-19: Litigation in the Time of a Pandemic LATEST UPDATES By David Williams The procedures of the Courts across the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom are changing from day to day. We have updated our alert to reflect further changes, and will continue to update this alert, which is published on our website,…
Homeworking During the Pandemic Proving a Pain in the Neck By Sian Evans In April 2020, the Office of National Statistics reported that 46.6% of people in employment did some work at home, 86% of whom did so as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a significant proportion of us continue to work from home, how do…
Mind the (social unrest) gap! In an era of mass protest, how can (re)insurers balance the risk with the needs of insureds? Since 2017 over 100 countries worldwide have seen significant civil unrest or mass protest. 2019 saw the Chilean riots, the “Gilets Jaunes” and Hong Kong’s Umbrella movement, while 2020 has witnessed the global expansion of Black Lives Matter and…
Air accident investigation: extended reach and the Swiss cheese model By Lorraine Wilson A heads up for aviation insurers. An amendment to Annex 13 to the Chicago Convention [1] applicable from 5 November 2020 extends the mandatory reach of air accident investigation to “serious incidents” (events one step away from an accident). It…
Grounded aircraft – fewer risks for insurers and operators? By Alex Stovold For aviation insurers, the impact of Covid-19 is stark. Whilst recovery in the Asia-Pacific region is ahead of the rest of the world, the prospect of repeat multiple waves of the infection globally, a cautious public and multiple quarantine systems…
