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…
Drones: Misuse them, and you might lose them By Kathryn Matthews Drones or UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), which were once used exclusively by the military when it was deemed too dangerous to send a manned aircraft, are fast becoming a feature of our modern day world. Advances in drone technology have led to…
A window of opportunity for insurance?: The regulatory sandbox has been approved in Peru By Pedro Richter Following the current foreign regulatory trend (England, Singapore and more recently in Latam, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia) favourable to regulatory sandboxes, the SBS has issued, on August 19, 2021, Resolution S.B.S. No. 2429-2021, Regulation for…
Can hospitals be held civilly liable for damage caused by doctors? By Salvador Enrique Urbano Tejeda The responsibility of the health professional is direct, because it is this one who, derived from the care provided to a patient, can cause damage, producing what we know as subjective responsibility.
Scope of the protection for extended forgery and the criteria for the interpretation of the contract By Juan Diego Arango In arbitration, a dispute arose between an insurer and a pension fund, where the scope of the extended falsity protection was discussed, in order to establish whether the coverage granted was restricted to material forgery (the material alteration…
COVID Insurance in Chile By María Jesús Pérez Among the many and constant changes forced by the pandemic, Chilean legislators passed a new mandatory health policy against COVID 19 (by means of Law No. 21,342 for the gradual and safe return to work).
Consolidation and simplification of regulatory rules applicable to Liability Insurance in Brazil By Marcia Cicarelli The Superintendence of Private Insurance (SUSEP) has published on July 7, 2021, the Circular No. 637/2021 providing new rules for all the lines of Liability Insurance.
Insurance companies ordered to pay in excess of sum insured By Martín G. Argañaraz Luque In Argentina, the sum insured for voluntary automobile liability insurance is established by the Argentine Insurance Regulator (“ SSN ”). However, this update usually does not compensate for the high levels of inflation experienced in the country,…
LatAm Newsletter - September 2021 By Sascha Stullenberg ARGENTINA Insurance companies ordered to pay in excess of sum insured Condenas a aseguradoras en exceso de la suma asegurada BRAZIL Consolidation and simplification of regulatory rules applicable to Liability Insurance in Brazil …
The Equality & Human Rights Commission: what happens when it gets involved in discrimination claims? By Matthew Butler For businesses and public bodies on the receiving end of discrimination claims, the task of defending those claims becomes much more complex if the Equality & Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) chooses to get involved. The EHRC has become…
Covid-19 claims trends By Becky Lea Our schools and higher education institutions have faced unique and unprecedented challenges throughout the Covid-19 crisis from a sudden lockdown, remaining open for the children of key workers, to swift preparations to re-open with rapid lateral…
