GC Collective By Ben Daniels The GC Collective collection offers insight and comment for General Counsels (GCs) and in-house legal teams.
Don’t get caught cold by the Limitation Freeze By Mark Cawthorne When the UK Government introduced the first nationwide lockdown in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) moved quickly to agree a series of temporary measures in relation to personal injury claims…
Oponibilidad de la suma asegurada En los últimos años los jueces de primera y segunda instancia condenaron a compañías aseguradoras a pagar siniestros en exceso de la suma asegurada en seguros de responsabilidad civil.
Opposability of insured sum In recent years, first- and second-instance judges have ordered insurance companies to pay claims in excess of the sum insured in liability insurance.
D&O Insurance and the COVID-19 pandemic – claims and considerations for underwriters By William Allison At a time when pandemic-related D&O claims are already being filed in the US courts, should the D&O market in London be fearing Armageddon? This article takes a closer look at some of the claims which we expect to see during this turbulent…
COVID-19 – Reinsurance Questions By Anthony Menzies The COVID-19 crisis is generating insurance claims across the global industry, from event cancellation to property business interruption, travel, health insurance and trade credit, amongst others. As corporate failures gather pace, D&O claims…
COVID-19 in LatAm By Andrés Amunátegui Echeverría On 12 March, the Argentinean national authority, the Poder Executivo Nacional de Argentina ("PEN") ordered the social, preventative, and compulsory isolation of the entire population, extending those measures until 14 April inclusive. On 29 March,…
COVID-19: Implications for insurance brokers By Marcus Campbell The Covid-19 pandemic will have far reaching effects on almost all businesses, but insurance brokers will continue to help their clients navigate through such turbulent times, dealing with a wide range of insurance and risk related issues. These…
Solicitors Risk alert - COVID-19 By Clare Hughes-Williams The SRA’s approach to regulation during the Covid-19 outbreak – pragmatism but no relaxation The profession, like everyone, is adjusting to the disruption of the Covid-19 outbreak. That can involve working remotely, where such a facility exists,…
Cyber-attack - Mexico Ministry of Economy Cyber breach reported by the Mexican Ministry of Economy and extortion demands by fraudsters- Intrusión cibernética reportada por la Secretaría de Economía y extorsión de defraudadores.
Are "claims made" policies legal in Peru? The insurance industry in Peru experienced exponential growth between 2006 to 2016, expanding to be the sixth largest insurance market in Latin America by the end of 2016. The market did contract in 2017 and 2018, caused largely by the global…
