Insurance Notes

COVID-19: Webinar series: Legal perspectives for business

COVID-19 Governance: Regulatory impact for insurers

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating significant health, social and economic challenges world-wide, forcing governments and businesses to assess the impact …

COVID 19 - PRA and FCA guidance on key workers in financial services

The UK Government has published guidance requesting that schools and other educational institutions provide limited care for children whose parents have …

Sporting Event Cancellation Insurance: Will it play ball or be kicked into touch?

By RICHARD LIDDELL QC, 4 NEW SQUARE AND SARAH MCNALLY, PARTNER,  HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS This article was first published …

FCA review of outsourcing by life insurers

BUSINESS INTERRUPTION AND EVENT CANCELLATIONS DUE TO COVID-19 - WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE INSURANCE IMPLICATIONS? (UPDATED 19 MARCH)

Summary COVID-19 has been affecting life and businesses around the globe. The developments over the last few days have been moving fast: the World Health …

Brexit – PRA issues guidance to insurers with legacy business

The PRA has published guidance for UK insurers on their ability to service EEA liabilities once the Brexit transition period (called the “implementation …

New Brexit Legal Guide section available: Insurance

The updated Insurance section of our Brexit Legal Guide is now available. This provides a useful overview, amongst other things, of …

POLICYHOLDER INSURANCE HIGHLIGHTS 2019

Read our assessment of the key lessons for insurance policyholders based on last year’s top cases and market developments. This unique publication …

INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE DISPUTES ANNUAL REVIEW OF 2019 PUBLISHED

We are pleased to share with you our Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes Annual Review of 2019, published today, which provides an overview and analysis …

FCA warns CEOs to tackle non-financial misconduct

High Court grants anti-suit injunction, having found that the parties to an insurance policy had agreed to arbitration despite a Service of Suit clause

In Hiscox Dedicated Corporate Member v Weyerhaeuser Co [2019] EWHC 2671 (Comm), the High Court (the English Court) continued an anti-suit injunction …