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Coronavirus (COVID-19) BI update—denial of access—access granted? (Policyholders v China Taiping)

The following Arbitration news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) BI update—denial of access—access granted? (Policyholders v China Taiping)

Jurisdiction challenge—cross-border fatal claim arising from clinical negligence (Flowers and others v Centro Medico Salus Baleares SL and another)

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Jurisdiction challenge—cross-border fatal claim arising from clinical negligence (Flowers and others v Centro Medico Salus Baleares SL and another)

Insurers call for post-Brexit Solvency II overhaul

The following Financial Services news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Insurers call for post-Brexit Solvency II overhaul

Lloyd’s of London pays £2.2bn in coronavirus (COVID-19) insurance claims

The following Insurance & Reinsurance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Lloyd’s of London pays £2.2bn in coronavirus (COVID-19) insurance claims

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Insurance premium

Insurance premiumAn insurance premium is the sum paid for insurance or reinsurance cover and is the consideration paid by the (re)insured for the...

PRA Rulebook—introduction for the insurance and reinsurance sector

PRA Rulebook—introduction for the insurance and reinsurance sectorOn 29 August 2015, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the PRA...

Motor claims in the Portal—a practical guide (Stage 1)

Motor claims in the Portal—a practical guide (Stage 1)The Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents—30 April...

Insurable interest

Insurable interestThis Practice Note considers insurable interest, including insurable interest in construction and liability insurance. It also...

Practice notes

Subrogation in insurance and reinsurance

Subrogation in insurance and reinsuranceWhat is the right of subrogation?In the context of insurance and reinsurance, the right of subrogation...

Produced in partnership with Eleanor Ruiz of Reed Smith and Mark Pring of Reed Smith 19th May

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Buildings insurance—subrogation rights and waivers

The principle of subrogationSubrogation is the right of an insurer, once it has made payment to its insured for loss covered by an insurance policy,...

19th May

Practice notes

Liability of the reinsurer to the insolvent insurance company

Liability of the reinsurer to the insolvent insurance companyEffect of liquidation on reinsurance recoveriesWhen an insurer goes into liquidation, its...

19th May

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Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...

Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May

Brexit

Practice notes

The registration and regulation of friendly societies

The registration and regulation of friendly societiesWhat is a friendly society?There has been a system of registration, and with it regulation, of...

Produced in partnership with John Gilbert of Hogan Lovells International LLP 19th May

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Double insurance and contribution

Double insurance and contributionOverlapping insurance policesThere are various reasons why an insured may end up with overlapping insurance cover,...

Produced in partnership with Susie Wakefield and Matthew Brown of Shoosmiths LLP 19th May

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Sanctions clauses and the effect of sanctions on insurance policies

Sanctions clauses and the effect of sanctions on insurance policiesIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...

Produced in partnership with Daniel Martin of HFW 19th May

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What is a contract of insurance?

What is a contract of insurance?This Practice Note covers the legal framework and regulatory guidance to be considered in determining whether an...

Produced in partnership with RPC 19th May

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Forms of reinsurance and terminology

Forms of reinsurance and terminologyThe parties to a reinsurance contract and reinsurance terminologyThe principal parties to any reinsurance contract...

19th May

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Insurance reserves, claims data and loss development triangles

Insurance reserves, claims data and loss development trianglesThis Practice Note explains insurance industry practice in relation to loss reserves,...

19th May

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Conduct Rules for SM&CR Firms

Conduct Rules for SM&CR FirmsBREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation...

Produced in partnership with Mark Compton and Lauren Smith of Mayer Brown International LLP 19th May

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Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) insurance in private M&A transactions—guide to the key documents

Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) insurance in private M&A transactions—guide to the key documentsWith the significant rise in the use of Warranty and...

Produced in partnership with Adrian Furlonge of Hemsley Wynne Furlonge LLP 19th May

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The functions and duties of insurance brokers—policy placement

The functions and duties of insurance brokers—policy placementThis Practice Note provides a high level introduction to the functions and duties of...

19th May

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A guide to the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012

A guide to the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Act 2012Insurance contracts have always had an aura of mystery about them in the...

Produced in partnership with Alexander Rosenfield of Fenchurch Law and John Curran of Fenchurch Law 19th May

Practice notes

Public liability insurance—basic insurance principles

Public liability insurance—basic insurance principlesPublic liability insurance contractsInsuring clausePublic liability insurance indemnifies a...

19th May

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Insurance—duty of disclosure

Insurance—duty of disclosureDuty of 'fair presentation'Under the Insurance Act 2015, s 3 (IA 2015), the insured has a duty to make a 'fair...

19th May

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Road accidents in the UK caused by foreign drivers—the Green Card system

Road accidents in the UK caused by foreign drivers—the Green Card systemNOTE: The UK's departure from the EU and the end of the Brexit transition or...

Produced in partnership with Andrew Wilson 16th Sep

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Road traffic accidents in the EU—jurisdiction and applicable law

Road traffic accidents in the EU—jurisdiction and applicable lawNOTE: The UK's departure from the EU has implications for practitioners considering...

16th Sep

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Road traffic accidents in the EU—general principles

Road traffic accidents in the EU—general principlesNOTE: The UK's departure from the EU has implications for practitioners considering road traffic...

Produced in partnership with Andrew Wilson 16th Sep

Practice notes

What is fundamental dishonesty?

What is fundamental dishonesty?This Practice Note considers fundamental dishonesty both in the context of section 57 of the Criminal Justice and...

15th Sep

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Starting an SPA breach of warranty claim—a practical guide

Starting an SPA breach of warranty claim—a practical guideThis Practice Note considers how to pursue a breach of warranty claim in the context of...

13th Sep

Practice notes

Employers' liability insurance—essentials

Employers' liability insurance—essentialsOverview of employers’ liability insuranceIt is long established that an employee who has suffered an injury,...

Produced in partnership with Suzanne Prescott of Kennedys 10th Sep

Precedents

Assignment of insurance policies: single company assignor—bilateral—specific monies

Assignment of insurance policies: single company assignor—bilateral—specific moniesThis Deed is made on [insert day and month] 20[insert...

9th Sep

Practice notes

Defences in road traffic accidents

Defences in road traffic accidentsUnavoidable accidentA defendant may be able to avoid liability if they can prove that they could not have avoided...

7th Sep

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Motor insurance

Motor insuranceIn this Practice Note, the Road Traffic Act 1988 is referred to as RTA 1988.Types of insurer and MIB liabilityIn the majority of claims...

3rd Sep

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Road Traffic Accidents—Insurance and European Communities (Rights Against Insurers) Regulations 2002

Road Traffic Accidents—Insurance and European Communities (Rights Against Insurers) Regulations 2002Road Traffic Act 1988—general provisionsThe...

3rd Sep

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Professional indemnity insurance in construction projects

Professional indemnity insurance in construction projectsThis Practice Note looks at professional indemnity (PI) insurance in the context of...

2nd Sep

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Limitation—professional negligence claims

Limitation—professional negligence claimsThis Practice Note looks at the limitation period for professional negligence (prof neg) claims and explains...

2nd Sep

Practice notes

Driver liability

Driver liabilityMost road traffic cases turn on their particular facts.There are few hard and fast rules, and disapproval of the excessive citation of...

2nd Sep

Practice notes

Autonomous and connected vehicles—data protection and privacy issues

Autonomous and connected vehicles—data protection and privacy issuesThis Practice Note considers the following data protection, privacy and security...

Produced in partnership with Shoosmiths 25th Aug

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Autonomous vehicles—key legal issues

Autonomous vehicles—key legal issuesThis Practice Note considers the following issues in relation to the development and use of autonomous and...

Produced in partnership with Lucy McCormick of Henderson Chambers 25th Aug

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Autonomous vehicles—timeline

Autonomous vehicles—timelineThis timeline sets out key dates and information relating to the development in the UK and Europe of autonomous and...

25th Aug

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Surveillance evidence in personal injury claims

Surveillance evidence in personal injury claimsOverviewIn civil proceedings, surveillance evidence is most commonly used by defendants in personal...

Produced in partnership with David Willink of Lamb Chambers 23rd Aug

Practice notes

Silent cyber in professional indemnity insurance

Silent cyber in professional indemnity insuranceSilent (or non-affirmative) cyber coverage and the systemic risk it poses is a serious concern for the...

Produced in partnership with Andrew Jones of Beale & Co 23rd Aug

Practice notes

Cyber insurance—essentials

Cyber insurance—essentialsWhat is cyber insurance?In essence, cyber insurance provides cover against the consequences of a cyber event, which may take...

Produced in partnership with Simon Cooper of Ince & Co 23rd Aug

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Liability insurance

Liability insuranceThis Practice Note outlines the characteristic features of liability insurance and different types of liability insurance...

Produced in partnership with Julia Dias QC of 7KBW 23rd Aug

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) BI update—denial of access—access granted? (Policyholders v China Taiping)

Jurisdiction challenge—cross-border fatal claim arising from clinical negligence (Flowers and others v Centro Medico Salus Baleares SL and another)

Insurers call for post-Brexit Solvency II overhaul

Lloyd’s of London pays £2.2bn in coronavirus (COVID-19) insurance claims

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Insurance premium

PRA Rulebook—introduction for the insurance and reinsurance sector

Motor claims in the Portal—a practical guide (Stage 1)

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