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Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights—14 July 2022

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Published on: 14 July 2022

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Table of contents

Ukraine conflict—insurance & reinsurance implications
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Business interruption insurance (Various Eateries v Allianz)
Cases and decisions
Missold PPI (AXA France IARD SA v Santander Cards UK Ltd and another)
Types of insurance
Construction
Property insurance
Motor vehicle and road traffic accident
Market practice

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Article summary

This week's edition of Insurance & Reinsurance weekly highlights includes: updates relating to the Ukraine conflict, coronavirus (COVID-19), cases and decisions, market practice, regulatory developments, dates for your diary and other news highlights reported over the past week.

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