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Zurich avoids £4.5m fire claim on grounds of material non-disclosure

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Published on: 10 March 2020
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Law360, London: On 9 March 2020, the High Court rejected a recycling plant’s claim for more than £4.5m from Zurich to replace a sorting machine destroyed in a fire, saying the insurer was entitled to refuse additional cover, due to undisclosed safety concerns.

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