California court revisits “Genuine issue doctrine” Applicability to consultant opinions

Andrew B. Downs In California, an insurer breaches the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing when it unreasonably and without proper cause deprives the policyholder of contractual benefits.
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Save the date Insuralex 2020 AGM

Insuralex AGM – 2020 (Zoom) PLEASE SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JULY 9 -10TH, 2020  
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Covid-19: Furlough FAQs

ONE MILLION businesses are using the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to fund the wages of 7.5 million employees at a cost to the government of £12bn a month. The scheme,
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Cyber in the times of Covid-19: the cybercrime triad.

ABSTRACT: The exceptional situation that the world is living in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic has come with an increase in the exposure of companies and public institutions to
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Business Inter/uption/pretation

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly led every business to assess their existing insurance cover in the hope that they have business interruption cover in place. Many would have been excited
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Morrisons v Various Claimants (1 April 2020) Supreme Court

Judgment regarding application of vicarious liability test in Class Action against employer in context of malicious data use Supreme Court corrects misunderstanding of lower Courts’ interpretation of vicarious liability test
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Insuralex´s Exclusive Member in California recommended as a leading firm in chambers USA 2020 survey

Bullivant attorneys Andrew Downs and Thomas Hutchinson have been recognized as ranked lawyers in the latest edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2020). Andrew Downs is ranked in California in the
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Covid-19: Some reinsurance perspectives

One hundred years after the Spanish flu pandemic, Marsh and Munich Re, in May 2018, launched an innovative parametric insurance product, PathogenRX. This provided insurance against business interruption caused by
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Covid-19: Insurance Implications

Life, travel and event cancellation insurers closely engage in the rapidly unfolding global development of COVID-19 and prepare for the next few months. CPB Partner, Helen Tilley, comments on the
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FREE INSURALEX WEBINAR: Impact of Covid-19 on the Latin American (Re) Insurance Industry (II)

This is the second of two unparalleled webinars offering a regional overview about the impact of the Covid-19 on the Latin American (Re) Insurance Industry. This webinar is aimed at
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