Bankers in a jam: The Quincecare duty considered
Tuesday, 26 July 2022
During the first half of 2022, two cases have considered the application of Quincecare duties. The Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK plc
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BLP is awarded referrer firm of the year (2022) at the Insuralex Annual Meeting
Monday, 25 July 2022
During the Insuralex Annual Conference Meeting, BLP, an exclusive firm member of Costa Rica and Guatemala, was awarded referrer firm of the year (2022). Insuralex members highlighted BLP’s involvement and
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Carter Perry Bailey LLP win Insuralex Article of the Year Award
Monday, 11 July 2022
Stephen Carter, Carter Perry Bailey’s Managing Partner, remarked: “I was delighted to receive the Insuralex Article of the Year Award on behalf of Carter Perry Bailey LLP at the
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Brigard Urrutia was distinguished as Insuralex’s law firm of the year
Wednesday, 06 July 2022
At the Insuralex annual meeting held in Chicago on July 1st, 2022, Brigard Urrutia, exclusive firm member of Colombia, was distinguished as the law firm of the year. Most Insuralex
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Lucas Fajardo Elected President of Insuralex
Monday, 04 July 2022
Insuralex is pleased to announce that Lucas Fajardo, Director of Brigard Urrutia, was recently designated as president of Insuralex, during its annual meeting held in Chicago on July 1st. Lucas
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Photos 20th Annual Insuralex Chicago Forum
Friday, 01 July 2022
We are happy to share photos related to our Twentieth Annual Insuralex Forum that took place at Union League Club of Chicago, Illinois, Thursday, June 30, 2022. With our emergence from the COVID-19
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Insuralex Exclusive Member in Australia announces internal promotions
Thursday, 23 June 2022
Insuralex & Meridian Lawyers are delighted to announce the latest round of internal promotions in Australia, effective 1 July 2022. The promotions have been made in Meridian’s Health Law, Insurance and
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Insuralex seminar Chicago 2022
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Registration Download in PDF format
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Zuber & Company LLP Canadian law firm selected by Insuralex
Friday, 03 June 2022
We at Insuralex are very pleased to welcome our new member in Canada. Zuber & Company LLP is pleased to announce our selection as the Canadian member of Insuralex, the
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Quadra Commodities S.A. v XL Insurance & Ors [2022]
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
High Court guidance in relation to insurable interests and liability for late payment of an indemnity On 4 March 2022, the High Court handed down judgment in the case of Quadra
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Webinar FIDES & Insuralex: Insurance regulatory update in Latin America
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
FIDES (Federación Interamericana de Empresas de Seguros) has launched a report on insurance regulatory matters in the countries where FIDES has member insurer associations. FIDES represents 18 Latin American countries as well as Spain and The United States.
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It’s War – But not as we know it?
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
As warfare has evolved, has the insurance industry provided an adequate response? At any point in time there will be war and hostilities taking place somewhere in the world. War-
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Inability to continue the family relationship as a basis for a motor vehicle insurance claim.
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Claims arising out of motor vehicle accidents have been discussed by the insurance community and insurance lawyers for many years. Despite the fact that there has been some unification in
Destination: Chicago “20th Insuralex Forum and Insuralex Annual Meeting”
Monday, 25 April 2022
Your boarding pass is ready. Destination: Chicago “20th Insuralex Forum and Insuralex Annual Meeting” We are so pleased to advise that we are finalizing the details of the Twentieth Annual Insuralex Forum
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Use of Smart Contracts
Thursday, 21 April 2022
Background Awareness of distributed ledger technology (“DTL”) (also sometimes referred to as block chain technology) has increased in recent times, even if its purpose is not (yet) fully understood. DTL
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Significant California Decision Enforcing Statutory Prohibition on Liability Coverage for Willful Acts
Thursday, 21 April 2022
California has long had a statutory prohibition of insurer liability for a policyholder’s willful acts in Insurance Code § 533. On April 19th California’s First District Court of Appeal held
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Insuralex international webinar: Future fit insurance solutions for disaster events – where do you currently stand?
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Please join Insuralex for a discussion on global insurance industry developments following the pandemic with a focus on disaster-related insurance cover. Our team of experts from South Africa, London and New York will unpack court
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Comments on the Supreme Court’s Judgement no. 129/2022, of 21 February 2022, of the Court of Social Affairs, cassation appeal no. 311/2019 on preconditions to exercise direct actions
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
We find ourselves before a case in which the party injured by some events exercises the direct action provided in art. 76 of the Spanish LCS and doesn’t prosecute the
- Published in Belzuz Abogados Spain, News + Articles
Insuralex FREE report: 2022 Overview of Life Insurance Law in Latin America
Wednesday, 06 April 2022
Covid 19 has impacted social dynamics around the world in multiple ways. Unfortunately, one of them has been the death of thousands of people. For the insurance industry, this has
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Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell selected by Insuralex as its exclusive Member in Tennessee
Monday, 04 April 2022
Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell is pleased to announce its selection as the exclusive Insuralex Global Insurance Lawyers Group member firm for Tennessee. Insuralex is the world’s leading insurance global
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Free (Re) insurance law related Latin American reports
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
During the last years, Insuralex´s Latin American team has published many free reports related to key (Re) insurance topics such as: Parametric Insurance Reinsurance Criminal prosecution Liability Insurance
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See you in Court!
Monday, 21 March 2022
Overseas witnesses should anticipate attending English Court hearings in person as pandemic subsides. Two recent English High Court decisions provide guidance on the minimum requirements to obtain the Court’s permission
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Insuralex presents its new Facebook page
Thursday, 10 March 2022
Insuralex (Trusted Legal Advisors for (Re) Insurance) is pleased to introduce its new Facebook page, which focuses mainly on reports, articles, news, seminars, webinars, etc. related to (re)insurance. Insuralex focuses
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Manufacturer’s civil liability and state of the art at the time the product was put into circulation
Tuesday, 08 March 2022
We face a scenario that most likely could take place, especially nowadays, when the state of the art rapidly changes in short periods of time. Technical knowledge available under the
- Published in Belzuz Abogados Spain, News + Articles
Insuralex Australia (Meridian Lawyers) expands Perth team
Tuesday, 01 March 2022
Insuralex Australia (Meridian Lawyers) expands Perth team Insuralex´s Exclusive Member in Australia (Meridian Lawyers) is delighted to announce the expansion of their Perth insurance team with the appointment of
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Insuralex, once again, ranked band 1 in Insurance by Chambers and Partners
Friday, 18 February 2022
Insuralex, once again, ranked band 1 in Insurance by Chambers and Partners Insuralex is the only insurance focused international network ranked in Global Chambers as a Leading Law Firm Network
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Our Exclusive Member in California Co-edits the Third Edition of the ABA’s Property Insurance Litigator’s Handbook
Thursday, 10 February 2022
Our Exclusive Member in California Co-edits the Third Edition of the ABA’s Property Insurance Litigator’s Handbook Bullivant Houser Shareholder Andy Downs is one of the three co-editors of the third
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Insuralex chooses Bullivant Houser Bailey PC as its exclusive member in Washington
Monday, 07 February 2022
Insuralex chooses Bullivant Houser Bailey PC as its exclusive member in Washington Bullivant Houser, a U.S. West Coast-based law firm providing legal services in the area of insurance law and
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Insuralex Report: Class Action systems in Europe
Thursday, 03 February 2022
At the moment, there is quite a diverse legal landscape of different kinds of “class action” in Europe. While some countries do not provide a ‘class action system’ at all,
Meridian Lawyers selected by Insuralex as its exclusive member in Australia
Monday, 31 January 2022
Meridian Lawyers selected by Insuralex as its exclusive member in Australia Meridian Lawyers is delighted to announce its selection as the sole appointed Australian based law firm to the exclusive
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2022 Insuralex report: Overview of reinsurance law in Latin America
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Insurance companies, like many others, are exposed to multiple risks and, therefore, they are concerned about having mechanisms to ensure their operations, avoiding that, in the event of a large
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GUATEMALA: Insuralex covers another jurisdiction in Latin America
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
GUATEMALA: Insuralex covers another jurisdiction in Latin America Prestigious Guatemala´s law firm BLP has been chosen by Insuralex Global Insurance Lawyers Group, a worldwide association of independent insurance and reinsurance
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Reinsurance Round-Up 2021
Monday, 17 January 2022
Reinsurance Round-Up 2021 The all-pervading topic of conversation, worldwide, over the last year has been Covid-19. Much has been written about insurance coverage and there has been litigation in many
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Low-Cost insurances as a result of the Covid pandemic
Thursday, 16 December 2021
Low-Cost insurances as a result of the Covid pandemic. ABSTRACT Currently, and as a result of the pandemic, a variety of low-cost policies has entered the healthcare insurance market, advertising
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Foreign accident claims – has the Supreme Court opened the door to floods of claims?
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Foreign accident claims – has the Supreme Court opened the door to floods of claims? The Supreme Court handed down judgment in FS Cairo (Nile Plaza) LLC v Brownlie [2021]
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Proposing for insurance – a question open to interpretation?
Friday, 26 November 2021
A reminder of when insurers can(not) exercise their entitlement to avoid The High Court has, in its judgment in Ristorante Ltd t/a Bar Massimo v Zurich Insurance plc [2021] EWHC
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Insuralex chooses MehaffyWeber as its exclusive member in Texas
Monday, 15 November 2021
MehaffyWeber, a top ranked law firm and a provider of legal services in the area of insurance law and related litigation, has been selected to serve as the exclusive member
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FIDES launches insurance regulatory report in collaboration with Insuralex
Wednesday, 27 October 2021
FIDES (Federación Interamericana de Empresas de Seguros) has launched a report on insurance regulatory matters in the countries where FIDES has member insurer associations. FIDES represents 18 Latin American Countries
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2021 Insuralex report: Insurers ´subrogation in Latin America: An overview
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
The right of subrogation of insurers is a common institution in most Latin American countries. However, although in all cases law establishes the right, the conditions regulating its exercise differ
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A new scope/purpose of duty test in professional negligence cases
Wednesday, 06 October 2021
A summary of the Supreme Court judgment in Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP On 18 June 2021, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgment in
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FREE Insuralex webinar: Insurance market in Ibero-America: responses in the post-COVID world
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
The COVID pandemic that hit the world in 2020 not only shook global health systems, but also impacted with particularly serious consequences in all economic sectors of society. The challenges
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Legal obligations when Holidaymaker attacked by Hotel Employee
Tuesday, 31 August 2021
Holidaymaker succeeds in appeal to Supreme Court for compensation against her UK package travel organiser following ‘broad view’ approach that hotel employee’s guiding actions were ancillary services and not within
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Don’t count on cover if diamonds aren’t forever…
Monday, 16 August 2021
Remedies for misrepresentation – Jones v Zurich Insurance Plc The loss of a diamond, with a value of £15,000, from a ring is not the sort of thing that one
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For the Heart of Everything Football !!
Thursday, 22 July 2021
Helen Tilley and Robert Harrison of our Exclusive Member in UK, CPB, discuss recent research on cardiac risks associated with playing football. Following a recent 10 year study of UK
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Andreas Weinzierl Elected President of Insuralex
Thursday, 15 July 2021
A new board of directors elected for the global insurance lawyers group Tramposch & Partner´s managing partner Andreas Weinzierl was recently elected as president of Insuralex during its annual meeting.
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Assessing insurance claims in light of intentionally missed premium payments
Tuesday, 06 July 2021
In instances where someone fails to pay an insurance premium and it amounts to a repudiation of an insurance contract, the insurer need not provide an extension for the payment
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2021 Criminal prosecution of insurance fraud in LatAm
Wednesday, 09 June 2021
One of the great challenges facing insurers today is to have effective tools against insurance fraud. To this purpose, some Latin American countries have opted to include this type of
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PEREYRA & ASOCIADOS(P&A) chosen as the Exclusive Member in Dominican Republic by Insuralex.
Friday, 04 June 2021
Ranked Dominican law firm Pereyra & Asociados (P&A) has announced it has been chosen by Insuralex Global Insurance Lawyers Group, a worldwide association of independent insurance and reinsurance lawyers, as
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