Proposing for insurance – a question open to interpretation?

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 2538, restated the principles relating to interpretation of questions in proposal forms, waiver and their impact on insurers’ entitlement to avoid. The decision is a
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Insuralex chooses MehaffyWeber as its exclusive member in Texas

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 firm for Texas by Insuralex Global Insurance Lawyers Group, the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance law firm network. As part of Insuralex, clients and Insuralex´s
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FIDES launches insurance regulatory report in collaboration with Insuralex

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.   Topics include:   • Licensing requirements for setting up insurers   • Regulatory and financial information
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2021 Insuralex report: Insurers ´subrogation in Latin America: An overview

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 in each country. For instance, in some jurisdictions the right of subrogation applies to any insurance type, while in others certain types of insurance are
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A new scope/purpose of duty test in professional negligence cases

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 the case of Manchester Building Society (MBS) v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2021] UKSC 20 in which it has provided further guidance in relation to the
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FREE Insuralex webinar: Insurance market in Ibero-America: responses in the post-COVID world

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 posed for thousands of companies and states are not yet fully known. However, now that the business, economic and legal uncertainty caused by COVID seems
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Legal obligations when Holidaymaker attacked by Hotel Employee

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 the exemptions under applicable Package Travel regulations Package travel organisers will be reviewing their booking terms and conditions to clarify the holiday arrangements that they
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Don’t count on cover if diamonds aren’t forever…

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 normally forgets in a hurry. However, a policyholder’s failure to disclose details of the claim made for that loss when proposing for insurance several years
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For the Heart of Everything Football !!

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 footballers, the risk of fatal sudden cardiac events was three times higher than originally thought. What types of activity potentially present a higher risk and
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Andreas Weinzierl Elected President of Insuralex

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. Founded in 2002, Insuralex is a worldwide network of more than 50 independent law firms that specialize in insurance and reinsurance coverage, defense, litigation and
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