2021 Liability insurance in Latin America: An overview
Monday, 08 March 2021
Liability insurance is one of the main lines of business in Latin America. It comprises several risk-transferred based products to offer depending on the insureds’ special needs and the liability regimes applicable under each jurisdiction. For this publication, the Latin-American members of Insuralex made a legal overview of the key aspects of the regulation and
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Impact of COVID-19 on Operational and Contractors’ All Risk insurance contracts
Friday, 05 March 2021
Impact of COVID-19 on Operational and Contractors’ All Risk insurance contracts1 SUMMARY: I. Introduction – II. Pandemics versus epidemics and insurable risks versus uninsurable risks – III. Operational All Risk – IV. Contractors’ All Risk V. – Conclusions – VI. Sources. I. Introduction.- Since March 3, 2020, the date on which the World Health
- Published in Allende & Brea, News + Articles
Does a failure to mediate inevitably lead to costs sanctions?
Monday, 01 March 2021
A summary of the case of Patel & Ors v Barlows & Ors [2020] EWHC 2795 (Ch) In our previous article, Mark Aizlewood and Dean De Cesare considered recent case law that highlighted the Courts’ increasing tendency to impose costs sanctions on litigants that failed to participate in the mediation process. In a slight reversal
- Published in Carter Perry Bailey LLP, News + Articles
The corporate group and the individual civil liability vs. joint and several liability
Monday, 22 February 2021
The civil liability that may arise within a specific company that is a part of the corporate group operating under one trade name, in many occasions raises questions when determining which entity must respond in the event of a civil liability case. At Belzuz Abogados Insurance Law Department, we have analysed the case when the
- Published in Belzuz Abogados Spain, News + Articles
FCA Business Interruption Insurance Test Case
Thursday, 28 January 2021
FCA business interruption insurance test case – Supreme Court judgment A summary of the Supreme Court judgment in the FCA business interruption insurance test case On 15 January 2021, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the leapfrog appeal of the FCA Business Interruption Insurance Test Case (a link to our summary of the judgment
- Published in Carter Perry Bailey LLP, News + Articles
Insuralex and Lowers Forensics International Join Forces to Offer Legal and Forensic Accounting Expertise to Global Insurance and Reinsurance Markets
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Insuralex and Lowers Forensics International Join Forces to Offer Legal and Forensic Accounting Expertise to Global Insurance and Reinsurance Markets Together, Insuralex and Lowers Forensics can assist in complex claims that require a high specialization and that have an international component that requires specialized knowledge in diverse jurisdictions. Lowers Forensics International, a globally trusted financial forensics and risk mitigation firm,
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#InsuranceLaw Round up of 2020
Thursday, 07 January 2021
Notwithstanding the significant lockdown period during the second quarter of the year, as well as the continuing restrictions that have been imposed since then, the courts have continued to operate. As a result, there have been a number of decisions, which will be of interest to both the insurance and reinsurance markets, some of which
- Published in Carter Perry Bailey LLP, News + Articles
WHAT DID SANTA LEAVE FOR PROPERTY INSURERS? New California Laws Affecting Property Claims in 2021
Thursday, 07 January 2021
Every year, it seems, the California state government leaves “gifts” for property and casualty industry. The 2020 legislative session was no exception. Most new legislation takes effect on January 1, some takes effect immediately, and some does not become operative until July 1, 2021. This year’s “gifts” included new statutory language applicable when a
- Published in Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, News + Articles
South Africa: Professional indemnity insurance amidst COVID
Thursday, 05 November 2020
Economies across the globe, specifically small businesses, have taken a pounding from the effects of the pandemic. Practicing lawyers have not been immune to the adverse effect of it. This discussion is centered more directly on the impact of COVID-19 on Professional indemnity and the impact it may have on South African lawyers and law
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Revision of the Swiss Insurance Contract Act (SICA)
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
1. INNOVATIONS AT A GLANCE This newsletter provides an overview of the most important practical changes to the revised SICA, which is expected to come into force on 1st January 2021. The revision brings, among other things, innovations in the area of the provisions for conclusion and termination of contracts, the limitation periods, the protection
- Published in Kellerhals Carrard, News + Articles