War risk insurance in Ukraine
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
by Insuralex
Introduction The War risk insurance issue has been on the agenda for Ukrainian insurance market for many years. Since the beginning of the Russian aggression in 2014, Ukrainian entities have been able to obtain Political Violence Insurance (PVI) war coverage from Western reinsurers. Since the full-scale invasion, however, Western reinsurers have refused to operate international
- Published in Arzinger, News + Articles
Markiyan Malskyy returns as a Partner at Insuralex Ukraine, Arzinger
Thursday, 16 January 2025
by Insuralex
Starting from January 2025, attorney-at-law, Markiyan Malskyy, returned to Arzinger as Partner, Head of the West Ukrainian Branch, and Co-Head of the International Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Practice. Markiyan Malskyy first joined Arzinger back in 2008. In 2022, he became Partner at Polish law firm Kochański & Partners, which employs over 100 lawyers in Warsaw
- Published in Arzinger, News + Articles
Insurance exclusions must be clearly highlighted
Tuesday, 14 January 2025
by Insuralex
On December 13, 2024, the Civil, Agrarian, and Rural Chamber of Colombia’s Supreme Court of Justice (“CSJ”, by its acronym in Spanish) issued ruling AC6958-2024, rejecting a cassation appeal filed by an insurer involved in a liability case. Background The insurer argued that the court of appeals had imposed an additional requirement not established in
- Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Moch Offers Primer on Investigating Organized Medical Fraud
Monday, 13 January 2025
by Insuralex
Organized medical fraud. In his role as legal counsel to insurers of all sizes—from prominent national carriers to small regional ones—Eric Moch is intimately acquainted with it. But what is it exactly? How often does it happen? And what can insurers do to fight it when they find it? Moch answers those question and more
- Published in HeplerBroom LLC, News + Articles
Termination of Insurance: Unilateral Revocation and Non-Payment
Friday, 03 January 2025
by Insuralex
The Colombian Supreme Court of Justice (the “Court”) addressed a dispute between (i) a policyholder under an all-risk insurance policy and (ii) the insurer. The issue arose from the interpretation of Articles 1068 and 1071 of the Colombian Commercial Code, concerning the unilateral revocation of insurance contracts and automatic termination for non-payment of premiums, figures
- Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Loss of profits coverage due to machinery breakdown and the “stock acumulation” clause
Thursday, 19 December 2024
by Insuralex
Summary of Arbitral Award 142820 (September 9, 2024) An arbitration tribunal of the Bogota’s Chamber of Commerce resolved a dispute between an insured company (policyholder) and an insurer under a all-risk insurance policy. The dispute centered on (i) the statute of limitations for claims under the insurance, (ii) whether the loss of profit (LOP) coverage for
- Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
Some reflections on the coverage of claims caused by natural disasters: special reference to the DANA of October 2024
Friday, 06 December 2024
by Insuralex
The High Level Atmospheric Depression (HLD) of October 2024 has become, in terms of personal and material damage, one of the most damaging natural disasters in recent years in our country. As we have already pointed out in previous articles, in terms of insurance coverage, this type of claims can be excluded from coverage by
- Published in Belzuz Abogados Spain, News + Articles
We will analyse the concurrence of fault in the harmful result and its consequences in civil liability matters.
Thursday, 05 December 2024
by Insuralex
The objective is to determine how contributory negligence can be applied to moderate or distribute civil liability between the parties involved in an accident, so as to achieve equitable compensation. As an initial premise, for concurrence of fault to occur, the harmful results must involve the parties to such an extent that the conclusion implies
- Published in Belzuz Abogados Spain, News + Articles
The insurable interest in transport insurance
Monday, 02 December 2024
by Insuralex
Among the most recent updates in insurance and reinsurance law in Colombia, particular attention has been given to a recent ruling by the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice dated 6 November 2024. This decision addresses the various types of transport insurance and the insurable interests of carriers. Background The case arose after
- Published in Brigard Urrutia, News + Articles
The effectiveness of the damage as a basic requirement for assessing the existence of civil liability.
Friday, 29 November 2024
by Insuralex
One of the requirements for the assessment of the State’s financial liability is the effectiveness of the damage; however, in civil law it has also been recognised that in order to recognise the existence of liability, the damage caused by action or omission must be effective. As lawyers specialising in Insurance Law, throughout our extensive
- Published in Belzuz Abogados Spain, Belzuz Portugal, News + Articles