The conflict in Ukraine and actions taken by and against Russia continue to wreak havoc on global business operations, causing supply chain disruptions, interruptions in operations, and the loss of assets located abroad. With...more
A group of hospitality policyholders failed in their attempt to obtain cover under a business interruption policy as it was determined, in an ad hoc arbitration, that the UK central government did not constitute “a competent...more
11/23/2021
/ Arbitration ,
Business Interruption ,
Business Losses ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
International Arbitration ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms ,
UK
This LawFlash provides a summary of the UK Supreme Court’s final decision in the FCA Business Interruption test case. The judgment is more policyholder friendly than the High Court judgment, particularly in relation to...more
The eagerly anticipated judgment of Lord Justice Flaux and Mr. Justice Butcher in the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) test case in relation to cover afforded under various business interruption wordings has now been...more
9/18/2020
/ Business Interruption ,
Business Losses ,
But For Causation ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Hotels ,
Hurricane Katrina ,
Insurance Claims ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms ,
Property Damage ,
UK
Through the High Court test case, the UK Financial Conduct authority hopes to obtain legal clarity on business interruption insurance during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on May 15 invited policyholders of business interruption (BI) insurance that have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and have had a claim under their insurance...more