Law Brief®: Steve Polyakov and Richard Schoenstein Explore Healthcare Agreements
On Demand Insurance is Here But Will it Stay?
Following the easing of Covid pandemic restrictions, we are now facing a fresh “cost of living crisis” created by rising inflation and soaring energy bills. The Guardian newspaper reported that forecourts at petrol...more
Brexit - Brexit – PRA letter to HoC Treasury Committee on firms' contingency planning - On 9 August, the HoC Treasury Committee published a letter (dated 2 August) from Sam Woods, BoE Deputy Governor, Prudential...more
An insured was not precluded from recovering under an insurance policy even though it had made a false statement during the claims process with a view to strengthening its claim. The Supreme Court in Versloot Dredging BV &...more
In Hayward v Zurich Insurance Company plc [2016] UKSC 48, the Supreme Court held that the insurer, Zurich, which had settled a personal injury claim by the claimant, Mr Hayward, despite suspecting fraud on the part of the...more
In January 2016 the Insurance Fraud Taskforce produced its final report into the serious issue of fraud in insurance, a problem which is reported to cost more than £3bn each year. The proposals made in the report are...more