Toby v Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company – FSD 152 of 2013 (IMJ): illegality in insurance contracts and the operation...


The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has recently handed down its decision in Toby v Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company – FSD 152 of 2013 (IMJ) a claim concerning aviation hull…

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Subrogation and joint insurance: it’s a kind of magic?


Following the recent decisions of the TCC in Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation Trust Ltd v Lakehouse Contracts Ltd [2018] EWHC 558 (TCC) and Prezzo Ltd v High Point Estates…

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Avondale Exhibitions Limited v Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers Limited [2018] EWHC 1311 (QB): the extent of...


Avondale Exhibitions v Arthur J Gallagher concerned a claim by a company against its insurance broker arising from an insurer’s decision to decline cover. In giving judgment for…

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Navigators Insurance Company Ltd and ors v Atlasnavios-Navegacao LDA [2018] UKSC 26: malicious acts and exclusion of...


In Navigators Insurance Company Ltd and ors v Atlasnavios-Navegacao LDA (formerly Bnavios-Navagecao LDA), the Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the insured shipowners challenging the decision by…

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Travelers Insurance Company v XYZ [2018] EWCA Civ 1099: non-party costs order against Insurers where underlying claims...


In Travelers v XYZ the Court of Appeal upheld an order made pursuant to s.51 of the Senior Courts Act 1980 (“Section 51”) requiring Travelers to pay costs…

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GDPR and Insurance: who picks up the tab when things go wrong?


Notwithstanding assurances from the Information Commissioner that they “prefer the carrot to the stick” the fact remains that the ICO will have the power under Article 83(4) the…

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Equitas Insurance Limited v MMI Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 991: ‘spiking’ and recoupment of liabilities for mesothelioma...


In Equitas Insurance Limited v MMI Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 991, the Court of Appeal (Lady Justice Gloster and Sir Jack Beatson) granted permission to Equitas to appeal…

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