Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
UK: Latest Step in Contract Certainty Reforms: The Market Reform Group in London Introduces the Market Reform Contract Endorsement
Jan 17, 2008 | Regulatory | United Kingdom
UK: The Association of British Insurers (ABI) Publishes Guidance on Non-Disclosure and Treating Customers Fairly: Claims for Long-Term Protection Insurance Products
Jan 16, 2008 | Payment Protection Insurance, Regulatory | United Kingdom
Report Published on Insurance Guarantee Schemes in the European Union
Jan 15, 2008 | Industry Developments, Insolvency, Restructuring and Run-Off, Regulatory | European Union, United Kingdom
On 7 January 2008 the European Commission made public a report it had commissioned on Insurance Guarantee Schemes (IGS) in the European Union. IGSs provide last-resort protection for policyholders in situations where insurers are unable to provide cover, usually due to their insolvency. They are commonly financed from levies on the insurance industry.
Read MoreUK: Companies Act 2006: ICSA Guidance on Directors’ Duties
Jan 15, 2008 | Regulatory | United Kingdom
The English and Scottish Law Commissions Have Published Their Latest Paper on Insurance Contract Law Reform
Jan 15, 2008 | Coverage & Claims, Industry Developments, Regulatory | United Kingdom
The English and Scottish Law Commissions are currently engaged in a wide ranging review of insurance contract law. Since September 2006 they have published a series of Issues Papers and one formal Consultation Paper setting out their proposals for reform to the law of misrepresentation, non-disclosure, warranties and agency in the context of pre-contract information.
Read MoreA New Beginning for InsureReinsure.com
Jan 1, 2008 | Industry Developments | Bermuda, European Union, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States
Lloyd’s Insures Against Grinch
Dec 27, 2007 | Industry Developments, Lloyd's | Bermuda, European Union, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States
Policy construction: The English Commercial Court has construed the terms of a business interruption policy
Dec 26, 2007 | Coverage & Claims, Latin American Developments, Reinsurance | United Kingdom
Bermuda Form: The Court of Appeal upholds an anti-suit injunction to prevent a challenge to an English Arbitration award in the US
Dec 26, 2007 | Arbitration, New York Developments | Bermuda, United Kingdom