Insurance Law Monthly

The Vytautas case: the facts In Vytautas Lomsargis v National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd [2005] QSC 199 the Supreme Court of Queensland considered whether there was a tortious duty of good faith imposed upon insurers in Australia...

The AMP Financial Planning case: the facts In AMP Financial Planning Pty Ltd v CGU Insurance Ltd [2005] FCAFC 185 the insured, AMP Financial Planning Pty Ltd (AMP), was a licensed securities dealer that authorised particular financial advisers to..

English lawyers have now become used to the concept that it is no longer possible for the English courts to award an anti-suit injunction against a person who has commenced proceedings in some other EU court in breach of an exclusive jurisdiction..

Although there are some lingering doubts, it is now generally accepted that the full reinsurance clause – all terms and conditions as original, or similar wording – has the effect of incorporating the terms of the direct policy into the..

In the fourth article of their bi-annual feature on Australia, Andrea Martignoni and Paul Spackman of Allens Arthur Robinson comment on the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority’s implementation of the Basel II capital adequacy reforms,..