Insurance Law Monthly

The decision of the Privy Council in Stemson v AMP General Insurance (NZ) Ltd [2006] UKPC 30 raised two very short points on fraudulent claims.

Two recent English decisions have considered procedural issues arising from the insolvency of insurance companies. In Re HIH Casualty and General Insurance Co Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 732 the question was whether the English court would lend its..

Service of suit clauses come in a variety of forms, but in essence they provide that one party – typically the assured – has the right (although not the obligation) to bring an action in a given place and that the insurers will submit to..

Any person whose vehicle is damaged by an accident is these days normally insured against the costs of hiring a replacement vehicle. Those costs may be covered by his policy, or they may be covered by independent arrangements made by the assured..

Is an employee injured while seeking to prevent his employer’s vehicle being stolen entitled to bring an action against his employer’s motor liability insurers under s151 of the Road Traffic Act 1988? Yes, if he happens to be a..

The Law Commission has now published its second position paper in its review of insurance law. The paper, on warranties, makes far-reaching proposals for reform, although it is to be emphasised that everything is at this stage qualified by the term..