Insurance Law Monthly

To date the courts have been willing to treat as material for disclosure purposes the existence of outstanding allegations of criminality against the assured. In Norwich Union Insurance Ltd v Meisels [2006] EWHC 2811 (QB) Tugendhat J concluded that..

These days it is possible for the victim of a negligent motorist either to bring proceedings directly against the motorist’s insurers, or to sue the motorist and look to the insurers to satisfy the judgment in the event of default. If the..

In Travelers Casualty and Surety Co of Canada v Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada (UK) Ltd [2006] EWHC 2716 (Comm) Christopher Clarke J denied indemnity to the assured under a global liability cover which applied to liabilities incurred for..

The notion that the healthcare costs of a victim of negligence should be contributed to by the person responsible for inflicting the injuries, or at least his liability insurers, dates back to the Road Traffic Act 1930. In road traffic cases the..