WINTER v. IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE PLC AND ANOTHER

[1995] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 274

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION

Before Sir Peter Webster

Insurance (Joint Life) - Avoidance - Alleged non-disclosure - Plaintiff and fiancée both suffering from cystic fibrosis - Not disclosed on proposal form but all relevant information given to brokers - Whether insurers had actual or constructive knowledge that plaintiffs victims of cystic fibrosis - Whether broker agents of insurers or insured - Whether insurers entitled to avoid policy.