ASTRAZENECA INSURANCE CO LTD v XL INSURANCE (BERMUDA) LTD AND ANOTHER

[2013] Lloyd's Rep IR Plus 14

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Flaux

Reinsurance - Liability insurance - Bermuda Form - Whether New York law relevant - Liability of assured to policyholder for defence costs and settlement - Whether reinsured had to prove liability of assured as a matter of law - Whether reinsured liable for defence costs where claim itself not covered by policy.