Reinsurance: allocation of mesothelioma claims

The Court of Appeal has, in Equitas Insurance Ltd v Municipal Mutual Insurance Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 991, given permission to appeal against the arbitration award of Flaux LJ, sitting as a judge-arbitrator, dealing with the reinsurance consequences of the mesothelioma litigation that has been running for some two decades.

The Court of Appeal has merely decided that there is doubt as to the correctness of Flaux LJ's award - the final outcome will not be determined until the appeal is heard.