Fire Insurance in UK Law
- Fire Damage And Insurance
- New Build Home Insurance Exemptions Fire Safety And Defects: An Update Following Manchikalapati & Others v Zurich Insurance Plc [2019] EWCA Civ 2163
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UK: Insurance disruption from the 17th century?
The Great Fire of London was finally extinguished 350 years ago today. New insurance structures emerged in the aftermath of the Great Fire – which bear striking resemblance to some of the contender......The Great Fire of London was finally extinguished 350 years ago today.New insurance structures emerged in the aftermath of the Great Fire which bear striking ... ...
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Blog: High Court rules on the application of suspensive warranty provisions in insurance contracts
In Bluebon Limited (in liquidation) v (1) Ageas (UK) Limited (formerly Fortis Insurance Limited) (2) Aviva Insurance Limited (3) Towergate Underwriting Group Limited [2017] EWHC 3301 (Comm), Mr Jus...... ... that an electrical installation inspection warranty was a suspensive condition of the insurance policy, which covered various risks, including fire, and that any breach of such warranty would result in cover being suspended from the inception of the policy ... The insured had taken out a new ... ...
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Subcontractor required to provide own insurance held not entitled to project insurance (UK)
Where project-wide cover was taken out for a construction contract for extensions to a school but the roofing contractor was obliged to take out its own insurance, it was held that the roofing cont...... ... to a school but the roofing contractor was obliged to take out its own insurance, it was held that the roofing contractor who caused a fire and a loss of 8.75million was not entitled to the benefit of the project-wide insurance. The facts are sadly familiar. Hot work was done on a roof ... ...
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Damages for Late Payment of Insurance Claims – A Major Advance for Policyholders
The late payment of insurance claims has been a particular problem for commercial policyholders for many years. Any business which is the target of multiple claims or criminal or regulatory investi...... ... which is the target of multiple claims or criminal or regulatory investigations or proceedings, or which suffers a major catastrophe such as fire or flood, may be heavily dependent on insurance recoveries for its ongoing survival. Any meaningful delay in payment by insurers can have a ... ...
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UK: We didn’t start the fire: Motor insurer not liable for property damage caused by car repair fire on private premises
In R&S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Limited [2019] UKSC 16, the Supreme Court addressed the question of whether or not a motor insurer should be liable for property damage caused ......In R&S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Limited [2019] UKSC 16, the Supreme Court addressed the question of whether or not a motor insurer should be liable for property damage caused by a ... ...
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UK: We didn’t start the fire: Motor insurer not liable for property damage caused by car repair fire on private premises
In R&S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Limited [2019] UKSC 16, the Supreme Court addressed the question of whether or not a motor insurer should be liable for property damage caused ...... [co-author: Sarah McQuillan] ... In R&S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Limited [2019] UKSC 16, the Supreme Court addressed the question of whether or not a motor insurer should be liable for property damage caused by a ... ...
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Terrorism Insured A German View
... ... 2001, German insurers excluded terrorism risks from the standard insurance coverage in particular under property insurances as well as under business ... "), particularly from the one containing the general conditions for fire insurance. There it says that irrespective of any contributing causes the ... ...
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When Is A 'Clean Bill' Not Clean?
... ... a standard form RETLA clause (named after the US case, Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance v. Retla Shipping), on which the owners sought to rely in order ... ...
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