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24-01-2023 / Insurance

An insurer that paid out on a claim brought by its assured, the buyer of aircraft under an English law sale contract, has been prevented from making a recovery against the seller because the sale contract incorporated a widely worded no-assignment clause.

23-11-2022 / Insurance, Maritime, Real Estate

We are pleased to be celebrating one year since opening our first Scottish office in the city of Glasgow.  Stefanie Johnston, dual-qualified Partner and Head of Scotland, has worked tirelessly over the last year to develop our offering through the opening of an Ince office in what is arguably an established Scottish market. Starting from the ground up, Stefanie and her team have successfully gained an admirable reputation in the region and further afield in the maritime, insurance, real estate and regulatory sectors. 

09-11-2022 / Insurance

QBE Europe SA/NV and another v. Generali Espana de Seguros y Reaseguros [2022] EWHC 2062 (Comm) In this case, a Spanish insurer sought to assert a direct right of action against a UK insurer in Spanish proceedings. The English Court found that the Spanish proceedings had been brought in contravention of a London arbitration agreement in the relevant liability insurance policy and granted an anti-suit injunction to restrain those proceedings.

04-11-2022 / Energy & Infrastructure, Insurance

As we get ready for COP27, we've prepared a summary some of the key developments relating to climate and environmental policies over the last few weeks.

23-06-2022 / Insurance

We are delighted to announce that Dan Crockford has recently been appointed as Head of Office for Ince (Bristol).

06-06-2022 / Insurance, Maritime

Piraeus Bank A.E. v Antares Underwriting Limited and others (The ZouZou) [2022] EWHC 1169 (Comm)

19-05-2022 / Insurance

We are delighted to share with you the tenth edition of The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review edited by Simon Cooper. As with previous years, Ince was a member of The Law Reviews (TLR) leading panel of contributors. 

16-03-2022 / Insurance, Maritime

Quadra Commodities SA v XL Insurance Company SE & Ors [2022] EWHC 431 (Comm) This recent High Court case deals with a claim arising from the “Agroinvestgroup Fraud” which affected the Ukrainian agribusiness in early 2019. It provides useful guidance on the interpretation of all-risks cargo policies and, for the first time, how the Courts will treat claims for late payment damages under section 13A of the Insurance Act 2015.

02-02-2022 / Insurance

We are delighted to share with you Simon Cooper's input as Contributing Editor to this year's Chambers Global Practice Guides - Insurance & Reinsurance 2022.

18-01-2022 / Insurance, Maritime

The firm maintained its high rankings in Shipping and Insurance across China and Hong Kong jurisdictions.

01-12-2021 / Insurance

Heavyweight hire bolsters the firm’s ability to help insurance clients navigate increasingly complex global challenges.

25-05-2021 / Insurance

Insurers often perceive subrogated recoveries as challenging and uncertain in this region and that can be true to some extent. 

25-01-2021 / Insurance

We are pleased to share with you Chambers and Partners 'Insurance & Reinsurance guide 2021', of which Simon Cooper is the contributing editor.

19-01-2021 / Insurance

On 15 January 2020, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in this test case that was initiated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“”FCA”) in order to determine a number of common coverage issues pertaining to the correct response of non-damage business interruption policies to the Covid-19 pandemic.

05-10-2020 / Insurance

At its core, decennial liability is a form of strict liability imposed on architects, engineers and contractors in the case of total or partial collapse of a building or structure or defects found in the building or structure that threaten the structural integrity of the building.

16-06-2020 / Insurance

We’re pleased to share with you the eighth edition of The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review. Ince is a member of The Law Reviews (TLR) leading panel of contributors and the team this year led by Peter Rogan as the Editor, contributed to the following topics:

16-06-2020 / Insurance

The UK insurance and reinsurance industry is the largest in Europe and the fourth-largest in the world.

16-06-2020 / Insurance

Dishonesty in general, and fraudulent claims in particular, cost the insurance market considerable amounts each year. The legal consequences of dishonesty are not always the same, however, and will depend on a number of factors, including how it manifests itself and the point in the process at which it occurs.

16-06-2020 / Insurance

The rapid development of converging technologies is bringing about fundamental changes to the insurance industry. In the long term, organisations that are slow to embrace these new technologies will struggle to compete and to retain their place in the market.

16-06-2020 / Insurance

As the use of cloud-based computing, electronic platforms and smart devices continues to increase, it goes without saying that businesses have had to adapt quickly to technological advances and the corollary demands of their customers.

16-06-2020 / Insurance

The insurance market experiences constant change because of its interdependence with the economy as a whole.

16-06-2020 / Insurance

Approximately 914 foreign insurers are underwriting direct risks on the German market, either through a branch or, for the majority, by offering services from their foreign places of business.

06-04-2020 / Insurance

We are pleased to announce that members of the Dubai office’s insurance team recently contributed to the UAE chapter of insurance and reinsurance in the International Comparative Legal Guide 2020.

05-03-2020 / Insurance

Whilst many remain sceptical about how promptly COVID-19 was first reported, the World Health Organisation says that the reporting at the end of December 2019 allowed many countries to take early steps to prepare for further cases of COVID-19 and to minimise its spread. Notwithstanding the position taken by the World Health Organisation and the initial containment within China, the speed at which COVID-19 has spread, now to over 70 other countries and at a rate faster than the more deadly MERS-CoV virus, has suprised many. The rate of spread has led to significant disruption to commerce and supply chains and this will necessarily impact retail and commercial insurances. We touch on some of the commercial lines of insurance likely to be affected in this note.

09-10-2019 / Insurance, Maritime

Suez Fortune Investments Ltd & Another v. Talbot Underwriting Ltd and Others (Brillante Virtuoso) [2019] EWHC 2599 (Comm)

14-08-2019 / Insurance

Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring [2018] EWCA Civ 1795 The Supreme Court has clarified the extent of a non-party’s right to request copies of documents filed with the court in a case of importance to all litigants concerned about the confidentiality of their documents.

24-07-2019 / Insurance

Various Claimants v Giambrone & AIG [2019] EWHC 34 (QB)

22-07-2019 / Insurance

We are pleased to announce that our insurance practice is moving from Aldgate Tower to the Lloyd’s building in the heart of the London insurance market.

10-07-2019 / Insurance

We are pleased to present our Insurance Blog round-up for June 2019.

09-07-2019 / Insurance

Zurich Insurance Plc v David Romaine [2019] EWCA Civ 851 This Court of Appeal case considered the correct approach to the grant of permission for the bringing of committal proceedings against a person alleged to have made false statements in a personal injury claim. In doing so, the Court of Appeal overturned the lower Court’s decision, holding that the judge’s approach had been flawed and that the public interest was clearly in favour of granting permission for committal proceedings to be brought.

09-07-2019 / Insurance

Zurich Insurance Plc v David Romaine 2019 EWCA Civ 851 This Court of Appeal case considered the correct approach to the grant of permission for the bringing of committal proceedings against a person alleged to have made false statements in a personal injury claim In doing so, the Court of Appeal overturned the lower Court's decision, holding that the judge's approach had been flawed and that the public interest was clearly in favour of granting permission for committal proceedings to be brought

01-07-2019 / Insurance

The Court of Appeal has overturned a first instance decision in the case of Euro Pools PLC (in administration) v Royal & Sun Alliance PLC. This case deals with the notification of circumstances under a claims made policy where insured and insurer are asserting it fell within different policy years and what degree of awareness an insured must have in relation to the circumstances of which it is notifying insurers.

01-07-2019 / Insurance

The Court of Appeal has overturned a first instance decision in the case of Euro Pools PLC (in administration) v Royal Sun Alliance PLC This case deals with the notification of circumstances under a claims made policy where insured and insurer are asserting it fell within different policy years and what degree of awareness an insured must have in relation to the circumstances of which it is notifying insurers

17-06-2019 / Insurance, Maritime

Sveriges Angfartygs Assurans Forening (The Swedish Club) and others (Appellants) v Connect Shipping Inc and another (Respondents) 2019 UKSC 29In a decision which partially overturns the findings of the courts below, the Supreme Court has last week handed down its judgment in a dispute between shipowners and insurers over whether the MV Renos was a constructive total loss (CTL)

14-06-2019 / Commodities & Trade, Insurance

Iran sanctions - Escalating tensions

03-06-2019 / Insurance, Maritime

A yacht owner has recovered from her insurer for loss and damage flowing from the grounding and subsequent looting of her yacht in a recent decision of the London Circuit Commercial Court (Linda McKeever v Northernreef Insurance Co SA)

17-05-2019 / Insurance

We're pleased to share with you the seventh edition of The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review

17-05-2019 / Insurance

We’re pleased to share with you the seventh edition of The Insurance and Reinsurance Law Review.

16-05-2019 / Insurance

Dishonesty in general, and fraudulent claims in particular, cost the insurance market considerable amounts each year The legal consequences of dishonesty are not always the same, however, and will depend on a number of factors, including how it manifests itself and the point in the process at which it occurs

16-05-2019 / Insurance

As the use of cloud-based computing, electronic platforms and smart devices continues to increase, it goes without saying that businesses have had to adapt quickly to technological advances and the corollary demands of their customers

16-05-2019 / Insurance

The rapid development of artificial intelligence(AI) is bringing about fundamental changes to the insurance industry In the long term, organisations that are slow to embrace this new technology will struggle to compete and to retain their place in the market.

16-05-2019 / Insurance

The insurance market experiences constant change because of its interdependence with the economy as a whole. The Greek insurance market continues market continues to be under pressure (as is the rest of the Greek economy), with its main characteristic being a significant and continuous drop in premium production, especially in the car insurance sector.

16-05-2019 / Insurance

The UK insurance and reinsurance industry is the largest in Europe and the fourth-largest in the world. Commercial insurance business in the UK is dominated by the ‘London Market’, which today is the world’s leading market for internationally traded insurance and reinsurance.

16-05-2019 / Insurance

Approximately 909 foreign insurers are underwriting direct risks on the German market, either through a branch or, for the majority, by offering services from their foreign places of business.

18-04-2019 / Insurance

Equitas Insurance Limited v Municipal Mutual Insurance Limited 2019 EWCA Civ 718

10-04-2019 / Insurance

The Supreme Court today handed down the judgment in Vedanta Resources plc and another v Lungowe and others 2019 UKSC 20 This judgment is of importance to insurers who are underwriting the liabilities of large multinational companies, particularly in the mining industry, since it appears to open the door to claimants bringing proceedings in the English courts, with little to no connection to the jurisdiction

09-04-2019 / Insurance

The German insurance regulator BaFin recently published a regulatory amendment, developed in coordination with the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), on the so-called critical infrastructures in the finance and insurance sector' (KRITIS) nbspThis amendment significantly increases the supervisory requirements on Insurance Undertakings (VAIT) to ensure adequate IT security

03-04-2019 / Insurance

R & S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering (Respondent) v UK Insurance Ltd (Appellant) [2019] UKSC 16

27-03-2019 / Insurance

Today, Union Insurance hosted a “Cyber Risk Insurance” seminar with over 150 attendees from a wide variety of industries.

13-03-2019 / Insurance

In the recent case of Perry (Respondent) v Raleys Solicitors (Appellants) [2019] UKSC 5, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark judgment clarifying the correct approach to causation in professional indemnity cases in which the claimant alleges that because of his advisor’s negligence, he has last the chance to bring a claim against a third party.