Business interruption insurers file defences in test case
The insurers involved in the Financial Conduct Authority’s business interruption test case have filed their defences
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Central Bank of Ireland bans and fines former RSA Ireland Insurance CFO
Former RSA Ireland Insurance chief financial officer Rory O’Connor has been disqualified for eight years and four months and fined €70,000
BDA urges FCA to consider dentists in business interruption test case
The BDA has urged the FCA to consider the plight of dentists in its legal process to assess the validity of business interruption insurance policies
FCA launches business interruption test case
The Financial Conduct Authority has filed its business interruption test case in the High Court of Justice, with up to 10 days of hearings expected to commence in the second half of July
IFED gets new chief
Detective Chief Inspector Edelle Michaels has been appointed as the new head of the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED)
FCA seeks examples for Covid-19 claims test case
The FCA is inviting insurers and brokers aware of unresolved disputes over Covid-19 claims to participate in its test case, ahead of the expected High Court hearing in July
Covid-19: Dentist group instructs law firm to investigate claims rejections
The British Dental Association has appointed a legal adviser to look into why insurers are not paying insurance claims of dentists for business interruption during the Covid-19 pandemic
Another whiplash delay
The pandemic is likely to fuel even more consolidation in the claimant legal market than the whiplash reforms were going to drive
FCA seeks court ruling over business interruption cover and Covid-19
The Financial Conduct Authority plans to seek a court declaration to resolve contractual uncertainty in business interruption insurance cover
Coronavirus pandemic forces whiplash reforms delay
The UK government has delayed implementation of the whiplash reform programme until April 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and its impact on medical, insurance and legal services