The English Court has, for the first time, considered the meaning of a “catastrophe”, as well as how Hours Clauses work in the context of non-damage business interruption losses claimed under two Property Catastrophe Excess...more
2/14/2024
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Business Interruption ,
Business Losses ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Occurrence ,
Policy Terms ,
Reinsurance ,
UK
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging some key developments in your sector that we hope will inform your activities in your market....more
11/10/2022
/ Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Business Interruption ,
Commercial Court ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disparate Impact ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Stability Board ,
Fraud ,
Greenwashing ,
Imports ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
NYDFS ,
Russia ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK ,
UK Parliament ,
Ukraine
On 17 October 2022, the English Commercial Court delivered three very significant, related judgments, which in part considered aggregation of business interruption losses arising from COVID-19....more
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market....more
8/2/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Stability Board ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
UK
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market.
This edition covers...more
7/14/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
Compliance ,
Congressional Committees ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electronic Communications ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Health and Safety ,
Internal Controls ,
Mental Health ,
New Guidance ,
Online Platforms ,
Russia ,
UK
As you will know, an unprecedented sanctions regime has been imposed by the UK, EU and US in response to Russia’s actions concerning Ukraine. But what issues could arise for your contracts with Russian or Ukrainian parties or...more
3/16/2022
/ Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Contract Terms ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Frustration of a Common Purpose ,
Military Conflict ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
UK ,
Ukraine
Insurers seem confident that reinsurers will take their share of the impact of the Court’s judgment. So what are the immediate reinsurance issues arising from the decision?...more
As has been reported widely in the press, policyholders are seeking damages from insurers for “late payment” due to insurers rejection of their Covid-19 BI related claims. In particular, many small and medium sized businesses...more
Due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19, most UK businesses face potentially significant, but as yet unquantifiable, financial losses from the virus. The same can be said for insurers who are being presented with a large...more
Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 is the mechanism by which books of insurance policies can be transferred from one insurer to another. Some doubt has been cast over the situations in which this process...more
Under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”), firms are required to identify and report to the FCA any instances of disciplinary action taken in relation to conduct that would amount to a breach of one of the...more
2/10/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Blockchain ,
Bribery ,
Cartels ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Payment Systems ,
Risk Management ,
SMCR ,
Technology ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
This is our pick of the key recent legal and regulatory issues affecting the insurance and reinsurance sector.
Non Party PI Insurers Liable for Costs -
In the January 2019 case of Various Claimants v Giambrone the...more
3/4/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
Arbitration ,
Covered Agreement ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
EU ,
Indemnity Insurance ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
NAIC ,
Product Defects ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reinsurance ,
SMCR ,
UK ,
US-EU Covered Agreement