2/6/2026 2:25:37 PM Oceanus Capital v Lloyd’s Insurance Company: English law issues of causation, privity, and fortuity in MII cover for war risk losses By Catherine Lewis Eleanor Ruiz Claudia Gwinn The English courts are not often asked to consider cover under a mortgagees' interest insurance (MII) policy. In the recent decision of...
1/29/2026 10:50:37 AM Contis v Swipewallet: Court orders protective measures to supplement ATE insurance By Mark Pring Beth Zheng Case summary The Commercial Court’s decision in Contis Group Ltd v Swipewallet Holdings Ltd[1] illustrates the Court’s approach (in a...
1/13/2026 7:18:06 PM The UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill – Policyholder Implications By Peter Hardy Eleanor Ruiz Claudia Gwinn The Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (the Bill) was introduced to Parliament on 12 November 2025. It...
12/17/2025 10:16:36 PM Is There Insurance Coverage for Tariffs? By Nicholas Insua Richard Lewis We have heard this question, on repeat, for most of the last year. And now, during what is for many of us present-buying season, we are...
12/9/2025 10:47:21 PM Stopping the Shrink: The Eighth Circuit Holds Soot Can Cause Direct Physical Loss or Damage, Stemming the Tide of COVID-19 Insurance Law Jurisprudence By Nicholas Insua Richard Lewis About a year ago, we wrote about property insurance coverage shrinking as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We focused on how the near...
10/31/2025 3:43:34 PM The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010: 2025 Decisions By Eleanor Ruiz Claudia Gwinn Brodie Edmead The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010: 2025 Decisions The Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 (the 2010 Act)...
9/2/2025 5:42:04 PM Billions at Stake: The Growing Financial Impact of Operational Technology Cyber Risk By Emily McMahan Laura-May Scott The 2025 Operational Technology Security Financial Risk Report issued this month by Dragos in collaboration with Marsh McLennan provides...
8/27/2025 5:58:53 PM Pause, Pay, or Proceed: Statute of Limitations and Filing Suit After the LA Wildfires By Keith Meyer Kya Coletta On January 7, 2025, wildfires raced across Los Angeles, forcing families to evacuate and leave their belongings and heirlooms behind....
8/22/2025 3:44:18 PM Court of Appeal Clarifies War Risks Policy Exclusions and the Duty of Fair Presentation By Thomas Morgan Mark Pring In a victory for policyholders, the Court of Appeal’s decision in Delos Shipholding SA & Ors v Allianz Global Corporate and Specialty SE...
8/12/2025 5:09:30 PM The contingent duty to indemnify By Timothy Law An insurance company’s defense obligation carries with it a conditional obligation to indemnify in the event the policyholder is held...
7/18/2025 7:47:29 PM The made-whole doctrine and deductibles By Timothy Law Esther Kim The made-whole doctrine (also known as the make-whole doctrine or the full compensation rule) is an equitable principle requiring a...
7/8/2025 2:29:20 PM Navigating Uncertainty: The Iran-Israel conflict, emerging risks and insurance implications By Peter Hardy Laura-May Scott Emerging risks In the current geopolitical environment, the conflict involving Iran presents risks that reverberate far beyond the...
7/1/2025 3:36:19 PM Navigating cyber risk By Eleanor Ruiz Reed Smith recently attended the Airmic Annual Conference 2025 in Liverpool as a Marketplace Partner and, in the wake of a series of...
6/5/2025 9:17:26 PM California launches task force to standardize smoke damage claims and remediation By Jessica Gopiao Amber Finch Addressing a growing challenge In response to the increasing severity and complexity of wildfire smoke damage across California, the...
5/29/2025 9:33:23 PM Rectification by construction – when will the English Court come to your aid? By James Stockman Laura-May Scott The Court of Appeal in International Entertainment Holdings Ltd & Ors v Allianz Insurance Plc [2025] 1 ALL ER Comm 623 has again...
5/22/2025 4:02:24 PM A recent bankruptcy case demonstrates the increasing risks- and expectations- around cyber incidents By Russell Squire Andy Moss Cyber incidents can pose a threat to any business. A recent bankruptcy case, In re Jerico Pictures, Inc., d/b/a National Public Data...