Category: UK

Coronavirus and Insurance Coverage

With the coronavirus, COVID-19, already taking its toll on the economy, are there any existing sources of insurance coverage to help cover the inevitable financial loss? With major sporting events, conferences, cruises and other excursions being cancelled as a result of the outbreak, including the cancellation of the 2020 Olympics […]

D&O Coverage for Cyber and Privacy Related Exposure

It goes without saying that cybersecurity is a top D&O liability concern for organizations today. According to Willis Towers Watson’s 2018 Management Liability (Directors and Officers) U.S. Survey, respondents cited cyber risks as the most concerning D&O risk for 2019. This is not at all surprising given the many recent […]

Supreme Court Rules on Non-Party Costs Order Against Insurer

In Travelers Insurance Co Ltd v XYZ [2019] UKSC 48, the Supreme Court considered the application of the discretion under s 51 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 to make a non-party costs order against a liability insurer, where that insurer, here Travelers Insurance Co Ltd (Travelers), was both funding […]