Recent News
Real-time updates on the issues impacting your coverage. From landmark case decisions to firm announcements and media commentary, we keep policyholders informed on what is happening right now.
Browse our latest news, press releases, and firm updates below.
Collisions, Allisions and Prudent Uninsureds – Technip v Medgulf, and insurance for unauthorised settlements
Technip Saudi Arabia Ltd v Mediterranean and Gulf Cooperative Insurance and Reinsurance Company [2023] EWHC 1859 (Comm) (21 July 2023) This decision provides helpful insight into how the Courts will deal with insurance claims for sums due under a settlement agreement. Technip was the principal contractor for a project in an offshore oil and gas […]
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SDV Awarded 2023 Litigation Department of the Year – Insurance Law
Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. is proud to announce that we have been awarded by New England Legal Awards the distinction of 2023 Litigation Department of the Year — Specialty in the Insurance Law field. We want to thank Law.com’s New England Legal Awards for this honor. This prestigious award serves as a testament to […]
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David G. Jordan Awarded the 2023 Unsung Hero Award
Saxe Doernberger & Vita, P.C. is proud to announce that Partner David G. Jordan has been awarded the 2023 Unsung Hero Award by the New England Legal Awards. David is a widely recognized thought-leader in insurance law across the country. His advocacy on behalf of his policyholder clients has had a tremendous impact on Connecticut […]
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Cladding PI Notifications – A View from Down Under
A recent decision in the Federal Court of Australia provides guidance on broad professional indemnity insurance notifications for external cladding works, confirming that a wide problem may be validly notified with reference to appropriate supporting information – MS Amlin Corporate Member Ltd v LU Simon Builders Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 581. A full copy of […]
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Challenging times for Zurich: insurer ordered to pay out on Covid 19 claim
World Challenge Expeditions Limited v Zurich Insurance Company Limited [2023] EWHC 1696 (Comm) The court has held that, having operated a business travel policy in a certain way for nearly four years, Zurich was estopped from denying that it provided cover on that basis. An estoppel by convention had arisen such that it would be […]
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Reach for the Sky? – judgment handed down on Sky Central
Sky UK Limited & Mace Limited v Riverstone Managing Agency Limited & Others [2023] EWHC 1207 (Comm) Summary The High Court has handed down the hotly anticipated judgment in Sky & Mace v Riverstone, which concerned a claim by Sky and Mace for the cost of remedial works to the roof at Sky Central, Europe’s […]
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Not so peachy – a disappointing Covid-19 decision for policyholders
Bellini (N/E) Ltd trading as Bellini v Brit UW Limited [2023] EWHC 1545 (Comm) In a month where Covid-19 decisions are coming in thick and fast, policyholders will be disappointed by the most recent judgment concerning a disease wording. A copy of the judgment can be found here. On this occasion the policyholder, Bellini (N/E) […]
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AI: The Wizard behind the Data Curtain?
“What is Chat GPT?” is a frequently heard question this year. “What is AI? How does it work?” is occasionally the follow up. And for the sceptics, “Will it take my job? Is it dangerous?” One cheerful BBC News headline recently read “Artificial Intelligence could lead to extinction, experts warn”. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine […]
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Covid-19 BI claims update: policyholder-friendly judgment in At The Premises litigation
London International Exhibition Centre Plc -v- Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc and others [2023] EWHC 1481 (Comm) In the latest instalment in the wave of Covid-19 business interruption litigation making its way through the courts since the pandemic, a group of policyholders have been successful in their claim that the Supreme Court’s approach to […]
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