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Thousands of hospitality operators have been thrown a lifeline after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of policyholders in a landmark business interruption insurance case. In a judgement handed down today the court "substantially allowed" an appeal by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Hiscox Action Group. It means many thousands of policyholders will now have their claims for coronavirus-related business interruption losses paid. Insurers Arch, Argenta, Hiscox, MS Amlin, QBE and RSA had their appeals dismissed. Many insurance companies declined to pay out following the enforced c...

Updated / Friday, 15 Jan 2021 11:43 The UK Supreme Court has ruled today that businesses should be insured for some losses due to Covid lockdowns Thousands of UK businesses should be covered by their insurance for losses caused by coronavirus lockdowns, the UK Supreme Court ruled today. The test case has pitched the industry regulator against major insurance companies.  Small businesses, from restaurants to nightclubs and wedding planners, have said they faced ruin after attempts to claim compensation for business losses during the pandemic were rejected by insurers.  Six of the world's l...

Insurance Age Subscriptions Subscriptions The court also concluded that the Orient Express case, which insurers relied on during the hearing, was wrongly decided and should be overruled. The Supreme Court has ruled largely on the side of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and policyholders, according to the judgment in the business interruption test case appeal published today (15 January). Both policyholders and insurers lodged appeals on certain aspects of the original judgment. The Supreme Court said in the judgment: “Although we have accepted some of the insurers’ arguments on thei...

FBD shares drop following UK court ruling on Covid insurance Insurer facing higher payout in business interruption case taken by four publicans Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 12:14 Updated: Fri, Jan 15, 2021, 18:06   FBD Holdings shares fell in Dublin on Friday as the insurer faces a higher-than-expected financial hit over Covid-19 business interruption if the High Court takes a similar stance to a ruling in the UK on Friday, according to analysts. Small businesses, from restaurants to nightclubs and wedding planners to beauty parlours, on Friday won the right to insurance payouts in the UK aft...

Initial Reactions to UK Supreme Court’s Ruling on Business Interruption Claims Insurers, policyholders and industry observers have issued comments on the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that insurers should pay small businesses for many business interruption claims from the COVID-19 lockdowns. The UK Supreme Court dismissed appeals by six insurers – Hiscox, RSA, QBE, Argenta, Arch and MS Amline – determining that “many thousands of policyholders will now have their claims for coronavirus-related business interruption losses paid.” The insurers had argued that business interruption polic...