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INSURANCE LAW

Insurtech and MGA’s

From the application of brokerage practices from 1935 to MG’s and insurtech

INSURANCE LAW

Covid Losses and Insurance

The Court of Cassation Opens Two Additional Doors for Insured Businesses

INSURANCE LAW

Lithium and Insurance

Beware of the Forfeiture Clause

INSURANCE LAW

Does the presence of a “rider broker” in the insurance policy work to the insured’s disadvantage? Is the presence of a broker’s rider a disadvantage for the policyholder?

A number of recent court rulings have held that the presence of an "rider broker" means that the insurance policy is no longer a contract of adhesion but a contract of mutual agreement... to the detriment of the policyholder. My article with Elodie Le Prado in the Tribune de l'Assurance

INSURANCE LAW

Batteries put risk under tension

Fires in electric vehicles are a cause for concern for sea carriers and logisticians. The reason is that lithium-ion batteries are likely to self-combust in circumstances that are difficult to determine. Insurers and brokers are urging companies to combine prevention, training and good practice during transport and storage.

Arbitration

Arbitration over a $15 billion sultanate: on 6 February 2023, the Paris Court of Appeal refused to grant exequatur to the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu

The Paris Court of Appeal dismissed the Sultan's heirs' application for enforcement of an arbitral award in their favour, sidestepping the question of whether the dispute between the Sultan's heirs and Malaysia over rights to the territory of the former sultanate could give rise to arbitration.