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Law firm considers legal action against 12 insurers following BI test case result

By 2020-09-21T07:27:00

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Mishcon de Reya believes insurers such as Aviva and Chubb should be paying out for Covid-related business interruption claims that fall under ‘resilience’ policy wordings

Law firm Mishcon de Reya is considering expanding its group action by launching legal proceedings against 12 insurers following the verdict last week on the FCA’s test case – the law firm believes that ‘resilience’ policy wordings used within some non-damage business interruption (BI) clauses should be paying out on policyholder claims linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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