Further disputes expected after latest round in UK COVID-19 claims battle

Further disputes expected after latest round in UK COVID-19 claims battle

October 21, 2022, S&P Global

Josianne El Antoury spoke with S&P Global regarding the latest batch of court judgments in the long-running battle over COVID-19 business interruption claims in the UK. Justice Christopher Butcher, a judge in the High Court of England and Wales, concluded in his October 17 judgments in the three related cases that certain government actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic could be considered separate occurrences, but also left it up to policyholders and insurers to determine which losses were covered by the occurrences he identified.

According to Josianne, One gray area is what constitutes a coordinated government response when determining how many occurrences there should be.

"I'd be surprised if the parties didn't go back for some further clarification in certain areas such as that one," she said.

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