Insurance Law Monthly

The lengthy judgment of HHJ Pearce in Ahmed and Others v White & Co (UK) Ltd and Another [2025] EWHC 2399 (Comm) discusses the principles applicable to the notification of claims and circumstances under claims made policies. The bulk of the analysis is concerned with the criteria for notification, including the knowledge of the assured and the extent to which there was a valid notification rather than some other form of communication.

In Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Ltd and Others v Equitas Insurance Ltd [2025] EWHC 2704 (Comm) a series of issues concerning the proper construction of a reinsurance agreement came before HHJ Keyser KC. Of particular interest is the court's analysis of the obligations imposed on the parties under follow settlements and claims cooperation clauses.