HFW Insurance Bulletin – 12 March 2015

Welcome to HFW’s Insurance Bulletin, which is a summary of the key insurance and reinsurance regulatory announcements, market developments, court cases and legislative changes of the week.

In this week’s Bulletin:

1. Regulation and legislation

• England and Wales: FCA/PRA consultation on insurance whistle-blowing UK, by Ben Atkinson, Associate
• England and Wales: Insurer fined for data protection breach, by Ben Atkinson, Associate

2. Market developments

• England and Wales: Bank of England widens scope of personal liability regime, by Josianne El Antoury, Associate

3. Court cases and arbitration

• UK: Contractor’s Liability Insurance: Aspen v Adana, byAndrew Bandurka, Partner
• Australia: A failure to disclose can negate an insurance policy: Section 28(3) of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth), by Andrew Bandurka, Partner

Should you require any further information or assistance on any of the issues dealt with here, please do not hesitate to contact any of the contributors to this Bulletin, or your usual contact at HFW.