HFW Insurance Bulletin – 24 Sept. 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

• Europe: Solvency II implementation and EIOPA’s eagle eye, by William Reddie, Associate.

2. Market developments

• China: Fears of cyanide contamination as a result of the Tianjin chemical warehouse explosion, by Alison Proctor, Senior Associate.

3. Court cases and arbitration

• USA: 9/11: US Federal Appeal Court permits further property damage recoveries for World Trade Center lessees (Silverstein), by Andrew Bandurka, Partner.
• England and Wales: High Court decision on aggregation of claims against solicitors: AIG Europe Limited v OC320301 LLP, by Lucinda Rutter, Associate.

4. HFW publications and events

• HFW welcomes Partner Christopher Cardona
• HFW hosts inaugural meeting of the Mining Insurance Group EMEA chapter, by Paul Wordley, 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.