Insurance insights: London market quarterly, March 2026
31 March 2026
Welcome to the March 2026 edition of our ‘Insurance insights: London market quarterly’, a digest of cases, news and information for those working in the Lloyd’s and London Market.
In this edition we look at:
- the recent Supreme Court appeal hearing on furlough;
- a claim by a vessel’s mortgagee under the Institute Mortgagees’ Interest Clauses Hulls (1/3/97 CL337-97) wording following loss in Ukrainian waters;
- the Court of Appeal’s decision regarding conflict between the slip and subsequent certificates as to jurisdiction clauses; and
- the application of aggregate limits for multi-unit residential developments subject to structural defects claim.
As ever, if you would like to discuss any of the matters below, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our London market team.
Where to find us
Members of our London market team will be attending the following events over the Spring and would be delighted to catch up with you:
- 5 May: Women in Insurance Reception, London.
- 7 May: The Property Insurance Claims Group (PICG) Conference, London.
- 21 May: Lloyd’s rugby 7’s, Richmond RFC.
Contents
- Bath Racecourse & Others v Liberty Mutual: Supreme Court hearing on furlough
- Mortgagee interest insurance and war risk losses: Oceanus Capital v Lloyd’s Insurance Company
- When slips and certificates collide: Jurisdiction clauses and document hierarchy
- Key lessons on limits of liability from Acasta v Eshiett
Contributors
Laura Brown
Senior Associate
Deveshi Patel
Associate
Tom Murrell
Associate
Caitlin Da Silva
Trainee Solicitor
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