U.K. Court Puts Insurer to Bed Over Blanket Notification

McManus Seddon Runhams v European Risk Insurance Company, [2013] EWHC 18 (Ch) 

A recent United Kingdom decision from the High Court of Justice held blanket notifications valid to claim coverage under a professional indemnity insurance (PII) policy. The case provides helpful guidance to law firms with PII on what constitutes a valid notification of circumstance under a PII policy.

In October 2010, the law firm of McManus Seddon Runhams (McManus) acquired Sekhon Firth (Sekhon). By May 2012, McManus discovered 17 breach of fiduciary duty …

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U.K. Court puts Insurer to Bed Over Blanket Notification

McManus Seddon Runhams v European Risk Insurance Company, [2013] EWHC 18 (Ch)

A recent United Kingdom decision from the High Court of Justice held blanket notifications valid to claim coverage under a professional indemnity insurance (PII) policy. The case provides helpful guidance to law firms with PII on what constitutes a valid notification of circumstance under a PII policy.

In October 2010, the law firm of McManus Seddon Runhams (McManus) acquired Sekhon Firth (Sekhon). By May 2012, McManus discovered 17 breach of fiduciary duty …

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