There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact businesses around the world. Lockdowns, border closures, economic volatilities and the looming influence of a pandemic have put many businesses through significant hardships. One way Australian businesses may be considering to recoup … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Insurance Update: Court “Largely In Favour” of Insurers – Business Interruption
There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way Australians conduct business. At the time of this writing, 51% of Australians over the age of 16 are double vaccinated, according to the Department of Health’s vaccination numbers and statistics. As more Australians become … [Read more...] about What Happens if Someone in your Company Contracts COVID-19 and Claims it’s work related?
There’s no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused (and continues to cause) a lot of damage to businesses Australia-wide. As such, many organisations that have Business Interruption Insurance policies have asked the valid question if they could make a claim. Insurance companies argue they do … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Business Interruption Update: Clarity “Not Expected This Year”
Hundreds of thousands of small businesses in the UK are expected to be receiving Business Interruption payouts after a ‘historic victory’. Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled against QBE, requiring the insurer to pay out a number of claims related to COVID-19 losses. The main point of contention … [Read more...] about Is Australia Next? Britain’s Court Rules QBE Liable for COVID-19 Claims
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivWKKCpMPCQ NSW Court of Appeal rules against the insurers and in the favour of policyholders. This article is an update from our previous article - Business Interruption Insurance, COVID-19 - is it worth making a test claim? Here, we mentioned the NSW Court of … [Read more...] about UPDATE: COVID-19 Business Interruption Test Case – NSW Court of Appeal Rules Against Insurers
There are significant developments in respect to Business Interruption Insurance coverage for loss of income due to COVID-19 lockdowns. As recently reported in the Australian Financial Review, the Australian insurance sector is potentially facing a $1 billion exposure to COVID-19 losses. With the … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Business interruption insurance, COVID-19 – is it even worth making a claim? Get the honest facts.