IF P & C Insurance Ltd (Publ) v Silversea Cruises Ltd & Ors
Decision date: 2 July 2004
Neutral citation: [2004] EWCA Civ 769
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: medium
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This appeal concerns an insurance claim by Silversea under a "Loss of Income and Extraordinary Costs" policy arising from the commercial impact of the 11 September 2001 attacks, focusing on whether specified policy perils (notably parts of subparagraphs [5] and [7] of cover Ai) and the incorporated Norwegian Plan provisions provided cover for the loss of income. The supplied text sets out the policy wording, the incorporation of chapter 16 of the 1996 Norwegian Plan, and the factual background of Silversea's fleet. The supplied extract does not include the court's decision or the trial or appellate outcome.
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