Beazley Underwriting Ltd & Ors v The Travelers Companies Incorp.
Decision date: 17 June 2011
Neutral citation: [2011] EWHC 1520 (Comm)
Court: High Court (Commercial Court)
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This is Travelers' claim for US$20 million under two professional indemnity insurance policies against Beazley and Liberty Mutual, covering liabilities arising under a 1997 Deed of Indemnity relating to the sale of the Minet group. The material issue was whether the insurers were liable to indemnify Travelers for claims made in the 16 May 2003–15 May 2004 period under the policies and the relevant Deed. The judgment concludes that Travelers' claim fails and the insurers are entitled to declarations that they are not liable to indemnify Travelers under the contracts of insurance.
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