Equitas Insurance Ltd v Municipal Mutual Insurance Ltd
Decision date: 4 May 2018
Neutral citation: [2018] EWCA Civ 991
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
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This appeal concerns whether MMI could present each mesothelioma-related outwards reinsurance claim to any single reinsurance year of its choice ("spiking"), whether that presentation breached any duty of good faith or implied contractual term, and how recoupment and contribution between reinsurers should be calculated. The arbitral tribunal (Flaux LJ) held that MMI could spike claims and that recoupment and contribution should follow MMI's "independent liability" methodology, and the Court of Appeal granted permission to appeal all three questions.
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