ABN Amro Bank N.V. v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc & Ors.
Decision date: 2 December 2021
Neutral citation: [2021] EWCA Civ 1789
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
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This case concerned insurance policy wording (including a Non-Avoidance Clause, "NAC") and whether parties could rely on an estoppel (by convention or representation) to defeat underwriters' reliance on alleged non-fraudulent misrepresentations. The court held that the NAC's clear wording precluded underwriters from rejecting claims or avoiding liability for non-fraudulent misrepresentations, and on that basis dismissed the appellant underwriters' appeal and allowed Edge's appeal in favour of Ark and Advent.
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The NAC's express prohibition on seeking to reject a claim for loss or avoid the contract for non-fraudulent misrepresentation operates to preclude an estoppel defence founded on such non-fraudulent misrepresentations.
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