PA (GI) Limited v Cigna Insurance Services (Europe) Limited
Decision date: 9 June 2023
Neutral citation: [2023] EWHC 1360 (Comm)
Court: High Court (Commercial Court)
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Short overview
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This reserved judgment concerns the construction of indemnities in a 2003 Business Transfer Agreement (BTA) and a 2006 Deed of Warranty and Indemnity (DWI) given by Cigna to PA (GI) Limited in respect of amounts paid by PAGI for redress of mis‑sold payment protection insurance (PPI). The court held that the DWI’s indemnity was broad and, as construed in the factual context, could cover liabilities for mis‑selling of the non‑life component of the relevant policies but not the life component, and that indemnities could extend to reasonable and bona fide settlements/redress (including under the DISP framework and complaints to the FOS), save where liabilities arose from fraud or dishonesty by the agent. The judgment also records that PAGI’s right to bring a claim under clause 3 of the DWI was not transferred under the 2011 Scheme.
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The binding ratio that can be identified from the supplied text is that, on the contractual construction in this case, broadly drafted indemnities in the DWI/BTA can cover liabilities for mis‑selling and may extend to reasonable and bona fide settlements/redress (including DISP/FOS redress), but do not cover liabilities resulting from fraud or dishonesty by the agent; and that the DWI made Cigna potentially liable for mis‑selling of the non‑life component but not the life component of the Relevant Policies.
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