CP Holdings Limited & Ors v Assicurazioni Generali SpA

Decision date: 29 June 2026

Neutral citation: [2026] EWHC 1520 (Comm)

Court: High Court (Commercial Court)

Insurance classification confidence: high

Overall AI summary confidence: medium

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This judgment arises from claims by multiple policyholders for business interruption losses from the Covid-19 pandemic under four insurance policies (two Global Master Policies and two local policies for Hungary and Romania). The court addressed a series of preliminary issues including construction of key policy terms, whether the 2019 Global Policy should be rectified to conform to the 2018 policy, and whether particular claims were time-barred. The judge indicated how he would answer many of those preliminary questions and observed that some claims were not time-barred while others fell outside the cover provided. The judgment deals with those preliminary legal questions and directs that counsel assist in drafting an appropriate order giving effect to the conclusions reached.

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