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Wotton Kearney nabs Clyde & Co insurance partner, team
Insurance 2024-12-02 1:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Wotton Kearney has welcomed a Clyde & Co partner and his team of six to bolster its Sydney-based insurance practice.

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AMP class action ‘in search of a case’ after four years, court told
Class Actions 2024-11-29 11:00 pm By Sam Matthews

AMP has won its bid for more information on a class action’s allegations that it charged excessive insurance premiums, saying the applicant appeared to be “in search of a case”.

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Clyde & Co sued by insurers over indemnity advice
Business of Law 2024-11-21 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

Clyde & Co has been hit with a lawsuit by insurers who say they were wrongly advised to indemnify a builder in a legal dispute. 

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Court finds former Orix boss engaged in fraud, throws out suit against Chubb
Insurance 2024-11-20 11:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found that former Orix CEO John Carter is not entitled to make claims under a D&O policy, saying he fraudulently failed to disclose to Chubb the payment of alleged secret bribes.

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Marsh fights ‘serious’ finding it used Greensill litigation docs in UK case
Insurance 2024-11-19 3:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Insurer Marsh has wasted no time in appealing a ruling that it breached an obligation not to use documents discovered in litigation over the $7 billion collapse of Greensill in separate proceedings.

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DWF snags 9 partners from Hall & Wilcox
Business of Law 2024-11-15 11:38 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

UK law firm DWF has recruited nine insurance partners from Hall & Wilcox to power its growth in Australia.

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Insurer Marsh breached obligation in case over $7B Greensill collapse: court
Insurance 2024-11-13 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A unit of insurer Marsh breached its obligation not to use documents discovered in litigation over the $7 billion collapse of Greensill by using them in an anti-suit injunction bid in the UK, a court has found.

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HFW bolsters insurance team with recruits from Dentons, Meridian
Insurance 2024-11-13 11:10 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Law firm HFW has hired two Sydney-based special counsel from Dentons and Meridan Lawyers to boost its growing insurance group.

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Cbus dragged to court by ASIC for $20M in claim delays
Financial Services 2024-11-12 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

The superannuation fund of the construction industry has been hit with ASIC enforcement action, accused of long delays in processing the death and disability claims of thousands of members.

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Medibank says Deloitte data breach report not relevant in shareholder class action
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-10-29 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Medibank is seeking to shield from a shareholder class action an “irrelevant” post-incident report by Deloitte into its massive October 2022 data breach.

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