J ROTHSCHILD ASSURANCE PLC v JOHN ROBERT COLLYEAR

[1999] Lloyd's Rep IR 6

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr Justice Rix

Insurance (professional indemnity) - Claims made policies - Assureds reviewing selling of pensions and compensating investors in cases of mis-selling - General notice of review given to underwriters - Whether notice of review constituted valid notification under the policies - Whether underwriters able to rely upon non-disclosure of earlier circumstances which could have been notified under earlier policies - Whether claims within the policies had been made against the assureds - Whether underwriters liable for costs of review of pensions selling.