Insurers argue furlough deductions permitted by policy wordings
Insurers finished their submissions to the Supreme Court on the issue of whether or not furlough payments are deductible from Covid-era business interruption claims payouts this morning (12 February), hitting back at arguments advanced yesterday by policyholders.
The issue, which lower courts have previously ruled on in favour of insurers, has reached the Supreme Court through appeals in two linked cases, namely those of Bath Racecourse v Liberty Mutual and Ga
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