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Antares CEO Mike van der Straaten passes away
Mike van der Straaten, CEO of Antares, passed away over the weekend following a short illness, a statement from the business has confirmed.
Wahaca echoes Corbin & King argument in latest Covid BI battle
Mexican restaurant chain Wahaca is seeking tens of millions of pounds from insurer QIC Europe in the latest Covid business interruption suit to hit the courts.
Analysis: Covid BI disputes rage on a year after Supreme Court judgment
The final bill for coronavirus-related business interruption claims could yet run much higher than the £1.3bn paid out so far depending on how issues left unanswered are resolved in the months – and possibly years – ahead.
RSA and QIC face BI group action from hospitality businesses
Law firm Edwin Coe has launched an action group to start proceedings against RSA and Qatar Insurance Company Europe, arguing that businesses are entitled to payouts for lockdowns in 2020 beyond the initial March restrictions.
Markerstudy restructures debts and looks to acquisitions with £200m PE-led investment
Markerstudy has agreed a £200m investment led by private equity firm Pollen Street Capital, which will see its debts to Qatar Re restructured and fund organic and acquisition-led growth.
Briefing: The BI test case – QIC’s failed intervention and the ‘spirit of co-operation’
The business interruption test case is meant to be about co-operation to find clarity. Qatar Insurance Company’s attempt to intervene has rocked the boat.