International Energy Group Ltd v Zurich Insurance plc UK Branch

Subject Matter

INSURANCE — Liability insurance — Indemnity — Employers’ liability insurance covering employee’s injury or disease “caused during any period of insurance and arising out of ... his employment” — Employer paying premium for six years out of 27 in which employee exposed to asbestos dust — Employee developing mesothelioma — Whether insurers liable to provide full indemnity

[2013] EWCA Civ 39; [2013] 3 All ER 395; [2013] 2 All ER (Comm) 336; [2013] CN 216, CA

INSURANCE — Guernsey — Insurance — Liability insurance — Guernsey employer’s liability insurance covering employee’s injury or disease “caused during any period of insurance and arising out of … his employment” — Employer paying premium for six years out of 27 in which employee exposed to asbestos dust — Employee developing mesothelioma — Employer compensating employee — Whether insurers liable to provide full or proportionate indemnity to employer — Whether liable to pay all defence costs incurred by employer in defending employee’s claim

[2015] UKSC 33; [2016] AC 509; [2015] 2 WLR 1471; [2015] 4 All ER 813; [2016] 1 All ER (Comm) 114; [2015] Lloyd's Rep IR 598; [2015] WLR (D) 233; Case details, SC(E)

Appellate History

Commentary

New Law Journal
A revolutionary trigger? 165 NLJ 7656, p16

UK Supreme Court Blog
Case Comment: Zurich Insurance plc UK Branch v International Energy Group Ltd [2015] UKSC 33 [2015] Cas Com 20