AXA Versicherung Ag v Arab Insurance Group

AXA Versicherung Ag v Arab Insurance Group

The Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge's finding that Axa failed to discharge the burden of proving that it would have declined the risk if a fair presentation, including loss statistics and explanatory context, had been made. The judge was entitled to be left in doubt as to what the underwriter would have done,...

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Parties
Appellant: Axa Versicherung AG; Respondent: Arab Insurance Group
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
28 February 2017
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Non Disclosure, Misrepresentation, Inducement, Fair Presentation of Risk, Avoidance of Insurance Contracts
Insurance Law Contract Law Non Disclosure Misrepresentation Inducement Fair Presentation of Risk Avoidance of Insurance Contracts

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Parties

Axa Versicherung AG

Appellant

Arab Insurance Group

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the reinsurer (Axa) was induced to enter into the reinsurance treaties by material non-disclosure or misrepresentation by the reinsured (Arig)
  2. 2 What constitutes a fair presentation of risk in reinsurance
  3. 3 Whether the judge applied the correct legal test for inducement

Ratio Decidendi

The Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge's finding that Axa failed to discharge the burden of proving that it would have declined the risk if a fair presentation, including loss statistics and explanatory context, had been made. The judge was entitled to be left in doubt as to what the underwriter would have done, and categorical assertions by Axa's witness could not safely be relied upon given the hypothetical nature and lack of recollection.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • The appeal is dismissed.