ANECO REINSURANCE UNDERWRITING LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) v JOHNSON & HIGGINS LTD

[2000] Lloyd's Rep IR 12

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Evans, Lord Justice Aldous and Lord Justice Ward

Reinsurance - Insurance brokers - Non-disclosure and misrepresentation - Brokers placed claimants’ excess of loss reinsurance contracts with underwriters - Arbitrators held underwriters entitled to avoid cover - Claimants claimed damages from brokers for breach of contract and negligence - Measure of damages.