by Alan Jervis | Jan 14, 2015 | Articles
If you are an importer of cargo from overseas and are relying on your seller’s insurance policy to protect your cargo investment in the event of a claim, be aware! You need to ask a number of questions:a) What currency is the insurance in?b) What are the...
by Alan Jervis | Jan 6, 2015 | Articles, Blog
The over century old Marine Insurance Act codified the practices, customs and usages of the day in relation to commercial marine contracts. The Act is about to be reformed. Insurance buyers and their representatives welcomed the proposed changes they say will result...
by Alan Jervis | Aug 31, 2014 | Blog
I was watching the movie “Captain Philips” the other day and reminded myself that not all is Hollywood drama. Behind this powerful production is a true story, a reminder that there is nothing glamorous or romantic about piracy. It has been and continues to...
by Alan Jervis | Jul 5, 2013 | Articles
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ENFORCES “LIMITATION OF LIABILITY” The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in a case argued by our law firm held in a thorough and detailed twenty-eight (28) page decision that the freight...
by Alan Jervis | Jul 5, 2013 | Articles
A Parting of the Ways The Approach of Canadian Courts to Bifurcation of Bad Faith Claims on First-Party Property Losses By Havelock Madill The trend as seen in the United States of insureds conjoining bad faith claims with suits arising from denial of first-party...
