Move is in line with supreme court judgment on business interruption clauses

Company also admits it suffered some ‘brand damage’ because of court wrangle

Policyholders with £50m-plus cover push for payout over shutdown due to disease

Despite turbulent year, carrier replaces insurer Hiscox in leading City share index

2017 will be one of the worst years for insurance claims for natural disasters, says Hiscox, as reinsurance firm Swiss Re says its bill will be around £2.7bn

UK cigarette maker to buy US brands after Reynolds-Lorillard merger cleared

Oil group hit by worries about Ghana project and prospect of sliding out of FTSE 100

Richard Benyon, accused of blocking dredging on Somerset Levels while minister, says critics are looking for scapegoats

Business for Britain says only 5% trade with European Union but critics of proposal say two-tier system would be 'laughable'

With total estimated liabilities of $25bn from the storm, three Lloyd's companies reveal combined loss of up to $375m

Investors fear the cleanup from the storm could run into billions

Robert Hiscox may not please some by naming Robert Childs as his successor, but there are few hard and fast rules

When Hiscox started underwriting in the 1960s, there was no computer to add up aggregate liabilities and the family had just a handful of employees

Hiscox reports £85.6m first-half loss as 2011's quakes, floods and tornadoes cost insurance industry more than £30bn

Reinsurance prices to rise after earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand and floods in Australia