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Macaura v Northern Assurance Co Ltd [1925] AC 619 appeared before the House of Lords concerning the principle of lifting the corporate veil. Unusually, the request to do so was in this case made by the corporation's owner.
Sir Andrew Morritt VC held that there was enough evidence to lift the veil on the basis that it was a "mere facade". He noted the tension between Adams v Cape Industries plc and later cases and stated that impropriety is not enough to pierce the veil, but the court is entitled to do so where a company is used ‘as a device or façade to conceal the true facts and the liability of the ...
The Western Assurance Company was a Canadian insurance company that has operated from 1851 to 2025. Western was one of the country's earliest fire insurance companies and played an important role in the development of the industry in Canada.
The company's assets expanded to $2 million in 1892 and $17M in 1914. [4] and over £5m by 1924. [11] The Union acquired China Traders Insurance Co. in 1906, the China Fire Insurance co. in 1916 and the Yangtze Insurance Association in 1925. [9] By 1920 the Union was the largest marine insurance company in the world. [12]
A more than 100-year-old Wichita company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure the business and potentially bring in new partners. Amid bankruptcy filing, Pioneer Balloon owners find ...
This is a list of some of the Insurance Companies carrying on insurance business in Kenya.They are regulated by the Insurance Regulatory Authority: [1]. Allianz; Britam Holdings T/A British-American Insurance Company Kenya Limited, and as Real Insurance Company
Four children died after a fire broke out in their residence on Tuesday evening
In the post-war period General Accident acquired several new subsidiaries including the Yorkshire Insurance Company in 1967, despite a higher bid from Phoenix Assurance. By 1975 assets reached £1 billion and by the early 1980s assets were over £3 billion; total premium income was in excess of £1.5 billion, a third of which came from the US ...