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Double Insurance: Subcontractor’s defence costs included in contribution after its liability settlement
- Published 14.05.2020
QBE Insurance Australia Limited v Allianz Australia Insurance Limited [2020] FCA 589
Summary
Insurer 1 and Insurer 2 submitted for preliminary determination by the Federal Court of Australia two questions relevant to whether Insurer 1 had rights of contribution in respect of a settlement it had entered into (and its related defence costs) for the liability of a subcontractor it had covered under a broadform liability policy.