QBE withdraws cover for law companies for litigating against industry

Australia-based QBE Insurance Group Ltd. is not renewing its professional indemnity cover for U.K. law firms Fieldfisher LLP and Mishcon de Reya LLP after they started working on litigation against the insurance industry during the COVID-19 lockdown, Winnquick reported. The firms attempted to build group claims to push for business interruption payouts.