Assurances to publican over Covid-19 cover was an error, court hears 

A branch office of FBD Insurance near Baggot Street Bridge,Dublin, Ireland.FBD is a general insurer.

An executive with FBD insurance has told the High Court that he was in error when he told a publican that its business disruption policy for bars covered losses caused by the Covid-19 outbreak.

Paul Shanahan who is a business development executive with FBD, accepted that he told Noel Anderson, the managing director of The Lemon and Duke bar-restaurant in early March that FBD's policy covered business disruption losses caused by Covid-19.