High Court approves orders sought by FBD and pubs in covid cover cases

Draft suggested orders were submitted to the court after pub operators Aberken and Hyper Trust agreed last November to settle the outstanding issues in their claims against the insurer FBD over its failure to pay out for Covid-19 losses. File Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

The High Court has indicated its approval of orders proposed by insurer FBD and two pub operators in relation to quantifying two pubs’ losses caused by Covid-19′s disruption to business.

The planned orders, which deal in detail with various factors affecting the level of losses sustained, will have a bearing on about 1,000 Irish pubs and restaurants holding FBD policies.