Darren Beckinsale • Risk Insights • 10th Oct 2018 • 2 min read time Volcanic Ash, what it means for your cover Mount Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland, erupted back in 2010. Though considered unremarkable at the time of eruption, it was to have big consequences for the traveller and insurance industry alike. It’s combination of volcanic heat and glacially cold water, broke the lava into tiny fragments that caused the largest air traffic shut down in Europe since […]
Darren Beckinsale • Newsletters, Risk Insights • 10th Oct 2018 • 2 min read time Temporary incapacity may be considered a ‘long-term’ disability Employees who are disabled are protected from discrimination under employment law. Disability is usually permanent and long term. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) was asked to consider whether short-term (temporary) incapacity of uncertain length could be considered long-term incapacity and, therefore, protected from disability discrimination under EU Equal Treatment law. Case: Daouidi (D) v […]
