QBE Business Interruption Insurance Class Action
This is a class action against one or more members of the QBE Insurance Group (
QBE) in connection with business interruption insurance (
BII) policies.
The class action seeks to recover money for persons who held business interruption insurance with QBE and suffered financial losses because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gordon Legal and Berrill & Watson Lawyers, with support from one of the world’s leading litigation funder, Omni Bridgeway, have been instructed to commence an open class action against QBE on behalf of all persons who:
- held business interruption insurance with QBE and were insured at any time during the period 19 January 2020 to 1 July 2021; and
- had certain policy terms in their business interruption insurance policies; and
- who suffered interruption or interference to their business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The class action is being funded as a registered management investment scheme named The QBE BII Claim Litigation Funding Scheme (ARSN 650 744 415) (the
Scheme) in accordance with new funded class action regulations introduced by the Australian government in 2020.
How can affected group members participate in the class action?
If you are an eligible affected group member, you can apply to become a member of the Scheme and participate in the class action by completing and returning the Application Form which is set out in the Product Disclosure Statement (
PDS) for the Scheme dated 28 June 2021 and issued by Omni Bridgeway Investment Management Limited (ACN 642 086 593, AFSL No. 524023).
A copy of the PDS can be accessed
here and should be read in its entirety prior to submitting an application. Any offer to retail claimants to participate in the Scheme shall only be done by way of the PDS. You should consider with or without the assistance of your professional advisers whether or not to participate in the litigation to which the PDS relates.
You may wish to register an expression of interest in respect of the Scheme to keep updated. However, please note, if you express an interest in participating in funded litigation, you consent to the Scheme’s Responsible Entity, Omni Bridgeway Investment Management Limited or Omni Bridgeway Limited (Authorised Representative of Omni Bridgeway Investment Management Limited) (ABN 45 067 298 088, Authorised Representative No 1283703) contacting you and providing further information in relation to litigation funding. Please also note, that registering an expression of interest with Omni Bridgeway does not represent an offer to participate in a litigation funding scheme and is not a commitment by any person to fund a class action or potential class action in respect of the matters set out on this website.
If your application to become a member of the Scheme is accepted, you will receive updates from Omni Bridgeway via the nominated contact details in your completed Application Form. You will also be able to access the updates sent to you about the progress of the class action using the unique log on details issued to you at the time you applied to become a member of the Scheme.
A copy of the PDS can be accessed here.
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