15.3.7 Insured claims against council

 

1. In some cases the council may be insured for the costs of proceedings or the quantum of any damages awarded against it.

2. Staff should promptly notify the General Counsel (or their team) of proceedings in which he/she has become involved to ensure any council-held insurance policy is not compromised. Admissions of wrongdoing, apologies and settlements of an insured claim, without consultation of the insurer, may invalidate the council’s insurance over that claim.

3. If the claim is insured, council’s insurance and legal teams will manage the claim, in conjunction with the insurer and broker.

 

 

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