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High Court (England and Wales): Marsh settles US$143m White Oak claim over Greensill trade credit insurance; alleged non-disclosure and broker’s duty to non-client at issue

Published on: 27 May 2025

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Marsh Ltd and White Oak Commercial Finance Europe (Non-Levered) Ltd settled their dispute on 21 May 2025 while the trial was ongoing. A Marsh representative told Law360 the broker was glad to see the issue concluded. San Francisco-based White Oak had asserted that Marsh owed it US$142.7m for arranging an insurance policy intended to protect its investments in Greensill Capital, a supply-chain finance business. In 2023, the investor reported the policy failed to respond. White Oak alleged Marsh was aware of difficulties at Greensill and did not reveal them, risks which could have jeopardised the cover being marketed. Greensill, established by Australian entrepreneur Lex Greensill, collapsed in 2021 after its insurer, Tokio Marine, declined to renew a US$4.6bn policy underpinning the company. White Oak further contended that one policy placed by Marsh proved worthless when a probe found the signatory lacked authority to approve it...

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