The UK Commercial Court has decided that a reinsurance company is entitled to damage for the cost of investigating a conspiracy between one of its employees and its broker/intermediary. R+V Versicherung AG v. Risk Insurance and Reinsurance Solutions, SA, [2006] EWHC 1705 (Commercial Court July 10, 2006). The Court had previously ruled on other damages requests. The fraudulent activity included a hidden compensation agreement that gave the broker additional commissions in exchange for an equity interest in a London operation that was of minimal if any value.
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