19 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Poor old James still doesn't get it. 

The conversations went on between lawyers/solicitors/QC's and their opinions is irrelevant.

The case is about Chubb not indemnifying him for initiating legal action. 

He chose to do it. It would appear he was not insured to do so. 

I can  somewhat clarify as I handles our companies insurances and we use Chubb.

It is not a matter of him being covered by insurance for legal costs.

If we want to take legal action or reject claims that may lead to legal action taken against us that we believe will be  covered by our insurance policy we need approval to proceed with our course of action from the insurer  BEFORE we proceed - the insurers then will advise us which direction to take as the are they bunnies who have to cough up the dollars. 

1 hour ago, Ted Fidge said:

Hird's take: the entire affair was an attack on his reputation. (Players', club's, competition's: mere collateral damage.)

Therefore any action he takes in defence of that reputation is justified and in fact required.

Doesn't matter if any step in the defence is reactive or proactive. It's all part of the same game and the one end.

Surely any reasonable insurance company can see that? In the "legends of the game" clause for instance?

 

You don't even have to pay the premium if ya covered by the "legends of the game" clause!

All yokes aside Hirdy was never going to pay, his "patron" is just trying it on Chubb!

When you have a few hundred million it's all just a game!!

3 hours ago, nutbean said:

I can  somewhat clarify as I handles our companies insurances and we use Chubb.

It is not a matter of him being covered by insurance for legal costs.

If we want to take legal action or reject claims that may lead to legal action taken against us that we believe will be  covered by our insurance policy we need approval to proceed with our course of action from the insurer  BEFORE we proceed - the insurers then will advise us which direction to take as the are they bunnies who have to cough up the dollars. 

Yes but you are forgetting about the Tird Clause in the contract.

41 minutes ago, DemonFrog said:

Yes but you are forgetting about the Tird Clause in the contract.

I am thinking of changing insurers away from Chubb purely based on the company they keep.

24 minutes ago, nutbean said:

I am thinking of changing insurers away from Chubb purely based on the company they keep.

don't think, nut, DOOOOOO!
 

....and make sure you tell them why

nathan grymer joins scum top-up players making 9/10

seems scum still don't value player's health

9 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

nathan grymer joins scum top-up players making 9/10

seems scum still don't value player's health

Was there a quote form someone at Dons that basically said he will be great for comedy value at least.

2 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

Was there a quote form someone at Dons that basically said he will be great for comedy value at least.

whole club is comedy gold

Grymer as I understand has fused vertebrae in his back.

That hardly seems a great way to re start an AFL career and surely he must be risking even more serious injury trying to play a sport at this level.

I

6 minutes ago, old dee said:

Grymer as I understand has fused vertebrae in his back.

That hardly seems a great way to re start an AFL career and surely he must be risking even more serious injury trying to play a sport at this level.

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hence my comment above, od

4 hours ago, nutbean said:

I am thinking of changing insurers away from Chubb purely based on the company they keep.

Anyone wants to buy a KIA?

11 minutes ago, DemonFrog said:

Anyone wants to buy a KIA?

One thing that will please Hird now is that he can ditch the pleb KIA that was ubiquitous at his regular door stop interviews and go back to his silver patrician Jag. 

I like jags. Hird's a Cheetah.

5 hours ago, nutbean said:

I am thinking of changing insurers away from Chubb purely based on the company they keep.

I am so glad to hear the name of this insurer.

I don't have any policies with them but certainly won't take them on, ever.

I'm not getting what sins have been committed by Chubb.

It's not like they said, "oh okay. It's not covered by the policy but here you go. $$$$$ for your lawyers. I guess everyone else's premiums will have to go up now."

If you want to look at it another way, they've taken EFC's money and pocketed it. Maybe they're the good guys!

They can keep taking and taking and taking and....

Can't wait til the basstards are broke...beyond broke. Bring it karma fairies !

7 minutes ago, Ted Fidge said:

I'm not getting what sins have been committed by Chubb.

It's not like they said, "oh okay. It's not covered by the policy but here you go. $$$$$ for your lawyers. I guess everyone else's premiums will have to go up now."

If you want to look at it another way, they've taken EFC's money and pocketed it. Maybe they're the good guys!

they're contaminated, ted. lie with dogs etc

Heard on the radio tonight that there are 7 Bummer top up players that played a combined 6 games last year. Jamar was 5 of those. 

They will be so light on for fitness.  They should get smashed this year.

 

23 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Heard on the radio tonight that there are 7 Bummer top up players that played a combined 6 games last year. Jamar was 5 of those. 

They will be so light on for fitness.  They should get smashed this year.

 

I think Jamar (5), Stokes (14) and Kelly (17) are the only ones who played last year, correct me if i'm wrong.

And they only have 8 confirmed top-up players. 9 if Grima is confirmed who played 0 in 2015.

23 hours ago, nutbean said:

If we want to take legal action or reject claims that may lead to legal action taken against us that we believe will be  covered by our insurance policy we need approval to proceed with our course of action from the insurer  BEFORE we proceed - the insurers then will advise us which direction to take as the are they bunnies who have to cough up the dollars. 

Funny isn't it. If it were me, I'd pick up the phone to Chubb before spending $750,000 on lawyers. You know, just in case.

Hird's arrogance is astounding.

11 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I think Jamar (5), Stokes (14) and Kelly (17) are the only ones who played last year, correct me if i'm wrong.

And they only have 8 confirmed top-up players. 9 if Grima is confirmed who played 0 in 2015.

Simpkin also played 1. 

17 hours ago, beelzebub said:

I like jags. Hird's a Cheetah.

No time for Jags. Performance and good looks but deeply flawed and expensive high maintenance just like Mr Tird. My cousin was an engineer for Jaguar and warned me off them.

Don't blame the Insurance Company this time

they have done nothing wrong 

11 hours ago, monoccular said:

I am so glad to hear the name of this insurer.

I don't have any policies with them but certainly won't take them on, ever.

Actually they are a really good insurance company...

11 hours ago, Ted Fidge said:

I'm not getting what sins have been committed by Chubb.

It's not like they said, "oh okay. It's not covered by the policy but here you go. $$$$$ for your lawyers. I guess everyone else's premiums will have to go up now."

If you want to look at it another way, they've taken EFC's money and pocketed it. Maybe they're the good guys!

No one else seemed to know what was going on before this all hit the fan - not sure how the insurer would have known. It appears that Hird has got ahead of himself and is now trying to claim legal costs and the insurers have knocked him back (is that correct ? - if so nothing unusual if the insured didn't have the insurers approval to proceed and they would cover costs) - I was tongue in cheek about chubb and to be honest they are really good company to deal with.

23 hours ago, Ted Fidge said:

I'm not getting what sins have been committed by Chubb.

It's not like they said, "oh okay. It's not covered by the policy but here you go. $$$$$ for your lawyers. I guess everyone else's premiums will have to go up now."

If you want to look at it another way, they've taken EFC's money and pocketed it. Maybe they're the good guys!

I dislike the DrugLords and all who sail with them.