{"id":21180,"date":"2021-08-06T13:22:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T16:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=21180"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:53:03","slug":"star-entertainment-group-loses-legal-claim-against-chubb-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/star-entertainment-group-loses-legal-claim-against-chubb-insurance","title":{"rendered":"Star Entertainment Group loses legal claim against Chubb Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Star Entertainment Group has lost its case against Chubb Insurance over pandemic losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australia.-\u00a0<strong>Star Entertainment Group<\/strong>\u00a0lost its legal claim against\u00a0<strong>Chubb Insurance\u00a0<\/strong>at Federal Court. It had been demanding the insurer cover losses incurred due to lockdown measures during the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last November,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/star-sues-insurance-provider-for-covid-19-losses\">the casino operator sued the insurance company<\/a>\u00a0arguing that\u00a0<strong>Covid-19 lockdown measures fall under \u201cspecial risks\u201d<\/strong> under \u201crisks of business interruption\u201d in an insurance policy signed in November 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Star Entertainment<\/strong>&nbsp;was seeking AU$4bn for its Sydney casino, AU$1.75bn for its Gold Coast casino and AU$1.43bn for its Brisbane casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chubb said the lockdowns were not covered under the policy, arguing that the government\u2019s actions had not caused any physical loss or damage of insured property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court ruled in favour of Chubb, however,\u00a0<strong>Star has 28 days to appeal<\/strong>.\u00a0A Star spokesperson said that the company was \u201creviewing the judgement and considering our position\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case could be<strong>\u00a0a watershed as many other gaming operators have filed similar lawsuits<\/strong>. In June, a group of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/australia-pubs-in-melbourne-demand-payout-due-to-covid-19-impact\">nine pubs in Melbourne<\/a>\u00a0demanded insurers pay out for the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group of pubs\u00a0<strong>was claiming $26m<\/strong>\u00a0due to the impact of Covid-19 countermeasures. According to The Australian, the pubs argue that between June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2020, a policy to cover events like Covid-19 was provided by the insurance companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star Entertainment Group has lost its case against Chubb Insurance over pandemic losses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Star Entertainment Group has lost its Federal Court case against Chubb Insurance regarding business interruption losses incurred during COVID-19 lockdowns, with the court ruling that government actions did not constitute physical loss or damage under the policy. This judgment, which Star is reviewing for appeal, sets a significant precedent for similar claims by other gaming operators and hospitality venues in Australia seeking compensation for pandemic-related financial impacts.","focusai_entities":"Star Entertainment Group, Chubb Insurance","focusai_location":"Australia, Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Melbourne","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Appeal Strategy?","query":"What are the specific legal grounds Star Entertainment Group might pursue in an appeal, and what is the likelihood of success given the Federal Court's interpretation of 'physical loss or damage'?"},{"label":"Industry Impact?","query":"How will this Federal Court ruling influence the ongoing business interruption claims by other Australian gaming operators and hospitality groups, and what are the aggregate financial implications for the sector?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,439],"tags":[23871],"class_list":["post-21180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-legal-news","tag-the-star-entertainment-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21180"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21223,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21180\/revisions\/21223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}