Howden and Barbican pursued following Gable collapse

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The Danish guarantee fund has posed a legal challenge to both firms which were linked to Gable before it went bust in 2016.

Howden and Barbican have confirmed they are involved in a legal dispute with the Danish guarantee fund following business placed with Liechtenstein insurer Gable, which went bust in 2016.

Re-Insurance reported that the fund – which protects Danish policyholders - is after Howden, a subsidiary of Hyperion, and Barbican for 96m Danish Kroner (£11.25m) to recoup some of the costs it has paid to policyholders caught in the wake of the Gable collapse.

It is understood that Howden, Sweden placed

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