Exeter University heads are waiting for an appeal ruling after Allianz Insurance won a High Court fight over its refusal to pay out on an insurance claim for damage caused by the disposal of a German Second World War bomb.
Contractors working on a construction site near the university campus unearthed the unexploded 1,000kg (2,200lb) bomb in February 2021.
Exeter claimed under an Allianz policy after university property suffered “significant” damage when the bomb was disposed of in a “controlled detonation”, judges heard.
Allianz declined the claim, saying loss fell within the scope of a “war exclusion” clause.
A judge ruled in favour of Allianz in March after a High Court hearing.
Judge Nigel Bird concluded that Allianz was entitled to decline the university’s claim.
