Singapore Coverage Symposium
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Venue: PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, 6 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039594
We are delighted to announce the co-hosting of the Singapore Coverage Symposium on 19 June 2025 by Fenchurch Law (APAC), Kennedys Legal Solutions, Siraj Omar LLC and WhiteFern LLC. This half-day Symposium will be held at the ParkRoyal Collection Marina Bay and will conclude in a networking cocktail session with industry peers.
As experts in insurance dispute resolution, we understand that navigating complex coverage issues can be challenging. With this in mind, we have crafted this event to discuss current issues, actionable strategies and practical tips for resolving coverage disputes efficiently.
Join us for presentations on latest developments, interactive panel discussions, and valuable networking opportunities that will leave you with fresh insights and information when tackling coverage problems.
Programme
1:30 PM – Registration
2:00 PM – Workshop on Causation & Aggregation
3:00 PM – UK Case Law Update
4:00 PM – Coffee Break
4:30 PM – Business Interruption in APAC: Panel Discussion
5:30 PM – Networking and refreshments
The Talks
Workshop on Causation & Aggregation
Insurance policies respond to losses proximately caused by perils insured against. However, identifying the proximate cause of a loss can be challenging, especially in cases of factually complex losses with multiple potential causes.
Similarly, aggregation is one of the most frequent areas of dispute between policyholders and insurers. Unusually, it is also an area where the relevant policy provisions aren’t either obviously “pro-policyholder” of “pro-insurer”.
This interactive session led by David Pryce (Managing Director, Fenchurch Law APAC) and K. Anparasan (Managing Director, WhiteFern LLC) will look (i) in relation to causation, at the principles for determining the “proximate cause” of a loss, and (ii) in relation to aggregation, at the most common ways in which limits of indemnity and deductibles are capable of aggregating, including by reference to “event”, or “originating cause”, or by reference to a “series” of one of those. The audience will then be invited to apply the principles discussed to a selection of case studies.
UK Case Law Update
IThis update by Mark Errington (Partner, Kennedys) and Toby Nabarro (Director, Fenchurch Law APAC) will discuss the most significant UK insurance decisions of recent years that have shaped the insurance market and their impact on insurers, brokers and policyholders, including decisions relating to the meaning of damage and aggregation (Sky UK Ltd v Riverstone Managing Agency Ltd), subrogation (Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Plc v Textainer Group Holdings Ltd) and various business interruption-related decisions arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Through this update, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the implications of these decisions on the wider insurance market.
Business Interruption in APAC: Panel Discussion
Business interruption claims are rarely straightforward affairs. Join us in a cross-market panel discussion in which insurers, brokers, loss adjusters and forensic accountants will share their views on issues commonly faced when dealing with business interruption claims in the APAC region. The discussion will be moderated by Allister Tan (Founding Director, Siraj Omar LLC).
