This talk will consider whose knowledge counts when assessing whether a corporate policyholder has made a fair presentation of the risk, and how the Insurance Act may silently have altered the traditional analysis.

Jonathan Corman, Partner

A case study of a claim under a property damage policy, involving breaches of both the duty of fair presentation and a condition precedent. We will also consider a claim for late payment under s13A of the Insurance Act, and some specific business interruption issues, and offer some tips for brokers navigating these types of claims.

Alex Rosenfield, Partner

Jessica Chappell, Senior Associate

“Unprecedented” was the phrase that most reverberated throughout the courtrooms during the Covid BI litigation in relation to the pandemic and its impact.

But its unprecedented effect goes beyond the nation’s health and wellbeing, and the economic effect on businesses; it has also had an impact on the legal landscape, and on English insurance law in particular, far wider than its subject matter.

With many policyholders finding that their business interruption policy did not respond to cover their pandemic losses, it is perhaps surprising that more brokers did not find themselves in the firing line.

Next time round they might not be so lucky. In this session, we look at what has changed and the steps brokers need to take to future-proof their policies and themselves!

Joanna Grant, Managing Partner

They say one should judge the quality of an insurance policy by what it excludes. This talk will touch on the principles of interpreting policy exclusions, before covering some common professional indemnity exclusions, including contractual liability exclusions, cladding & fire safety exclusions, and liquidated damages exclusions.

Daniel Robin, Deputy Managing Partner

Colleagues Jeremiah Welch and William Bennett from US insurance firm SDV Law will review the state of US legislation and litigation around “forever chemicals”. The two will discuss similarities and differences between PFAS liability and earlier “toxic tort” crazes in the US and offer their predictions on how the PFAS trend evolves. The two will also seek to forecast the impact PFAS claims in the US will have in the UK and Europe.

Jeremiah M. Welch, Partner, SDV Law

Will S Bennett, Partner, SDV Law

This talk will discuss just what exactly is composite insurance, and how it affects issues such as non-disclosure, fraudulent claims, subrogation and s.13 claims for late payment.

Jonathan Corman, Partner

“Unprecedented” was the phrase that most reverberated throughout the courtrooms during the Covid BI litigation in relation to the pandemic and its impact.

But its unprecedented effect goes beyond the nation’s health and wellbeing, and the economic effect on businesses; it has also had an impact on the legal landscape, and on English insurance law in particular, far wider than its subject matter.

With many policyholders finding that their business interruption policy did not respond to cover their pandemic losses, it is perhaps surprising that more brokers did not find themselves in the firing line.

Next time round they might not be so lucky. In this session, we look at what has changed and the steps brokers need to take to future-proof their policies and themselves!

Joanna Grant, Managing Partner

They say one should judge the quality of an insurance policy by what it excludes. This talk will touch on the principles of interpreting policy exclusions, before covering some common professional indemnity exclusions, including contractual liability exclusions and cladding & fire safety exclusions, and will consider the issues that can arise in relation to claims for liquidated damages and the offset of fees.

Daniel Robin, Deputy Managing Partner

Join us at our Leeds office (less than a 10-minute walk from Aspire Leeds) for a delightful evening at our fine wine tasting. Explore the subtle nuances and complex flavours of specially curated wines, complemented by a delicious selection of cheeses and charcuterie.