{"id":1791,"date":"2025-04-01T14:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/?page_id=1791"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:57:23","slug":"2026-leeds-coverage-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/2026-leeds-coverage-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Leeds Coverage Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leeds Coverage Symposium 2026<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_custom_heading][uncode_block id=”695″ inside_column=”yes”][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”161220″]Join us on 11 June at Aspire Leeds for Fenchurch Law’s Leeds Coverage Symposium.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Designed for brokers, the Symposium offers practical insight into coverage and claims challenges, helping you navigate and avoid common pitfalls.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s programme focuses on the key cases shaping today\u2019s insurance disputes. Topics include supply chain risks across multiple lines of insurance, D&O Insurance,\u00a0Construction Risks, Coverage Authorities in day-to-day claim-handling, recent lessons from the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010, and more.<\/p>\n

The event will commence with registration and lunch at 1:00pm, followed by the talks. The final session will conclude at 5:15pm, followed by networking drinks at the Banyan Bar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Register today to equip yourself with the knowledge and expertise to better support your clients.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator sep_color=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”399621″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”fenchurch-pink” uncode_shortcode_id=”517925″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Location – Aspire Leeds[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”148255″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image media=”2427″ media_width_percent=”60″ uncode_shortcode_id=”270509″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”432479″]Date:<\/strong> 11 June 2026<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> Aspire Leeds<\/p>\n

2 Infirmary St, Leeds LS1 2JP<\/p>\n

View Map<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_button border_width=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”169909″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2Ffenchurchlaw%2Fleeds2026″]Register Now[\/vc_button][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”fenchurch-pink” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”788143″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”150085″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]2026 Programme[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”949079″][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”731154″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]1:00 PM[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”fenchurch-pink” uncode_shortcode_id=”139407″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Registration & Lunch[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”172273″][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”484027″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”177244″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”119407″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]2:00 PM[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”fenchurch-pink” uncode_shortcode_id=”177545″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Welcome, and Talks: Part 1[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”950350″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”164642″][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”136410″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”894485″]When insolvency transfers rights \u2013 and problems: <\/em>recent lessons from the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers Act 2010 (\u201cthe TPRAI 2010\u201d)[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”146446″]The TPRAI 2010 allows a third party to pursue a claim directly against an insurer in respect of liabilities incurred by an insolvent insured. This process eliminates the requirement for the third-party to commence proceedings against the insolvent entity first.<\/p>\n

This session will examine several recent High Court rulings concerning the TPRAI 2010, including Makin v QBE <\/em>and Archer v Riverstone<\/em>. These cases highlight that, although the TPRAI is procedurally \u2018claimant friendly\u2019, it does not confer any additional substantive rights. Compliance with policy terms and conditions remains critical, and third parties effectively inherit both the rights and the vulnerabilities of the insured.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”828020″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]SPEAKER[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”139593″]Alex Rosenfield, Partner[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”200054″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”136410″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”518123″]The Broker Playbook: <\/em>Exploiting Coverage Authorities in Day\u2011to\u2011Day Claim-Handling<\/p>\n

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[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”680857″]This interactive session explores how significant coverage decisions can be deployed in claims-handling scenarios, long before lawyers become involved. Using a series of short, practical case studies, Chloe and Cat will examine how courts analyse notifications, disclosure, causation, fraud allegations and overlapping cover by reference to what was said, when it was said, and how a reasonable insurer would have understood it.<\/p>\n

Each case is translated into a realistic claims\u2011handling scenario familiar to brokers, highlighting common pressure points such as early notifications on claims\u2011made policies, insurer demands for proof, \u00a0fair presentation arguments, fraud \u201cconcerns\u201d that stop short of formal allegations, and competing policies responding to the same loss. The session focuses on the judgment calls brokers make in correspondence and strategy, and how these authorities can be used to preserve cover, manage insurer resistance and avoid unhelpful narrowing of claims.<\/p>\n

The aim is not to make brokers more legalistic, but to show where informed judgement, careful framing and early decisions materially affect outcomes in everyday claims handling across all lines of business.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”124931″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]SPEAKERS[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”153821″]Cat Wyn Willliams, Associate<\/p>\n

Chloe Franklin, Associate[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”965646″][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”136410″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”941088″]Navigating\u00a0Wayne Tank<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Bacardi<\/em>\u00a0in practice[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”702071″]This session will take a fresh look at two landmark decisions: (1) Wayne Tank & Pump Co. Ltd v Employers Liability Incorporation Ltd<\/em>\u00a0[1974], which held that, in circumstances where there are two concurrent causes of loss, one which is covered and one which is excluded, there will be no cover available, and (2) Bacardi-Martini Beverages Ltd v Thomas Hardy Packaging Ltd <\/em>[2002], which held that, if a product did not exist prior to the alleged infliction of damage, there is no direct physical damage and instead the product is defective from creation.<\/p>\n

Chris and Abigail will consider why these cases continue to pose real challenges for policyholders, and how those challenges might be overcome in practice.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”177475″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]SPEAKERS[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”102259″]Chris Ives, Partner<\/p>\n

Abigail Smith, Associate[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”179783″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”181922″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]3:30 PM[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”fenchurch-pink” uncode_shortcode_id=”154137″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Break[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”172273″][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”139277″][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”602156″][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”907013″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]3:45 PM[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”fenchurch-pink” uncode_shortcode_id=”113259″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Talks: Part 2[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”149417″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”139651″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”136410″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”808510″]\u201cHope for the best, prepare for the worst<\/em>\u201d: steps policyholders need to take to mitigate against supply chain risk[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”108527″]Recent years have shown in spectacular ways how companies can underestimate the impact of supply chain risk on their own businesses. The fallouts from the blocking of the Suez Canal, the war in Ukraine, and cyber incidents including CrowdStrike and the cyber-attacks on M&S and JLR have been not only seismic but have highlighted the interplay between supply chain risk and all lines of insurance, from PDBI to Cyber, and Trade Credit to D&O.<\/p>\n

This session aims to assist brokers and policyholders in navigating supply chain risks through a number of worked examples designed to model how the legal and commercial impact of a real-life incident with supply chain consequences can be mitigated with careful planning and the judicious use of insurance as a risk management strategy.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”174970″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]SPEAKERS[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”843907″]Joanna Grant, Managing Partner<\/p>\n

Dru Corfield, Associate[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”535909″][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”136410″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”984560″]Directors Behaving Badly<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 A D&O Case Study[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”234246″]This D&O \/ Management Liability case study is based on real-life scenarios to explore the coverage issues that most commonly derail high-value claims. It examines the scope of cover and \u201ccapacity\u201d arguments, late notification, and prior circumstances coverage defences. The talk also addresses retirement vs resignation, shadow directorship, defence costs and allocation, and competing aggregation positions. The focus throughout is on insurers\u2019 strategies and how policyholders can respond effectively.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”108931″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]SPEAKER[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”986718″]Daniel Robin, Deputy Managing Partner[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-lxmt” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ content_parallax=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”293272″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text text_color=”accent” uncode_shortcode_id=”136410″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”186823″]Another punch for the construction industry? <\/em>An introduction to punching sheer failure and its coverage implications<\/p>\n

[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”156189″]Rob and Duncan will be discussing the emerging issue of punching sheer failure from both a technical and coverage perspective. Duncan (Trainee Solicitor at Fenchurch Law and Chartered Structural Engineer) will be providing a high-level technical analysis of this potential building safety issue from a structural engineering perspective, including:<\/p>\n