What is BILA?
BILA is a unique organisation, its membership being drawn from insurers, insurance brokers and other intermediaries, academic lawyers, solicitors and barristers.
In addition to UK members, there are many from all over the world. BILA is not only a domestic organisation, it is also the British Chapter of Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (AIDA) and is an active participant in all the activities of AIDA including its quadrennial world congress.
Upcoming events
Peter MacDonald Eggers QC
23 May 2022, 1.00pm – 2.00pm (London time)
Remedies for an Unfair Presentation: the law after the Insurance Act 2015
This talk will review the remedies available under the Insurance Act 2015, the continuing influence of the principle of the utmost good faith, and how the law might be developed by the Courts in dealing with a variety of issues untouched by the Insurance Act 2015
What is AIDA?
BILA is the UK National Chapter of the Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (AIDA), a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1960 with the aim, through international collaboration, of promoting knowledge of international and national insurance law and related matters of interest.
BILA is the UK National Section of AIDA and an active national member of AIDA Europe.
The BILA Journal
The BILA Journal (“Journal”) is the official journal of the Association. The Journal was first launched in 1964 and has been published regularly since then.
Latest News
AIDA 2022 – Keeping track of News and Announcements
For updates upon news and developments involving AIDA apart from regular visits to the AIDA website for notice of programmed events, BILA members are to be encouraged visit the News and Announcements section of the website -...
JOHN BUTLER (1931-2021) – FORMER BILA PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN; AIDA PRESIDENT (1990-8)
It was with great sadness that we received the news of the death after a short illness on 4 November 2021 of John Butler at the age of 90. John's contribution and legacy to BILA, to AIDA, but also to the wider world of insurance and reinsurance law and dispute...
2021 BILA Journal Article Prize Winner
Dr Miriam Goldby, BILA’s Honorary Journal Editor was pleased to award the winner of the 2021 BILA Journal Article Prize at this year’s BILA virtual event on 13 October 2021 to Luo Li for his prize-winning article, “Compound interest for late payment of indemnity...
