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.
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.
Upcoming events
BILA offers members access to an impressive programme of in person and virtual events all year round, including our annual conference. Bringing together key stakeholders, opinion formers and experts, these events allow members to make valuable connections as well as the opportunity to debate and learn about current legal issues within the realm of insurance law.
In-Person Event
Location: Lloyd’s Old Library, One Lime Street, London, EC3M 7HA
Demystifying parts of the Bermuda Form Policy
We won’t be surprised if you find us boring. We will be surprised if some of you don’t. Is your boredom intended or expected?
Please join Gavin Kealey KC (Head of Chambers at 7 King’s Bench Walk) and Mina Matin (Co-Head of Insurance Disputes, US at Norton Rose Fulbright) for a discussion of the following issues:
- The genesis of the Bermuda Form Policy
- Key policy provisions including unraveling the expected / intended provision
- Choice of law Issues including the impetus to silence New York as the governing law of the policy
Location: In-person seminar at Lloyd’s Old Library, One Lime Street, London, EC3M 7HA
Virtual
Please join Stephen Midwinter KC (Brick Court Chambers), Alexander Oddy and Fiona Treanor (Partners at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP) who acted for AerCap in its recent c. USD 1 billion win against War Risk Insurers in the Russian Aircraft Lessor Policy Claims [2025] EWHC 1430 (Comm).
This talk will cover the background to this market-wide loss before explaining the key findings in Mr Justice Butcher’s judgment and its relevance to the wider insurance market. Key topics include:
- The construction of contingent policies and war risk perils
- The test for loss in the context of deprivation of possession
- The application of the grip of the peril doctrine and how to analyse concurrent causes of loss
