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AIDA Events

Go to https://aidainsurance.org/events-meetings-all for full details of all forthcoming events and meetings.

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began various AIDA Presidential Councillors have reported news of how the virus is making an impact, especially upon insurance issues, in their countries.

Their Report dated 11 May 2020 providing accounts from 26 countries and from the perspective of the EU can be read here

Visit the AIDA website https://aidainsurance.org/ for further updates in due course.

AIDA Working Party Webinars 2020

As the Covid-19 lockdown continues to prevent physical meetings, a number of AIDA’s twelve active Working Parties are arranging webinars over coming months for which BILA members are welcomed to register.

Notice is given of one such webinar on 25 June 2020: Motor Insurance in Covid-19 Time  – co-hosted by the AIDA Motor Insurance Working Party and the University of Florence – see notice.

For further details about the work of the AIDA Working Parties and of other forthcoming webinars or activities visit the relevant pages of the AIDA website: https://aidainsurance.org/working-parties and https://aidainsurance.org/events-meetings-all or visit the AIDA Noticeboard on the BILA website: https://bila.org.uk/aida/noticeboard/.

AIDA’s 60th Anniversary – 28 April 2020

As colleagues in their many hundreds across the national associations making up AIDA and their Regional Grouping counterparts (CILA and AIDA Europe) are in daily contact with one another via all forms of communication platforms during the Covid-19 lockdown, AIDA has celebrated its 60^th Anniversary.

On 28 April 1960 – just 16 founders of AIDA convened in Luxembourg to found the association. Little perhaps did they realise quite how exponentially their idea would grow and into so many parts of the world. For further information about those early years – see AIDA History.

AIDA World’s President, Peggy Sharon, took the opportunity to extend a greeting to all associated with AIDA and to pay tribute to those upon whose work, current and future plans are based:

“On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of AIDA World,  I would like to extend my greetings to all AIDA members, supporters and friends! 

AIDA was founded by people with a vision of developing the knowledge of Insurance Law with the collaboration of national associations all over the world. 

We, at AIDA World  today, are devoted to continue, strengthen and expand our Association with a spirit of friendship and co-operation in the light of this vision!

I would like to greet and thank all past Honorary Presidents, Secretary Generals, Presidential Council members, Honorary Working Parties’ Chairs and all past members that have contributed to the success of AIDA during the past decades!”

COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT

Covid-19 has inevitably caused changes to AIDA and AIDA Europe’s programming for 2020.

1. AIDA Europe Call for Papers and 9th AIDA Europe ConferenceThe Call for Papers previously announced in anticipation of the 9th AIDA Europe Conference in Zurich (originally scheduled for 17/18 September 2020) on the theme, “The Governance of Insurance Undertakings between Corporate Law and Insurance Regulation” is proceeding, despite the postponement of the Conference itself to be held at the same venue but on the new dates of 23/24 September 2021.

For information and the submission details see the original official announcement. The deadline of 31 March 2020 has now passed. If anyone has interest still in submitting an abstract or in the subject they are encouraged to make contact with the originators of the Call.

Visit https://aidainsurance.org/regional-groupings/aida-europe/governance-structure/aida-europe-scientific-committee for further details.

BILA young authors have featured as AIDA Europe award winners on a number of previous occasions. It is greatly to be hoped there will be a number of responses to this call from BILA authors of all ages.

Note the following particular dates (and revisions) for diaries:

16 September 2020 – 2020 AIDA Europe Assembly Meeting – likely now to be a virtual meeting (details to follow)

23-24 September 2021  – 9th AIDA Europe Conference – Zurich/Switzerland  – preceded by AIDA Europe Assembly Meeting

11-14 October 2022 – XVI AIDA World Congress – “Insurance Upside Down” – Melbourne/Australia

Also, please note changes to the 2020 dates/venues for additional AIDA International Working Party and AIDA Presidential Council meetings:

POSTPONED 3-6 June 2020 – Mexico City – AIDA Mexico Chapter (AMEDESEF) – International Insurance and Bonding Law Congress: “Get in the ring”

POSTPONED – 5-7 October 2020 – Pretoria, South Africa – AIDA South Africa Chapter Conference – Fresh dates in March or April 2021 to be announced shortly.