Date / time
09/09/2026
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
IN-PERSON EVENT AT LLOYDS OLD LIBRARY
Karen Ellis will be giving a presentation on the insurance and risk management considerations for stakeholders across Formula 1, including the role of brokers, insurers and claims specialists in the placement and management of complex insurance programmes and claims for Motorsport.
The session will explore the importance of understanding each risk in detail, the availability of insurance capacity across different territories, and the key insurance considerations arising from the differences between permanent circuits and street venues.
Karen will also share relevant case studies, where details are publicly available, including insights from the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix and a fatal injury claim, from an insurance and risk management perspective, followed by a Q&A.
The session will be chaired by Manoj Vaghela, Chair of BILA. Manoj will contribute to the session in relation to the legal position too.
Karen Ellis has more than 45 years’ experience as a specialist insurance broker in sports, entertainment and complex major risk insurance. She has worked extensively with sporting federations, associations, clubs, athletes and event organisers and is widely recognised as a leading insurance specialist in Formula 1, having advised on the sport for more than four decades.
Her expertise includes global asset risks, contingency and event cancellation, participant and spectator liability, personal accident, travel and medical insurance, professional indemnity, directors’ and officers’ insurance, and property and casualty risks. Karen works closely with clients, insurers, legal advisers and claims specialists to help identify, manage and transfer complex risks effectively.
Karen is the Founder and CEO of Karen Ellis Consultancy Limited. Over the course of her career, she has held senior leadership roles including CEO, Managing Director and Divisional Director, and has extensive experience in business growth, strategic change, high-value transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
Please note that Karen’s presentation will focus specifically on insurance and risk management matters. She is not a lawyer and does not provide legal advice or comment on legal matters; rather, she will share her specialist perspective as an experienced insurance adviser and broker.
The lecture will take place on 9 September from 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm in the Old Library at Lloyd’s.
Important – For admittance to Lloyd’s, please make sure to bring along your Lloyd’s pass if you have one or photo ID (driving licence, passport or work ID with company logo and full name).
We look forward to welcoming you to The Old Library, Lloyd’s Building, 1 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7HA.