Dutch Insurance Law & Practice, Tabitta van Nouhuys & Natalie Vloemans
•Claims handling
•Procedural differences between English and Dutch law in areas such as pre-action disclosure/discovery of documents, legal privilege
• Class actions
Finalisation of the Polar Code – the Concerns and Contribution of the Insurance Industry, Michael Kingston, Partner, Marine Trade & Energy Group, DWF
Contractors’ All Risk Insurance: Everything You Need To Know But Were Afraid To Ask, Neil Moody QC
Scandinavian tobacco litigation
The Rising Cost of Wreck Removal – The Response of the International Group of P&I Clubs, Michael Kelleher (West of England P&I Club)
Insurance Cover for Liability for Abuse
Speakers: Rob Merkin
Topic: “Annual Update on Insurance Law”
Location: The Old Library, Lloyd’s, Lime Street, London, EC3M 7DQ
Speakers: Chris Parry (Aon Benfield), Luca Albertini (Leadenhall Capital), Charlotte Acton (RMS), Marco Silva (SCOR)
Topic: “Insurance Linked Securities”
Location: The Old Library, Lloyd’s, Lime Street, London, EC3M 7DQ
Speakers: Christian Felderer (SCOR, Zurich) and Lars Gerspacher (gbf attorneys-at-law, Zurich), Chairman and committee member, AIDA Swiss Chapter
Topic: “Key Differences between Swiss and English Insurance Law”
Location: The Old Library, Lloyd’s, Lime Street, London, EC3M 7DQ
A referendum is to be held on 18th September on the question whether Scotland should become an independent country and this BILA lunchtime event will focus on the implications for the UK insurance industry of a “Yes” vote.
Topics to be discussed will include the consequences of Scottish independence for the legal systems of Scotland and the UK; the effect on the insurance industry (including possible changes to insurance law); the implications for Scotland’s membership of the EU; currency issues; and financial services regulation in an independent Scotland.