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LAURA COOKE All of us on the committee and in the office at BILA are deeply upset to learn that our Chair, Laura Cooke, died unexpectedly and suddenly on Monday…

BILA was well represented at the 11th AIDA Europe Conference held at the University Carlos III of Madrid between 28-30 May 2025. BILA Officers and Committee members, Laura Cooke, Franziska…

President: Professor James Davey: Deputy President: Dame Sara Cockerill DBE Chair: Laura Cooke GENERAL MEETING OF THE BRITISH INSURANCE LAW ASSOCIATION Tuesday 24th June 2025 at 1pm online by Zoom Please…

The conference “Navigating the Insurance Landscape: Regulation and Innovation in the European Insurance Markets” in Madrid focuses on how the insurance market is reacting to the challenges of the changing world. Is…

The 2024 BILA book prize was announced on 6 November 2024 in the Old Library at Lloyd’s following the memorial lecture on interpreting insurance contracts, which was delivered by Sir…

Interpreting Insurance Contracts: A lecture in memory of Professor Malcolm Clarke – 6 November 2024 – in the Old Library, Lloyd’s of London – 5.15pm followed by drinks in the foyer of the…

BILA and UK-based lawyers were well represented at the 10th AIDA Europe Conference (“The Growing Challenge of Meeting Customer Needs. Quo Vadis, Insurance Market?”) in Athens from 30th to 31st May…

At a prize-giving ceremony on 15th November 2023, Professor Miriam Goldby, BILA’s Journal Editor was pleased to award the 2023 BILA Journal Article Prize to Lucas Nascimento for his prize-winning…

The 2023 BILA book prize was announced on 15 November 2023 in the Old Library at Lloyd’s, prior to a BILA lecture by Professor Michael Sturley of the University of…

Well done Christine! BILA were thrilled to see past chair and current committee member, Christine Williams take part in this year’s London Legal Walk 2023 along with her colleagues from…

Peter MacDonald Eggers KC stepped down as BILA Chair near the end of last year after a two-year term.  We thank Peter for his deep commitment to the Association and…

Click here for the BILA journal Special Issue “Dissent in Insurance Law”.  Women scholars voice dissent on discrimination in insurance, cyber, causation, proportionality under Solvency II, artificial intelligence, EU compulsory…

We are delighted with our conference “US coverage disputes: what the London market needs to know” held in the Lloyd’s Old Library on 3rd November.  Many thanks for a very…

The BILA book prize was announced ahead of BILA’s Annual Insurance Law Update and AGM held on 20 October 2022. The prize-winning book is “Space Insurance and the Law” by…

BILA’s AIDA Representative, Tim Hardy (R), attended the 9th AIDA Europe conference (“Getting Fit for an Unsettled Future”) in Zurich from 5th to 7th October along with fellow BILA committee…

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…