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Offshore wind, insurance and the cost of failure

Although there is clear appetite within the insurance market, capacity remains limited and constraints on insurability are inevitable for complex and rapidly developing technologies

International Specialty

Insurance implications of infectious disease outbreaks at sea

Infectious disease outbreaks at sea are multi-dimensional risk events requiring coordinated legal, regulatory and insurance responses

Legal focus International

Litigation funding is a useful tool for insureds that insurers must remain alive to

The distinction between litigation assignment and traditional funding is essential for effective management of commercial disputes and litigation risk

International Legal focus

High Court clarifies aggregation of Covid-19 losses at reinsurance level

English courts are favouring reinsureds by taking wide construction approach to the aggregation of Covid-19 losses

Legal focus Reinsurance

Law Commission review signals possible expansion of the opt-out class action regime

Introduction of a new consumer class action regime in England and Wales could increase litigation risk significantly for businesses and their insurers

Legal focus Claims Management

Construction guarantees are subject to the South African Insurance Act

South African court ruling settles long-contested question about whether construction guarantees constitute non-life insurance policies

Legal focus Property

Implications of the Mazur appeal on the conduct of litigation

The Court of Appeal has provided some clarity on the distinction between ‘carrying on’ the conduct of litigation and performing tasks in support of it

Casualty Legal focus

Why UK motor risk could start looking like aviation

UK’s incoming autonomous vehicles regime means autonomous fleets may start to look less like traditional motor insurance risks and more like an aviation-style systemic exposures

Legal focus Casualty

How 100% FDI is rewriting India’s insurance playbook

Increase in foreign direct investment cap will encourage foreign capital and expertise into India and drive increased competition and product innovation

Regulation Legal focus

The framework for autonomous vehicles is still taking shape

Product liability reform, data governance and operational learning from this year’s AV pilots will shape the insurance landscape for years to come

Legal focus United Kingdom

What the FCA’s 2026 regulatory priorities mean for the insurance industry

Regulatory priorities mark a clear shift from embedding the Consumer Duty to actively testing whether firms are delivering good outcomes

Legal focus Regulation

Brazil reshapes re/insurance landscape

New Insurance Act introduces new obligations for insurers and policyholders, imposes strict claims handling deadlines and significantly affects aspects of reinsurance placement and recovery

Brazil Legal focus
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