General Liability Claims Group Annual Symposium 2025

The LMA’s General Liability Claims Group invites you to its much-anticipated annual symposium.

The symposium will provide delegates with insights into upcoming and recently established claims trends. Attendees will be able to compare and contrast the status of litigation and responses to claims trends from across the world.

Presenters from across the globe will participate in panel discussions and fireside chats and share their insights on topics relating to emerging and established trends in the general liability claims space.

Agenda

• Introduction
• Environmental litigation (climate change, PFAS, plastics) and public nuisance claims
  • Presented by Kyle Moran (Phelps, USA), Kate O’Malley (Dolden, Canada), James Clohesy (Wotton Kearney, Australia), Polly Sayers (HCR, UK), Duncan Strachan (DAC Beachcroft, ROW) and hosted by Esther Williams (Hiscox) and Mark Hicks (Premia)
• Climate change bodily injury litigation
• Presented by Jason Reeves (Zelle LLP, USA)
• GL educational trip update
• Presented by Will Slack (MAP Underwriting) and Chloe Doheny (Chaucer)
• Emerging risks update from around the world
• Presented by James Clohesy (Wotton Kearney, Australia), Kate O’Malley (Dolden, Canada), Polly Sayers (HCR, UK), Jason Reeves (Zelle LLP, USA), Duncan Strachan (DAC Beachcroft, ROW) and hosted by Ed Norman (Markel) and Chloe Doheny (Chaucer)
• Multidisciplinary panel discussion on emerging risks: identifying, handling and planning ahead
• Presented by Kyle Moran (Phelps, USA), Belinda Henningham (Wotton Kearney, Australia), Flora Strachan (AXA XL), Olivia Breeden-Hall (AXA XL), Chelsea Houlder (Arch) and Chris Box (AXA XL).

The symposium will be followed by networking at One Under Lime from 17.00 onwards, kindly sponsored by the presenting law firms.

Due to restricted numbers, if you register and subsequently are unable to attend, please email chloe.rees@lmalloyds.com.

Audience

This event is open to general liability claims handlers and underwriters. Full LMA members only.