Law & Order – insurance edition: The biggest trends impacting insurance professionals 2025

Join this YMC in-person event for a deep dive into the biggest emerging trends from AI to War & Cyber, and how they impact insurance professionals – led by legal experts in these fields.

The event will comprise a fireside chat, chaired by RPC Partner Thom Lumley, who will be joined by a panel of experts in each of the following topics. He will ask them questions relating to the latest trends and updates in their fields of expertise and what is on the horizon. Following the formal discussion, we will open to the audience for a Q&A.

In association with RPC.

Topics to be discussed

• Use of AI in Insurance Decision-Making
• ESG & Climate-Related Litigation
• War & Cyber Exclusions
• Key trends in medical & Life Sciences

Panel: Peter Mansfield, Gabriel Boutier-Downey, Emma Kislingbury, Sophie Tuson

Learning objectives

• Understand how AI is being used in insurance, and what legal issues this raises around fairness and transparency in underwriting and claims
• Recognise the growing legal risks around climate change and ESG, including claims about misleading disclosures and greenwashing, and how these affect insurers
• Learn how war and cyber exclusions are being tested by recent global events, and what this means for policy wordings and legal clarity
• See how these legal trends impact day-to-day work, including underwriting decisions, claims handling, and policy drafting

Agenda

• Registration 16:00-16:30
• Session runs 16:30-17:30
• Q&A 17:30-17:45
• Networking, drinks & canapes 17:45-19:00

Speakers

• Thom Lumley, Partner, RPC (Event Chair)
• Peter Mansfield, Partner, RPC
• Gabriel Boutier-Downey, Senior Associate, RPC
• Emma Kislingbury, Senior Associate, RPC
• Sophie Tuson, Senior Associate, RPC

Please note, this session will not be recorded so a playback will not be available for members who do not attend the live event.