2024 Insurance sector webinar programme

Managing an international cyber incident: Perspectives from the UK, EU, South America and Asia

The cyber insurance market is constantly evolving but coverage remains broad and usually responds to provide indemnity for the legal and regulatory costs associated with incidents.

Members of CMS’ International cyber breach response team provide guidance on managing international cyber incidents relevant to Insureds and Insurers. Drawing on their experience of working on incidents around the globe, the CMS team will identify notable, unusual and unique features of the local legal and regulatory regimes as applicable to cyber incidents, comment on the risks to companies arising from a data breach and provide practical advice on how to manage and resolve an incident efficiently.

Date: Wednesday 29 May, 11.00 CET/10.00 UK

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Moderator:

Amit Tyagi

Partner

Solicitor Advocate

London

T +44 20 7367 3578

Speakers: 

Leonard Böhmer Partner Advocaat Amsterdam T +31 20 301 62 48	Sheena Jacob Partner Singapore T +65 6422 2851
Danilo Weiller Roque Associate São Paulo T +55 11 3805 0222	Felipe Bastos Partner São Paulo T +55 11 3805-0222

Product liability

Product liability regime may change because of changes in EU legislation. Companies and insurers should adapt to this new liability environment to limit their exposure.

The webinar covers:

• The impact of new legislation regarding product safety and product liability: extended scope and burden of proof which may increase exposure for producers and their insurers.
• Legislation regarding medical devices in Spain
• Recent developments of product liability insurance in Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Spain, and the United Kingdom
• Impact of the European directive for collective redress on product liability claims
• Looking at coverage, developments regarding the interpretation of series loss clause which effects scope of coverage

Date: Wednesday 5 June, 11.00 CET/12:00 UK

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Moderator:

Bas Baks

Partner

Advocaat | Co-Head of the CMS Insurance Group

Amsterdam

T +31 20 301 62 49

Speakers:

Anna Walsh

Partner

London

T +44 20 7067 3420

Rowena Williams

Senior Associate

Edinburgh

T +44 131 200 7319

Laura Opilio

Partner

Rome

T +39 06 478151

Jorge Etreros

Senior Associate

Madrid

T +34 91 452 00 32

Annelies Zwart

Advocaat

Amsterdam

T +31 20 301 6267

Thomas Böhm

Partner

Vienna

T +43 1 40443 3650

Jean-Fabrice Brun

Partner

Paris

T +33 1 47 38 55 00

Litigation trends

The litigation landscape in the UK and Europe is changing with increased use of litigation funding and growth in class actions. With the help of our experts, we will discuss recent examples of high-profile claims and trends that we have seen in the UK, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium and Italy, whilst also providing useful advice for Insurers on:

• Defence strategies
• Costs control
• Effective monitoring of proceedings

Date: Tuesday 9 July, 11.00 CET/12:00 UK

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Moderator:

Andrew Milne

Of Counsel

London

T +44 20 7367 3098

Speakers:

Jorge Etreros

Senior Associate

Madrid

T +34 91 452 00 32

Julie De Pauw

Senior Associate

Antwerp

T +32 3 206 01 52

Remko van Baarlen

Advocaat

Amsterdam

T +31 20 301 6254

Lodovico Mazziotti di Celso

Associate

Rome

T +39 06 478151

Main trends and traps when handling Professional indemnity Claims (European and not European jurisdictions)

The professional indemnity market is continuously evolving, dragging new complex claims with multi-jurisdictional elements.

In our webinar, lawyers from European and non-European jurisdictions will provide a concise overview of the market scenario and discuss the recent developments and their consequent pitfalls in their jurisdiction, regarding different topics, among which:

• Notification requirements determined by the law and/or by the Policy contracts and the consequences of late notification
• The Insured’s duty to disclose all circumstances and the consequences of misrepresentation
• Insurers’ duty to pay claims within a reasonable period and the consequences of late payments
• Insured’ right to choose his/her own counsel

Date: Wednesday 11 September, 11.00 CET/12:00 UK

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Moderator:

Laura Opilio

Partner

Rome

T +39 06 478151

Speakers: 

Simon Garrett Partner Co-Head of Insurance and Reinsurance London T +44 20 7367 2786	Jaime Bofill Partner Madrid T +34 91 452 00 29
Lakshanthi Fernando Partner CMS Holborn Asia Singapore T +65 9648 9008	Felipe Bastos Partner São Paulo T +55 11 3805-0222
Thomas Maur, LL.M. Partner Rechtsanwalt Cologne T +49 221 7716 146

Claims handling

The insurance industry is facing a number of challenges and opportunities in the European and UK markets, as claims trends and regulations vary significantly across different jurisdictions.

To help you navigate the complex and evolving claims landscape, we invite you to join our webinar where speakers from our UK and European offices will discuss issues where there is a significance divergence in approach when it comes to insurance claims.

Date: Wednesday 6 November, 10.00 CET/09:00 UK

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Moderator:

Andrew Milne

Of Counsel

London

T +44 20 7367 3098

ESG litigation risk in Europe: why companies, their directors, and insurers should take notice

Our webinar examined and compared the development of various types of ESG claims and litigation in Europe focusing on the UK, Netherlands, Italy and Belgium, including:

• Legislative and regulatory developments relevant to ESG risk 
• Current examples of ESG claims, including activist litigation and greenwashing claims 
• What is on the horizon for future ESG litigation risk and practical considerations for companies, directors, and their insurers

Date: Wednesday 8 May, 11.00 CET/10.00 UK

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Moderator:

Chris Bradshaw

Partner

London

T +44 20 7367 3832

Speakers:

Nicolò d'Elia

Partner

Milan

T +39 02 89283800

Tom Reingraber

Senior Associate

Antwerp

T +32 3 376 16 05

Mark Fidder

Advocaat

Amsterdam

T +31 20 301 6266