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We welcome you to our South East spring insurance seminar at Zurich Municipal’s Mark Lane office. In the morning we will have colleagues from Zurich Municipal and Marsh discussing the intricacies and recent changes in requirements with regard to property and casualty tenders.
In the afternoon there will be a highways claims legal update from Browne Jacobson followed by a practitioner from London Borough of Sutton explaining how they are putting any changes into practice. DWF will be presenting their ever popular claims game, an opportunity to immediately put learning into practice.
Lastly Kathy Slowther from Southend-on-Sea City Council will be presenting on the world of weird and wonderful insurance enquiries. Giving examples of interesting and unusual requests she has been presented with whilst sharing some solutions and learnings she has come up with over the years.
Wednesday 15 May
11.15am – 12pm
Session 2 - Liability tender
Session 2 - Liability tender
Session
An opportunity to remind ourselves of the some of the key factors for consideration when preparing for a liability tender in the current public sector market. Julia will recap on the importance of involving procurement at an early stage in the process, the options around route to market, the project timetable and the need to allow sufficient time for each stage in the process. The central theme will be around the risk and insurance information insurers wish to see within the ITT and any new additions.
Speakers
Julia Reffell
12.45pm – 1.30pm
Session 3 - Highways claims
Session 3 - Highways claims
Session
Emma, James and Jonathan will provide updates on the law regarding Highway's claims including points for consideration from both a legal and in-house claims handling perspective. There will be a focus on how claimant solicitors are trying to use the case of Atkins v London Borough of Ealing in pleadings against highway authorities. They will also be providing some insight into 'ancient highways' and looking ahead at what we see to be the future risks.
Speakers
1.45pm – 2.45pm
Session 4 - Claims game
Session 4 - Claims game
Session
This interactive session presented by Caroline, Simon and Amanda will take you through case studies with various liability-related and other legal problems for you to consider and solve as part of DWF's updated edition of the claims game. In line with the event's theme of refresh and renew, you will be presented with a series of scenarios based upon longstanding authority and legal principles, albeit with a 2024 spin. It will also be an opportunity to put the latest edition of the JC Guidelines into real-time practice!
Speakers
Jonathan Cook
Emma Cotton
James Fawcett
Simon Johnson
Alasdair MacDonald
Amanda Munro
Julia Reffell
Caroline Sanders
Kathy Slowther
