Professional Indemnity Insurance Conference – 3rd to 5th July 2023 – Robinson College Cambridge

                                                  CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
MONDAY 3rd JULY
4.00 – 6.00 PM
REGISTRATION
6.00 – 7.15 PM DINNER
7.45 PM PUNTING ON THE CAM

TUESDAY 4th JULY
9.00 – 9.15 AM WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE
Deborah Hall
9.15 – 9.45 AM AN OVERVIEW OF ISSUES FACING THE MARKET
George Smeaton, Deputy Head of Professional Indemnity, Starr Companies
9.45 – 10.45 AM CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Nicholas Abbott, Senior PI Underwriter, Everest Re
10.45 – 11:00 AM COFFEE
11.00 AM – 12.00 PM EDUCATION LIABILITIES
Giles Tagg, Partner, Beale & Co
12.00 – 1.00 PM LUNCH
1.00 – 2.00 PM WHY PI UNDERWRITERS NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION
Paul Lowe, Partner, Kennedys
Michael Atwell, Senior Underwriter, Great Lakes/Munich Re
2.00 – 3.00 PM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE PROFESSIONS
Ed Anderson, Partner, Browne Jacobson
Sam Zaozirny, Senior Associate, Browne Jacobson
3.00 – 3.15 PM TEA
3.15 – 3.45 PM GEOPOLITICS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE
Tom Chivers, Senior Underwriter, QBE Re
3.45 – 4.45 PM ESG – THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONS AND THEIR INSURERS
Ivan Wilkinson, Legal Director, Clyde & Co
Alexia Howard, Senior Associate, Clyde & Co
6.30 – 7.00 PM RECEPTION
7.00 PM BANQUET

WEDNESDAY 5th JULY
9.00 – 10.00 AM WHEN DO PROFESSIONALS OWE DUTIES TO NON-CLIENTS, AND WHEN DO THEIR
DUTIES GO FURTHER THAN THEIR RETAINER?
Helen Evans KC, 4 New Square
10.00 – 11.00 AM “10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU”
Andrew Burnette, Partner, Burges Salmon
11.00 – 11.15 AM COFFEE
11.15 AM – 12.15 PM THE COVERAGE REVIEW
Philip Murrin, Partner, DAC Beachcroft
12.15 – 1.15PM A PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY “POT-POURRI”
1.15 – 2.45 PM LUNCH AND SYMPOSIUM
OUR PANEL OF EXPERTS WILL LEAD A DISCUSSION ON ISSUES RAISED BY DELEGATES
Paul Freeman, Senior Underwriter and AVP, Liberty Specialty Markets
Russell Newell, Director of Underwriting Strategy, Collegiate Underwriting
Rob McTaggart, Head of Professional Indemnity, Starr Underwriting Agents
2.45 PM CONFERENCE CLOSE

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