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Our host Dru Corfield is joined by special guest Dr Joanne Cracknell, Director of Risk at WTW, about perspectives on AI from a risk and compliance point of view.
Recent Advances in AI RegulationHow can international companies cope with the evolving regulations around AI in different jurisdictions?Advice for law firms on safeguarding against privacy violations of their clientâs data when deploying generative AI.Addressing Algorithmic Bias: Practical suggestions to reduce bias and avoid unintentional breaches of the Equality Act 2010.Unpacking the AI âBlack BoxâExamining whether overreliance on generative AI could undermine trust in the legal profession or the broking communityThe Governmentâs Stance on AI
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In this episode, Associate Dru Corfield is joined by special guest Shannan Fort, International Cyber Product Leader at Marsh to discuss perspectives on AI from the cyber insurance market point of view.
What are policyholders asking about in terms of AI coverage in their cyber policies? What are policyholders main concerns? Thoughts on AI losses being covered by cyber policiesWhat might an âAI lossâ look like? How is the insurance market defining AI in policies?
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Our host Dru Corfield talks to special guest George Hilton, a Barrister at Monckton Chambers about perspectives on AI from the legal and professional negligence point of view.
The intersection of AI, law and professional indemnity insurance.How and why might a professional be held responsible for acting upon erroneous advice given by GenAI? The Bolam Test and how it might apply to a professional using AIWould the test for standard of care change if AI was being used by an insurance broker?In the future would it be negligent for lawyers and brokers to not use AI in the course of their work?AI Judges
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Our host Alex Rosenfield talks to Paul Mills, Product Development Manager of WTW Networks, about how to get property claims paid.
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Our host Jonathan Corman talks to guests HH Judge Davis-White QC and Hugh Evans, Barrister at 4 New Square, about why litigants lose cases they expect to win.
Whether litigants ever fight cases to trial for reasons other than that seeming the least bad option. To what extent cases get to trial because solicitors/counsel want that, rather than the client.To what extent can you tell in advance that the outcome of a particular trial would depend on the identity of the trial judge (e.g. âpro-claimantâ or âpro-defendantâ judges; or judges who are more deferential to precedent than others).What recent insurance developments have been Good, Bad or Ugly for policyholders
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Our host Daniel Robin talks to special guest Will Healy, Senior Associate at Kennedys about perspectives from the policyholder and insurer sides of the market.
Does the Insurance market operate effectively and fairly for policyholders?How the Insurance market can be improved for the benefit of both Insurers and policyholders?BI claimsWhat Will thinks is Good, Bad or Ugly for policyholders in relation to Covid BI litigation
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In this episode, our host David Pryce welcomes special guest Rob Jacobs, Partner at Blank Rome to discuss hot insurance issues from the US.
Rob represents policyholders in a wide array of insurance recovery disputes arising from product liabilities, toxic torts, first-party property loss, business interruption, advertising liability, professional liability, kidnap and ransom losses, and various directors and officers-related liabilities, to name a few. -
This week, our host David Pryce welcomes one of the USâ preeminent mediators, Jeff Kichaven, to discuss Mediating Coverage Disputes.
Jeff has a widely known and respected mediation practice and regularly assists parties in coming to a settlement in complex insurance disputes. His unique approach to mediation guides lawyers and clients toward the clear, focused decision-making, from which settlements naturally follow. Jeff is an Honors Graduate of Harvard Law School and a Phi Beta Kappa Graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. -
This week, our host David Pryce welcomes OvationXLâs Managing Director, Robin Johnson for a special edition to discuss lessons from 20 years of working with law firm leaders.
What does coaching involve, and how does it help those being coached to improve and grow?What are the similarities and differences between law firms and other professional service firms, such as insurance brokerages?What do the leaders of professional service firms tend to do well, and what do they tend to do less well?What makes a healthy culture?
Robin is global leadership coach and currently supports business leaders in nine countries. Most of his clients are focused on increasing efficiency, team building and business expansion. 50% of Robinâs clients work in professional services, including law firms and financial services, with the remainder coming from independent schools, charities, manufacturing, retail and the public sector.
In this episode we cover the following:In our Good, Bad, or Ugly segment find out why Robin thinks convergent and divergent thinking is good for those working in professional services, and why doing deals over "liquid lunchesâ can be ugly.
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Partners Aaron Le Marquer and David Pryce are joined by special guest Tets Ishikawa to discuss funding for insurance coverage disputes.
Where litigation funding currently stands â where has it come from, and whatâs the direction of travel?Recent developments and trends in litigation funding.Do funders like insurance disputes, or are there difficulties with funding cases against insurers?
Tets is the Managing Director at LionFish, a specialist litigation funder based in London, that offers intelligent pricing and focuses on financing commercial litigation risks. In this episode we cover:In our Good, Bad, or Ugly segment, find out why Tets thinks that new entrants into the litigation funding market is good for policyholders.
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Managing Partner David Pryce is joined By Airmic CEO, Julia Graham, and Insurance Manager of Compass Group, Scott Feltham, to discuss what policyholders want from the insurance market.
What do policyholders want from the insurance market?Is the insurance market delivering what policyholders want?What are the challenges in terms of how the market is meeting the needs of policyholders, and what are the solutions?
In this episode we cover the following:In our âGood, Bad, or Uglyâ segment, find out why Scott thinks the prevalence of intangible risks in the modern world is Ugly for policyholders, and why Julia thinks a move to a better understanding of data is Good for the whole insurance industry.
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Managing Partner David Pryce is joined by Partner, Jonathan Corman and special guest David Hertzell to discuss the Insurance Act and if it achieved what the Law Commissions intended.
Problems that the Law Commissions were trying to fixThe behaviours the Commissions were trying to changeThe extent to which the introductions of the Insurance Act and the Enterprise Act has had the desired effect
David Hertzell was appointed the Law Commissioner in 2007 until 2014. As Law Commissioner he was responsible for various commercial and common law reform projects, including the recent major reforms of insurance contract law, the law relating to the supply of goods and services, unjustified threats in intellectual property litigation and the fiduciary duties of investment intermediaries.
In this episode we cover the following:In our The Good, the Bad & the Ugly segment for policyholders find out why David thinks the regulators involvement in the Aon-Willis merger is good for policyholders and why the marketâs response to Covid was bad.
