LMA - Terrorism and Political Violence Committee

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Terrorism and Political Violence Committee

The Terrorism and Political Violence Committee represents and promotes the interests of the writers of this class of business in the London market. Founded in 2005, the committee consists of elected Lloyd’s underwriters who deal with terrorism, sabotage, strikes, riots, civil commotion (SRCC), insurrection, war and other politically motivated violence.

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Leigh Allen

Executive, Technical Underwriting

Committee secretary

Sarah Clayton

Chair

Jennie Beard

Deputy Chair

Key issues covered

The committee addresses shifting global threats, including terrorism, SRCC and war-related exposures. It supports the market through the production of model wordings and helps to assess the evolving risk landscape.

LMA Academy training programme

The LMA Academy’s Foundation for Underwriting Terrorism Insurance programme provides foundational knowledge for junior underwriters wanting to learn more about this class of business. The programme, developed by this committee, covers core concepts, market practices, wordings and global risk trends.

Wordings

The T&PVC helps to develop and issue LMA wordings for use across the market. To receive email notification of new wordings, please subscribe.

14 January 2026

LMA3168 – Model US Terrorism Liability Insurance Policy Published

09 October 2024

LMA3167A – Terrorism Liability Insurance Policy (claims made and notified)

03 September 2024

LMA5378A – Limited Cyber Extension Endorsement – Property Damage Only

03 September 2024

LMA5379A – Limited Cyber Extension Endorsement – Property Damage and Business Interruption Only (for use with Terrorism and Political Violence Policies)

03 September 2024

LMA5409 – Cyber and Data Exclusion (for use with Terrorism and Political Violence Policies)

08 March 2023

LMA5583B – Territorial Exclusion: Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

LMA3092A – Riots, Strikes, Civil Commotion, Malicious Damage, Terrorism and Sabotage Insurance

01 September 2006

LMA3030A – Terrorism Insurance Physical Loss or Physical Damage Wording

Committee insights

Financial Institutions Cyber Clauses Briefing: Recording and Slides

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Upcoming events

For events hosted online, joining instructions will be emailed to all registered attendees closer to the date of the event no later than 24 hours prior to commencement.

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Data Centres (and IT) Technology

The LMA invites members to a series of webinars on the risk and resilience of data centres.

Data Centres: Regulation, Resilience, Availability and Performance

The LMA invites members to a series of webinars on the risk and resilience of data centres.

IUMI 2026 Rotterdam Conference

Neil Roberts, Head of Marine & Aviation at the LMA and Chair of the IUMI Policy Forum, will be speaking at the IUMI 2026 Conference in Rotterdam on Tuesday 22 September.

Useful links

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