LMA - North American Errors and Omissions Committee

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North American Errors and Omissions Committee

The LMA North American Errors and Omissions Committee is a dedicated group of underwriting professionals from across the Lloyd’s market. Convening on a quarterly basis, the panel focuses on identifying and addressing key issues related to North American E&O insurance.

Committee

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Katie Clark

Executive, Technical Underwriting

Committee secretary

Andrew James

Chair

Nick Leighton

Deputy Chair

Key issues covered

The E&O Committee monitors and responds to emerging trends and developments affecting the North American market.

Education, legal and claims guest speakers

The E&O Committee regularly hosts guest speakers from legal and claims backgrounds to provide insights into emerging risks and industry trends. These sessions support the committee’s commitment to continuous learning and help ensure the market remains informed, prepared and responsive to evolving challenges.

Litigation trends in the US

Litigation trends in the US insurance market are evolving rapidly, driven by social inflation, nuclear verdicts and changes in technology and regulation. These trends directly impact claims frequency, severity and underwriting strategy for E&O insurers operating in the US.

Wordings

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

10 June 2020

LMA5506 – Communicable Disease Endorsement (For use on US Errors and Omissions policies)

Committee insights

Updated Excess Health Care Liability Policies Published by the LMA Medical Malpractice Committee

Oil Price Cap – Updated Market Guidance for Marine and Political Risk Insurers

Guidelines for the Safe Design and Operation of Offshore Marine Risers and Umbilicals

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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Nick Kilhams Memorial Lecture 2025

The LMA and the Nick Kilhams Foundation (NKF) would like to invite you to the third annual Nick Kilhams Memorial Lecture.

Catastrophic Workers’ Compensation Injuries: Trends, Technologies and Better Outcomes for All

The LMA invites you to an event examining the trends and technologies in catastrophic workers' compensation injuries.

What’s Hot in the US Crime and Cyber Markets

The LMA invites you to an event examining the key statistics, trends, issues and cases involving crime and cyber claims affecting financial and commercial institutions in the United States.

Useful links

Competition Law Guidance

Notable projects

Claims data project

The project aims to enhance the quality and consistency of claims loss data to support better analysis and underwriting. By defining mandatory and optional data fields, the goal is to standardise data capture and integrate these requirements into Lloyd’s new digital claims platform via ICOS.