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Political Violence & Terrorism Group

The LMA Political Violence & Terrorism Claims Group focuses on claims issues arising from political violence and terrorism risks. It provides a forum for market discussion and best practices and assists the LMA Claims Committee and wider market in strengthening claims handling.

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Courtney Blinco

Senior Executive, Claims

Committee secretary

Martin MacDonald

Chair

Stephanie Gunson

Deputy Co-Chair

Julie Groves

Deputy Co-Chair

Key issues covered

The Political Violence & Terrorism Claims Group provides a platform for market-wide collaboration on claims issues in this sector, including terrorism, sabotage, strikes, riots and civil commotion, insurrection, war and other politically motivated violence. It works to support other LMA committees and the London market when affected by these risks. The group also delivers a dedicated forum to elevate claims expertise across the Lloyd’s market.

Geopolitical

The group continues to monitor geopolitical situations across multiple jurisdictions including the Ukrainian conflict with Russia, various South American and African conflicts and the ongoing Israeli/Haas conflict.

Learning and development

The group will again welcome the market to a Loss Adjuster panel discussion where representatives from various loss adjusting firms will join members of the group to discuss current hot topics across the sector.

Committee insights

Replay – LMA DCA Engagement Forum

Replay – Cyber Privacy Class Actions and Litigation Session Two

Updated Sabotage and Terrorism Insurance Policy Wording Published

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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California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations Webinar, November

The California Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations apply to all insurance practitioners who handle California claims, whether business is admitted or non-admitted or on a surplus lines basis.

Emerging Professionals Claims Community Presents: An Introduction to Cyber Claims

In partnership with the LMA Claims Sector Groups, the Emerging Professionals Claims Community is hosting a series of educational sessions exploring different classes of business. Each session introduces the fundamentals of claims handling and uses real-world examples to illustrate key coverage and liability considerations.

Claims Operations Leadership Group Presents… WriteBack Innovation Panel

The Claims Operations Leadership Group invites members to an engaging panel discussion featuring representatives from leading WriteBack providers: DOCOsoft, Trax (Charles Taylor), Sequel (Verisk) and Guidewire.