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Committee

Leigh Allen

Executive, Technical Underwriting
Committee secretary

Scott McEwen

Chair

John Taylor

Deputy Chair

Key issues covered

The committee proactively identifies emerging issues, trends and areas of concern relevant to market practitioners, bringing them forward for discussion at the committee’s forum.

Underinsurance and extreme weather events

The committee monitors the impact of climate change and extreme weather on commercial property insurance. Underinsurance is a growing concern as rising risks outpace coverage, especially in flood-prone areas. The committee works to develop improved risk models and policy wordings to address these emerging challenges effectively.

Computable Binding Authority Agreement

The LMA’s DARE Computable Binding Authority Agreement (CBAA) initiative addresses key issues that the committee faces, such as improving operational efficiency, enhancing data accuracy and streamlining the underwriting process in commercial lines. The committee’s members provide critical feedback on the modular components being developed in the CBAA, ensuring that the needs of the commercial property and casualty market are met.

Liaison with Lloyd’s and FOS

The committee liaises with Lloyd’s Complaints and the Financial Services Ombudsman Service (FOS) to address customer complaints within commercial property and casualty lines. This ensures effective resolution of disputes, enhances market practices and supports the development of fair, transparent policy wordings that comply with regulatory standards.

Wordings

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

LMA3170A – UK Home Insurance Policy (HIP 2023) (Named Perils)
LMA3171A – UK Home Insurance Policy (HIP 2023) (All Risks)
LMA5398 – Infectious or Contagious Disease Exclusion (for use on UK consumer and commercial property risks)
LMA5405 – Limited Cyber and Data Exclusion (for use on Consumer and Commercial Property Risks)
LMA5406 – Limited Cyber and Data Exclusion with write back for water and theft (for use on Consumer and Commercial Property Risks)
Home Insurance Overseas Policy, HIP 2016

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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The LMA is delighted to invite you to the launch of the second edition of the LMA/KPMG Underwriting the Transition report. Following the landmark 2024 publication, this 2026 update provides a critical look at how sector transition pathways have evolved over the past 18 months.
The LMA's Delegated Authority Claims Management Group (DACMG) is pleased to invite you to the first Delegated Authority Claims Management Forum of 2026.
Following on from the NFM series of workshops delivered across the London insurance market by Padda Consulting in 2025, the IUA, LMA and LIIBA are jointly hosting a 60-minute session.