AIDA WORKING PARTY MEETINGS

AIDA's Presidential Council has created Working Parties for the purpose of carrying out research in specific fields of insurance law and related matters. These are not to be missed sessions as they dive deeply into their area of focus with some of the best and brightest providing commentary on these important issues.

Go to https://aidainsurance.org/working-parties for further details about AIDA Working Parties.

Further Working Party Meeting Agendas will be added to the program as details are finalised.

WEDNESDAY 30th AUGUST 2023
AIDA WORKING PARTY MEETINGS AIDA's Presidential Council has created Working Parties for the purpose of carrying out research in specific fields of insurance law and related matters. These are not to be missed sessions as they dive deeply into their area of focus with some of the best and brightest providing commentary on these important issues. Go to https://aidainsurance.org/working-parties for further details about AIDA Working Parties. Further Working Party Meeting Agendas will be added to the program as details are finalised.
07:30 - 16:30	Registration \| MCEC Main Foyer 2&3
Room	Meeting Room 219
8:30 - 10:30	WORKING PARTY: CLIMATE AND CATASTROPHIC EVENTS AIDA Chair: Tim Hardy Overview of climate-related litigation risks for insurers: Australia/Pacific perspective, including threats to collaborative insurer action Rebekkah Markey-Towler, University of Melbourne, Australia Climate change and intergenerational justice: lessons from Germany's Federal Constitutional Court Prof. Dr Oliver Brand, University of Mannheim, Germany New Zeland: Actions/litigation, including that os the LCANZI - Lawyers for Climate Action NZ - in the context of national government climate responses and experiences Michael Parker, Partner, Parker Cowan, Queenstown, New Zealand Climate-related disclosure obligations and implicati Vicki Mullen, Finity Consulting, Sydney, Australia Critical issues for insurers on development in climate-liability exposures Jonathan Wyatt, Managing Partner, Kennedys, Perth, Australia
10:30 - 11:00	Morning Tea
Room	Meeting Room 217	Meeting Room 218	Meeting Room 219
11:00 - 13:00	WORKING PARTY: DISTRIBUTION OF INSURANCE / PERSONAL LINES AND PENSIONS AIDA Chair: Philip Hopley, Partner, Hall & Willcox The operation of the Design and Distribution Obligations regime Dr Rhys Bollen, Senior Executive Leader, General Insurance, Australian Securities and Investments Commission Embedded Insurance: The Australian Perspective on a Global Insurtech Trend Yvonne Lam, Principal, Gilchrist Connell French perspectives on mortgage protection insurance Professor Jerome Kullmann, Dauphine University, Paris	WORKING PARTY: REINSURANCE AIDA Chair: Carlos Estebenet, Ozlem Gurses Follow the fortune, is it law or principle? Professor Satoshi Nakaide, Waseda University Japan The aggregation of Covid-19 business interruption losses Sushma Ananda, 7 King's Bench Walk London Multi-layered tower risks in Australia and how that market is responding to FI and D&O (side C) claims Keith Bethlehem, CBP Sydney The big wind blows - on far north Queensland. The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation's Cyclone Reinsurance Pool is up and running Fred Hawke, Clayton Utz Melbourne	WORKING PARTY: FINANCIAL LINES AND CYBER AIDA Chair: Ray Giblett, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Welcome and Introductory Remarks Ray Giblett, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright ESG and financial lines claims in the USA Neil Hartzell, Partner, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, Boston ESG and financial claims in Australia Persia Navidi, Partner, Hicksons Lawyers Coverage for Ransomware Attacks in Germany Prof. Dr Robert Koch, University of Hamburg, Director Institute of Insurance Law Ransomware claims in Australia Mel Tan, Partner, Lander and Rogers Quinton Kotze, Cyber & Technology Product Manager, Chubb Australia Is D&O ready for the DAO? Rethinking corporate personality and responsibility Tim Chan, Senior Associate and Insurtech Lead, Norton Rose Fulbright
13:00 - 13:30	Lunch
Room	Meeting Room 217	Meeting Room 218	Meeting Room 219
13:30 - 15:30	WORKING PARTY: BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE AIDA Chair: Laina Chan, Barrister, 2 Selborne Chambers Managing insurance risk while building better buildings A panel discussion on: Australia’s and New Zealand’s legislative and regulatory response to falling consumer confidence as a result of defective buildings; and The flow on effects on insurance risk and the insurance market Kavita Deobhakta, Partner, Morgan Coakle Chris Erfurt, Special Counsel, Clayton Utz Myles Noble, Head of Insurer Relationships and Broker Claims, Crombie Lockwood Aaron Sherriff, Partner, Duncan Cotterilll Lucy Terracall, Partner, Clayton Utz Claudia Virgona, Senior Underwriter, Professional & Financial Risks, Liberty Financial Markets	WORKING PARTY: MARINE AIDA Chair: Professor Satoshi Nakaide Introduction: Importance of Marine Insurance Law Professor Satoshi Nakaide The 'proximate' and 'remote' causes of loss Professor Ozlem Gurses Navigating Out of the Past Professor Kate Lewins The Limits of Marine Insurance Subrogation Professor Rob Merkin KC	WORKING PARTY: DISPUTE RESOLUTION AIDA Chair: Chris Rodd A Fair Go - What insurance ombudsmans schemes around the world can learn from the Australian experiment with fairness Scott Breihl, Senior Associate Turks Legal Meditation and Arbitration in the USA - a personal perspective Edward Currie (FDCC), Senior Partner, Currie, Johnson & Myers PA, Mississippi USA Arbitration in Hong Kong, HKMAG and ARIAS Asia Caroline Thomas, Consultant at Hugill & IP, Hong Kong
15:30 - 16:00	Afternoon Tea
Room	Meeting Room 217	Meeting Room 218	Meeting Room 219
16:00 - 18:00	WORKING PARTY: EMPLOYERS LIABILITY INSURANCE AIDA Chair: Angus Kench AIDA Chair: Mandy Rees-Peach Presentations from industry experts including Sarah Wood, Principal, Gilchrist Connell Lawyers An interactive session covering issues of importance to these segments of the insurance industry.	WORKING PARTY: MOTOR AND PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE AIDA Chair: Professor Sara Landini, University of Florence A panel discussion on significant issues for the motor insurance industry including green motor insurance, sustainability principles, and climate mitigation Massimo Dotto, Partner, CMS Adonnio Ascoli & Cavasol Scamoni, Rome Laura Opilio, Partner, CMS Adonnio Ascoli & Cavasol Scamoni, Rome Aaron Le Marquer, Partner and Head of Policyholder Disputes, Stewarts, London	Working Party: Civil Liability Insurance AIDA Chair: Gabriel Vivas Diez, Partner, Vivas & Uribe Lawyers Presentation of the World database of the laws on civil liability insurance Gabriel Vivas Diez The civil liability of building and construction professionals in Australia Julie Bowker, Partner, Carter Newell Lawyers Medical malpractice and liability in Brazil Melisa Pimenta, PMR Advogados Lawyers The Australian liability landscape for insurance brokers Daniel Robinson, Principal, Gilchrist Connell and Dr Robin Bowley, University of Technology Sydney
16:00 - 18:00	Diversity@AILA John Paul Janke: The Story of Us Diversity@AILA welcome John Paul Janke to share the story of us. John is a proud Wuthathi and Meriam man, Co-owner of Rork Projects, Co-Chair of the National NAIDOC Committee and Co-Host of The Point on SBS/NITV. Through this presentation John will share his story and his knowledge to give greater awareness of and to celebrate the rich histories of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, to allow us to rediscover Australia’s Indigenous heritage and learn how that has shaped our communities. This includes important elements of Australia’s unknown, but true, Indigenous history that has been missing from our history books. Don’t miss out on this thought provoking and motivating presentation by a powerful storyteller that will leave you with a true sense of the richness of the culture of our First Nations people. The Hop Bar, Beer DeLuxe, Federation Square, Melbourne Drinks and canapes provided.
18:00 - 22:00	WICA Weclome Reception Sponsored by Carter Newell Lawyers Eureka 89, Eureka Tower, Level 89/7 Riverside Quay, Southbank Take in the best views of Melbourne whilst you connect and re-connect with colleagues at this fabulous networking event. Dress Code: Business Attire