News/Announcements

On Friday 15 January 2021 the UK Supreme Court handed down Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance and Others, its much anticipated judgment on the operation of business interruption policies in the face of a pandemic.

 The UK Supreme Court has delivered its judgment in the FCA BI Test case.

 It has been announced that the UK Supreme Court will deliver its judgement in the FCA BI Test case on Friday 15 January 2021 at 09:45hrs

Courtesy of Prof. Dr Manfred Wandt we are delighted to be able to share a full-text view-only version of his paper

It is with great pleasure that the admission of AIDA Luxembourg as the latest AIDA National Chapter is announced, bringing the total number of AIDA National Chapters to 42, together with six affiliated ARIAS societies.

 On 2 November, the Supreme Court granted permission for an appeal by the FCA, six insurers (Arch, Argenta, Amlin, Hiscox, QBE and Royal & Sun Alliance) and the Hiscox Action Group, as Intervener. The appeal will be heard in the Supreme Court from 16 November and is expected to last for 4 days.

 On behalf of the AIDA Europe Scientific Committee Prof. Dr Pierpaolo Marano and Dr Kyriaki Noussia have announced their selection of Angelo Borselli and Jeremmy Okonjo as the latest winners of the AIDA Europe Young Authors Awards.

 The Editorial Board of the AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law & Regulation is now again inviting the submission of academic papers, this time examining problems concerning environmental risks and insurance

Conference participation and research contributions are welcomed by AIDA’s Russian Chapter in connection with a forthcoming virtual annual conference on 29 October 2020

 On 2 October 2020 Lord Justice Flaux and Mr Justice Butcher made various orders consequential upon their judgment in the FCA test case.

 In the latest issue of its quarterly publication, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) provides coverage of the effects of Covid-19 on the Russian insurance market and marks AIDA’s 60th Anniversary and describes the history of the Russian Chapter’s links with AIDA.

 There has already been much discussion of the content of the High Court judgment in the FCA Test Case and news of what follows now.

Covid-19 – Judgment delivered in FCA Test Case on Business Interruption Insurance – UK

Covid-19 - Update on Test Cases on Business Interruption Insurance – UK and Australia. News of developments in each jurisdiction.

CILA/AIDA Liber Amicorum in homage to the Argentine teacher, Rubén Stiglitz

 AIDA’s Working Parties and Regional Groupings, CILA and AIDA Europe have all been active in 2020 despite the cancellation of scheduled gatherings.

Covid-19: Live streaming is available to view the conduct of the UK FCA Test Case on Business Interruption Insurance

 With the postponement of the of the 9th AIDA Europe Conference - now to be held in Zurich on 23/24 September 2021 - AIDA Europe announces the first of a number of alternative events being arranged

As AIDA colleagues in their hundreds across the globe are in daily contact with one another across all forms of communication platforms during the Covid-19 lockdown, it is worth noting that exactly sixty years ago just 16 founders of AIDA convened in Luxembourg to found the association

With deep sorrow, AIDA World Presidential Council wishes to extend sympathy and condolences to AIDA's Honorary President, Michael Gill and his family, for the loss of Michael's beloved wife, Kathy.

AIDA Presidential Councillors report news of how COVID-19 is making an impact, especially upon insurance issues, in their countries.

On 29 February 2020 AIDA said goodbye to Sandra Dellimore, who stood down as administrative secretary to both the AIDA World Secretariat and the AIDA Europe Secretariat.

A call for Papers has been announced for 9th AIDA Europe Conference in Zurich (23/24 September 2021) on the theme, "The Governance of Insurance Undertakings between Corporate Law and Insurance Regulation".

An international symposium and Call for Papers and a conference both held at Koç University, Istanbul have been announced.

With great pleasure we note the initiative of a number of colleagues from insurance, reinsurance companies, private practice law firms as well as from the academia, to form a new AIDA Chapter in Luxembourg.