Previous Events

Reinsurance Leaders Practice Group

• 22/10/2020

The Reinsurance Practice Group met on 22nd October, with an extended group of senior participants, this time from around the world. The benefit of the virtual environment is that we can now welcome our peers from different jurisdictions. This is something we plan to continue when we get back to whatever the “new normal” looks like in 2021 - by allowing some people to join via video link and others can attend in real-time - as we all know, people enjoy the full LMForums English Breakfast!

Finance Leaders Practice Group

• 20/10/2020

The Finance Leaders Practice Group met on 20th October.

Leaders of Tomorrow 2020

• 16/10/2020

Over the last 5 days, LMForums has staged the biggest learning event in our 5 year history, involving hundreds of hours of preparation and 7.5 hours of live broadcasting. It’s be an incredible conference, with over 30 Market leaders and practitioners speaking /participating on panels and some amazing questions from delegates from over 100 firms from across the EC3 community and beyond.

Customer Experience Leaders Practice Group

• 08/10/2020

The Customer Experience Leaders Practice Group met on the 8th October.

Change & Transformation Leaders Practice Group

• 29/09/2020

The Change &Transformation Leaders Practice Group met on the 29th September.

Autumn Technology Roundtable

• 24/09/2020

An Autumn Technology Roundtable met on the 29th September.

Cyber Insurance Working Group

• 16/07/2020

A Cyber Insurance Working Group met on the 16th July.

Risk, Legal & Compliance Practice Group

• 15/07/2020

The latest online meeting of the Risk, Legal & Compliance Practice Group.

Automation Practice Group

• 14/07/2020

The latest online meeting of the Automation Practice Group.

New World Series - Impact on Human Capital

• 30/06/2020

The EC3 workforce has responded and reacted well, at least initially, but there are potential dangers if the right management styles and appropriate training of those managers is not deployed properly. The coming months will ultimately determine the employment landscape of the London Insurance Market.

Cyber Insurance Working Group

• 25/06/2020

More details will follow shortly...

COVID19 & Claims Special Event

• 18/06/2020

LMForums brought together a variety of professionals from the carrier and broking community in the London Market to look at the impact of COVID-19. We were pleased to have the support of US Law Firm, Freeborn & Peters LLP and Satellite Mapping and Drone specialists, Geospatial-Insight.

New World Series - The Role of Technology & Innovation

• 16/06/2020

New World Series - The Rapidly Changing Workplace

• 09/06/2020

Driving Change Within Insurance Firms in the New World

• 02/06/2020

Change Management Special London Market Breakfast

• 05/03/2020

At a fascinating London Market Forums Change Management Special London Market Breakfast Meeting today, 5th March 2020, practitioners from the London Market heard from two great speakers, Allen Bruce Head of Change Management at Lloyds and David Kuhn, Insurance Solutions Director Mendix.

Technology & Innovation Leaders Practice Group

• 16/01/2020

At a fascinating London Market Forums Technology & Innovation Leaders Practice Group Meeting today, 16th January 2020, our senior technology practitioner members from the London Market heard from two great speakers, Prof J. Mark Bishop of Goldsmiths, University of London and Andy Searle, Director of Strategy & Innovation at CGI.

Market People Awards 2019

• 12/11/2019

What an incredible evening! - Market People Awards 2019

Around 160 insurance market professionals gathered at the prestigious Banking Hall on 12th November to enjoy the annual London Market Forums Market People Awards.

Delegated Authority Leaders Practice Group

• 15/10/2019

The London Market Forums Delegate Authority Leaders Practice Group met for the fourth gathering of 2019 on 15th October to discuss the impact of Lloyd’s Blueprint One on the DA marketplace. We were pleased to welcome Lindsey Davies from Lloyd's to the Group who shared some high level thoughts and took questions from our DA Practice Group leaders.

Cyber Resilience Summit

• 01/10/2019

Experts and London Market insurance professionals gathered around the Leonardo Royal Hotel on 1st October 2019 to discuss and debate some of the current themes in the world of Cyber Resilience. This event followed on directly from the quarterly Cyber Resilience Leaders Practice Group, attended by HM Treasury and the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Leaders of Tomorrow

• 09/05/2018

Over 120 Under 30's and leaders from across the London Market gathered on 9th May 2019 for the London Market Forums Leaders of Tomorrow Conference at the America Square Conference Centre.

Technology Business Breakfast

• 22/11/2018

At this very popular business breakfast, kindly sponsored by Matssoft, operations, technology and business leaders from the London Market heard from Professor Roger Maull from the University of Exeter.

Market People Awards 2018

• 14/11/2018

The Market People Awards 2018 - what a wonderful evening!

Over 170 professionals from across the London Market gathered at the incredible One Moorgate Place on 14th November with their masks for the Venetian themed Market People Awards, arranged by London Market Forums in association with Market People Magazine.

Corporate Vendor Partners' Breakfast

• 30/10/2018

LMForums arranged a special Corporate Vendor Partners’ breakfast at the Ivy City Garden’s Private Dining Room on 30th October 2018, providing an opportunity for those working with us and the Market to come together to understand what each other does, how they connect with the market and explore ways of potentially collaborating, to provide the market with valuable products and services.

LMForums Reinsurance Practice Group

• 22/06/2018

Senior Reinsurance professionals gathered on 22nd June for the first meeting of the newly created Practice Group, which aims to provide a forum for individuals with functional responsibility across all parts of the Reinsurance sector; underwriting, broking, claims, legacy, actuarial and legal.

CTE - An Insurance Ticking Timebomb? Part 2

• 20/06/2018

Following the success of our previous event where we looked at CTE, developments in the USA and what might be coming down the line for the London Insurance Market, a number of our practitioner members asked if we could organise another seminar, this time focusing more on the epidemiology of the disease.

LMForums Robotic Process Automation Practice Group

• 11/04/2018

The London Market Forum Robotic Process Automation Practice Group gathered on the 11th April for its third session. The event sponsored by ISG updated the group on the development of the Automation and AI Market and the impact of AI on the shape of the economy.

The Rising Power of Data in the London Market

• 20/03/2018

Over 40 Market professionals attended our March Business Breakfast at the Ivy Restaurant in the City, where we looked at the rising power and challenges of data management in business. Roger Oldham welcomed guests and explained how data management permeates every business function, from operations to HR, Legal & Compliance as well as key areas like underwriting, broking and risk management.

Data & The Cloud

• 31/01/2018

Our first IT Business Breakfast of 2018 occurred on 31st January at the incredible Ivy City Restaurant. Delegates gathered in the exclusive Private Dining Room and heard from our two guest speakers, Gareth Hailes, COO of cloud and data specialist, Everycity, as well as CTO of Konica Minolta Marketing Services, Gordon Weston.

Market People Awards 2017

• 13/12/2017

Professionals from across the Lloyd’s and London Insurance Market gathered at the magnificent One Moorgate Place on Wednesday 13th December 2017 for the 2nd annual Market People Awards, produced by London Market Forums, in association with Market People Magazine. The event celebrates those who make a special or outstanding contribution to their team, business or the London Insurance Market as a whole.

It's Time To Make Business Transformation Pay

• 29/11/2017

Change in the London Insurance Market is never easy and this event was about understanding how our sector's change managers can deliver the aspirations of a transformation project, as well as achieve the expected return on investment.

At this LMForums Business Transformation event on 29th November 2017, practitioners heard about business transformation in the insurance sector from our event sponsor, OEE Consulting, who have built up a wide base of knowledge in EC3, as well as Simon Buckley, Head of Strategy, Change and Operations at AXA and Patrick Nickolls, Head of CLI Operations, AXA. Delegates also participated in a workshop style exercise aimed at getting everyone to appreciate the perspectives of all stakeholders, when managing a change project.

Following the main session, delegates retired to the City of London Club’s Garden Room for networking drinks and canapés.

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IFRS 17 The Challenge & Opportunity

• 23/11/2017

Practitioners from across the Market responsible for the implementation of IFRS 17 met in the Old Library at Lloyd’s on 23rd November 2017 to hear from experts from Tagetik and Q_Perior.

Attendees felt that there was lack of understanding and general market awareness around IFRS 17 and they were looking for more central Market guidance. LMForums will seek to arrange a follow up session in 2018 to try and close this knowledge gap.

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North American Claims Special - CTE

• 09/11/2017

Over 60 claims, underwriting and broking practitioners from the London Market gathered at 99 Bishopsgate on 9th November 2017 for a special LMForums event with a focus on legal developments in North America with the potential new industrial disease, Chronic Traumatic Encephaolopathy (CTE). This Club event was kindly sponsored by USA law firm, Freeborn & Peters.

Delegates heard from a panel of experts on some of the trends occurring stateside and then witnessed a mock arbitration involving five experienced professionals, including Ian Hunter QC, Pierre Charles and Jon Rosen. The arbitration centred around a dispute between a primary carrier stateside and a London based reinsurer. Delegates heard that there had been been both late notification of the loss (with no option for association) and the allocation of the settlement was concentrated over just a few years, instead of over a wider span of possible exposure.

Watch the video to see the outcome of arbitration, decided by Ian Hunter. Joe McCullough, Head of Insurance and Reinsurance Practice at Freeborn & Peters closed the session and delegates then enjoyed a networking drinks reception.

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Innovation Summit & Summer Party

• 25/07/2017

Over 100 professionals from across the London Insurance Market gathered at the London Market Forums Innovation Summit and Summer Party to hear from a subject matter expert on blockchain and the potential for disruption of existing insurance model as well as be briefed on the latest developments with PPL, the Market's electronic placing support platform.

Practitioner Members heard from Ranvir Saggu of Blocksure and Alison Dove of PLACING PLATFORM LIMITED. A lively open forum session followed, where practitioners shared their views on both blockchain and PPL, both positive and perhaps the not so positive. These comments are encouraged at LMForums Club events and are all helpful in shaping the forward planning for projects like PPL and the wider London Market Group'S TOM project. The event concluded with the annual Summer Party on the roof terrace over a glass of Pimms. Event kindly sponsored by ActiveOps - and ISG (Information Services Group).

London Market Forums was delighted to launch its new publication Market People Magazine featuring articles written by Market contributors and professional journalists alike. Available here in hard copy and online.

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Cyber Security Breakfast

• 20/07/2017

Professionals from across the London Market gathered at the Private Dining Room at the Duck & Waffle Restaurant on 20th July 2017 for the LMForums Cyber Security Breakfast, featuring our guest speaker, Malcolm Taylor and kindly sponsored by Corporate Member, Hanson Lee, the specialist resourcing expert for change and technology professionals in the London Market. Representatives from companies such as W.R. Berkley, Marsh, Willis, Chaucer, Sompo Canopius, CNA/Hardy and many more attended the highly interactive workshop style session.

Recognised counter terrorism expert Malcolm Taylor, now Head of Cyber Security at G3, gave a fascinating insight into this most dynamic of risks, based on his extensive experience working at the Foreign Office and his time based in hazardous locations around the globe. During the roundtable discussion, facilitated by Roger Oldham of LMForums and Lee Blasdale, MD of Hanson Lee, delegates shared their thoughts and concerns and in particular the response of the insurance market was openly debated, ranging from the industry’s understanding of this fast changing risk, to the support we give our clients, through to the adequacy of policy limits and coverage offered. Demand for attendance at this event was very high and LMForums will be running further events on this subject over the coming months.

Market People Charity Fashion Gala

• 20/06/2017

LMForums, with help from the London Insurance Market, raises over £8,000 for the Haven House Children’s Hospice.

Over 100 Executives, practitioners and industry suppliers gathered at the prestigious Banking Hall in the City of London last Tuesday evening, 20th June 2017, for a spectacular Charity Fashion Gala and Auction, to help raise funds for the Haven House Children’s Hospice. The highlight of the event, created and produced by LMForums, the networking and thought-leadership group for the London Market, involved 12 executives from the insurance industry striding the catwalk in amazing outfits supplied SuitSupply and Paule Ka.

Robotic Process Automation in EC3

• 25/04/2017

Practitioners with an interest in process automation and the use of robotics in the London Insurance Market gathered on 25th April 2017 to hear from our two expert speakers, Pablo Luis de Pablo Martinez, CIO and Change Officer at Santander and Andrew Murphy, Global VP Technical Services at K2.

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Delegated Authority Special Event

• 28/03/2017

Over 80 practitioners from the London Market with an interest in DA business and the challenges of managing the data flow gathered in the Old Library to hear from Andy Childs and Paul Oster of Otak, part of Charles Taylor InsureTech. They spoke with the audience about the challenges in managing the data flow and how technology is creating a real and positive contribution in the management of DA business, from analysis and solvency through to compliance and governance. Peter Staddon, MD of the MGAA gave an insightful talk about the growth of the MGA market and his thoughts on the future for the sector. As usual, the roundtable discussions and interaction with the panel proved most interest. A big thank you to Charles Taylor InsureTech, a Corporate Member of LMForums, for sponsoring this event. This was part of our North American Forums series, brought to you in association with our USA Professional Members - North American Forum

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Spring Breakfast Event - Business Transformation

• 23/03/2017

15 operations and technology professionals from EC3 gathered at the top of the Heron Tower for an exclusive breakfast event to hear from two expert speakers, Kevin Moore of Tagetik and our Keynote Speaker, Kate Forbes, Head of Finance Projects and Systems. During this interactive roundtable session, delegates were able to share their own experiences of transforming businesses in the London Market and learn from BUPA's own journey. Kate kindly shared many of their stories and made the point that with many transformations projects it's about getting it right first time, in order to keep your practitioners on side with us. Kevin from Tagetik shared their experience from their work in numerous business sectors and what they had observed as the key indicators for success when it comes to operational performance management. Delegates got stuck into a hearty breakfast prepared by award winning chefs. Thanks to Tagetik for supporting this event.

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Social Drinks Gathering

• 26/01/2017

Professionals from across the London Market gathered for the first of this years exciting LMForums events.

Christmas Gala & Market People Awards

• 08/12/2016

Professionals from across the London Market gathered for the first ever LMForums Christmas Gala and Market People Awards on 8th December 2016 at the prestigious City of London Club.

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The War for Talent

• 24/11/2016

Professionals from across the Market gathered at the City of London Club on 24th November for a special luncheon to explore the talent challenges in the sector, mostly brought about as a result of through fasting changing and increasingly digital workplace. The requirement for technological capability is growing rapidly, and with it brings a new profile of employee into the workplace.

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NA Forum - Bringing Insurance Communities Together

• 30/09/2016

The Inaugural gathering of the North American Forum took place in the Old Library at Lloyd's on 30th September 2016, attended almost 80 professionals from the London Market, all specialising in or with an interest in North American insurance business.

Attendees heard from Dave Matcham, CEO of the IUA on the importance of the USA relationship to the London Market, as well as some of the cross border regulatory challenges. Paul Brady, Head of Conduct from Lloyd's then spoke about the new US Complaints Handling Process, followed by Kevin Mescal, Senior Counsel at Lewis Johs in New York, who gave a fascinating overview, albeit concerning for underwriters, of the US Court's decision to apply the "All Sums" principle to claims which have multiple years of exposure. Guests enjoyed lunch and drinks afterwards at Lloyd's.

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The Increasing Power of Mobile in the Enterprise

• 28/09/2016

Practitioners from across the Market attended the Mobile Technology Special Event on 28th September to hear from Apple about the power of iOS in business, as well as from Mubaloo about the increasing use of mobile applications in the enterprise and from Altep about adopting the right strategy for governance and forensic examination of mobile technologies.

As always, the roundtables, where all delegates have the chance to contribute, generated some amazing feedback and an insight into the challenges being faced by London Market firms when it comes to the use of mobile technology for business.

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Business Innovation and Summer Party

• 20/07/2016

Over 70 Market practitioners attended the City of London Club on 20th July 2016 to attend the Business Innovation Summit where they were given the very latest update on the TOM project, from Project Leader, Joe Dainty, including an outline of the Blueprint. Joe also talked the audience through the “in-flight” Market projects and the successes so far.

Dave Jones from Konica Minolta then enlightened the audience on innovation with information management and how to use it as an asset. The session concluded with the popular roundtable discussion groups on the meaning of innovation, led by JP Luchetti of Mubaloo and Roger Oldham of LMForums.

During the feedback session, delegates agreed that innovation can be difficult inside an individual firm, let alone a Marketplace and that culture is a major influence. One Market Practitioner summed up innovation succinctly, as “Doing what we normally do but better”. Another questioned whether we were innovating in the the London Market at all, or simply catching up?

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Cyber Security Luncheon

• 09/07/2016

Executives from across the London Market gathered for a very special luncheon to hear Lt. General Ronnie Hawkins from the US Airforce, talk about his experiences running cyber security operations in the US Military, as well as at top Government level, and the importance of hunting teams.

Over a sumptuous luncheon, attendees debated the current cyber threats to Market companies and how protection strategies need to evolve as the hackers evolve. This event was extremely well received and more will follow on This Theme.

Preparing for the Inevitable - Handling a Data Incident

• 19/05/2016

IT Security professionals from across the London Market gathered for a special masterclass on Thursday 19th May 2016 at the City of London Club.

The masterclass was led by Liisa M Thomas and Timothy LaTulippe. Liisa Thomas is a partner at Winston & Strawn and a lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School and professor at Northwestern University School of Law. Timothy LaTulippe - Director at Altep (an LMForums corporate member) and expert in Data Forensics Management.

Delegates were informed how to crisis manage a data breach bringing in all contingent areas of the business.

Following the masterclass delegates enjoyed a glass of wine with the speakers on the roof terrace at the club.

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LMForums Change Event - London

• 17/05/2016

The London Market Forums Change Event

Almost 100 people gathered for this special Change Management event, which followed on from the session in Zurich on 12th May. Professionals from across the London Market received a warm welcome from Jason Sahota, CEO of Charles Taylor InsureTech and Tobias Leber, Partner at Optimity Advisors - both firms kindly sponsoring the event.

Our first speaker was Justin Emrich, CIO of Atrium Underwriters, who challenged the audience to think about the need for innovation in our sector and whether we are spending enough time on this important area. Secondly, we heard from Rod Collins, author of Wiki Management and Innovation Manager at Optimity, who explained about the diminishing relevance of hierarchies in business and the increasing importance of networks.

Following multiple roundtable discussions, Roger Oldham compered the Q&A session, putting questions from the audience to the esteemed panel. The power of Market practitioners coming together to debate these important issues was highly evident from the numbers attending and the enthusiasm of the delegates. A follow up event will be scheduled for later in the year.

LMForums Change Event - Zurich

• 12/05/2016

The London Market Forums Change Event

The event was sponsored by Charles Taylor Insuretech & Optimity Advisors.

Insurance professionals from across the Swiss Insurance Market gathered at Zunfthaus Zur Waag in the Old City quarter of Zurich on 12th May 2016 to listen to some of the latest thinking in change management techniques in business and were told about the 2nd digital revolution.

Delegates heard renowned change expert and author, Rod Collins and Paolo Cuomo, COO of Charles Taylor Managing Agency, as well as participating in Roundtable debates about the change and technology changes within the insurance sector. Event kindly sponsored by Optimity Advisors and Charles Taylor InsureTech.

The LMForums Data and Analytics Challenge

• 16/03/2016

The LMForums Data and Analytics Challenge Event was held on the 16th March 2016

The event was sponsored by IBM.

Over 40 London Market professionals gathered at the prestigious City of London Club for the LMForums Data and Analytics Challenge event, in association with our newest Corporate Member, IBM. Mark Batchelor, IBM’s UK Insurance Leader, gave the opening speech and set the scene for the following speakers, as well as announcing IBM’s collaboration with the LMForums.

He was followed by Tony Boobier, IBM’s Worldwide Executive for Analytics, who gave an insightful speech into the challenges facing the insurance industry and explained that we are now in “The Fourth Age of Analytics”

Delegates also heard from IBM’s Internet of Things expert, Praveen Velichety, and learned how the world of interconnected devices will affect not only domestic lines insurance but also the commercial and international insurance sector and the assessment and pricing of risk.

The event concluded with our highly popular networking drinks where delegate members got the opportunity to talk further about the subject and build their Market network.

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Target Operating Model Event

• 04/02/2016

The LMForums Target Operating Model Event was held on the 4th February 2016

The event was sponsored by Altep, Datalytyx and Konica Minolta.

Over 50 London Market professionals gathered at the prestigious City of London Club for the first LMForums TOM event. The first class keynote speech was delivered by Joe Dainty, Global Head of Operations at Lloyd's, setting the tone for the afternoon. Practitioner Members heard how the TOM initiative is evolving and got to understand the next steps.

With fascinating talks from experts from Konica Minolta, Datalytx, Altep and Eurobase, Club Members learned how other industry sectors have coped and embraced digitisation and process redesign. The roundtable discussions produced some really emotive conversations, with Members being able to freely express their opinions and ideas - all of which will be fed back to the TOM Project Team as part of the Market Consultation process.

A clear theme from the event was that the whole project has a strong people focus; firstly, the overriding objective is to ensure we come up with a model which delivers the best customer experience; secondly, essential to the success is creating a culture where change is embraced and accepted, which involves both exemplary communication skills, widespread Market engagement and requires our change managers to possess the soft skills to take their colleagues with them on the journey. The event received considerable praise from Practitioner and Corporate Members alike and concluded with the Club's popular networking drinks.

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LMForums Data Management Summit

• 22/10/2015

The LMForums Data Management Summit was held on the 22nd October 2015

The event was sponsored by Altep, Peer1 Hosting, Datalytyx and the University of Surrey.

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LMForums Cyber Security Luncheon

• 15/10/2015

The LMForums Cyber Security Luncheon was held on the 15th October 2015

The event was sponsored by Fortinet, Ecentire and EY and the University of Warwick.

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LMForusm & LM People Summer Party

• 02/07/2015

The LMForums & LM People Summer Party was held on the 2nd July 2015

After a successful Business Innovation Event a champagne reception at the LMforums Summer Party on the roof terrace of 99 Bishopsgate was held, where members and guests were welcomed by fantastic views, amazing weather, canapés and free flowing drinks. All in all a great event.

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Business Innovation Summer Special

• 02/07/2015

The LMForums Cyber Security Luncheon was held on the 15th October 2015

The event was sponsored by Microsoft, Datalytyx, Konica Minolta, Lenovo and the University of Surrey.

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LMForums Cyber Security Spring Summit

• 20/05/2015

The LMForums Cyber Security Spring Summit was held on the 20th May 2015

The event was sponsored by Peer 1, Quantemplate, RSA and the University of Warwick.

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Apple in the London Market

• 30/01/2015

The Apple in the London Market event was held on the 30th January 2015

The event was sponsored by SCC an Apple Authorised Systems Integrator and Mubaloo.

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