Please join us for an informal networking catch up with some nibbles and drinks.
This event is free to attend but please register
The State of the Economy and what this means for the insurance industry
Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into the current state of the economy and how it is impacting the insurance industry.
You will hear insights and perspectives direct from economist Cameron Bagrie, Insolvency Practitioner Jessica Kellow of BDO and Corporate underwriter at QBE, Avani Vyas followed by an interactive Q&A session.
Speakers:
Avani Vyas, QBE Insurance
Cameron Bagrie, Economist
Jessica Kellow, BDO
Moderator:
Amanda Halfacree, Gallagher
The Art of Recovery
A panel session comprising an Executive Adjuster, Lawyer, and Insurer, each providing its perspective, insight, and key advice on the process with Material Damage Claim Third Party Recovery.
Speakers:
Susan Taylor, FSCL
John Lucas, ICNZ
Jac Heale, Gallagher
Nicole Evenbly, FMA
Join us for a conversation with leading American mediator Robert Daisley, facilitated by local mediator and Auckland Law School Fellow Nina Khouri.
An Auckland Law School event in partnership with the New Zealand Insurance Law Association and the Legal Research Foundation.
Recent case law and the proposed reforms – cones of shame or cause for concern?
What should the insurance market make of recent health and safety cases and the proposed reforms – is there cause for concern? Join us for an insightful webinar exploring two significant health and safety decisions: Maritime NZ v Gibson and Whakaari White Island Limited v WorkSafe NZ. We will discuss the health and safety responsibilities of officers and landowners, and the proposed government reforms and their potential impact on these recent decisions. You will hear insights and perspectives direct from the regulator WorkSafe NZ, specialist health and safety lawyers, and business leaders.
Speakers:
Convenor: Olivia Lund, Partner, Duncan Cotterill
Regulator: Ally Simpson, Principal Legal Advisor, WorkSafe NZ and Tracey Conlon, WorkSafe NZ
Business leader: Francois Barton, Chief Executive, Business Leaders Health and Safety Forum
Lawyer: Brad Alcorn, Partner, Fee Langstone
Key Topics:
Officer due diligence duties: A detailed analysis of the prosecution by Maritime NZ of the former CEO of Ports of Auckland, Tony Gibson, and the lessons learned from this high-profile case.
Landowner obligations: Insights from the successful appeal of Whakaari Management Limited’s conviction as a landowner in relation to the White Island eruption. Learn about the High Court’s decision and its impact on landowner responsibilities.
Proposed health and safety reforms: highlights of the recent proposed health and safety reforms announced by the government and how they aim to clarify the responsibilities of landowners in respect of recreational activities on their land and the officer due diligence obligations as they apply to governance and management.
Climate litigation and the development of private law claims after Smith v Fonterra
In Smith v Fonterra [2024] NZSC 5, the Supreme Court allowed Mr Smith’s appeal and reinstated claims against seven emitters in public nuisance, negligence and a proposed climate system damage tort, concluding that “In this area, the common law must develop, if at all, in the fertile fields of trial, not on the barren rocks of a strike out application.” In this lecture, Simon considers how overseas and New Zealand common law courts are responding to climate litigation claims against private actors; where the fertile ground and barren rocks may be for plaintiffs and defendants; and the implications of Smith for the development of climate litigation in New Zealand.
Speaker: Simon Ladd, Barrister at Shortland Chambers
FREE for NZILA members
Join us in-person at Hilton Auckland or online.
Join us for an informal networking catch up with some nibbles and drinks.
Speakers:
Neil Beadle, W+ K
Edwin Boshier, Duncan Cotterill
Moderator:
Maree Cowan, Parker Cowan
Speakers:
Misha Henaghan, W + K
Miro Dordevich, Delta Insurance
Deborah McBreaty, Accenture
Moderator:
Craig Langstone, Fee Langstone
Webinar overview:
Misha Henaghan will introduce the tech and focus on claims and the legal side of AI
Deborah McBrearty will discuss how AI can help insurance companies reinvent their business
Miro Bordevich will lastly cover AI from an underwriting risk perspective with a bit of futurism
This webinar is free to all NZILA members and $55 for non members.