Global Access Week 2025

Hosting 6 panel sessions on some of the most pressing issues for insurers.

Between 11 and 13 March, we are hosting 6 panel sessions on some of the most pressing issues for insurers. Please select which ones you want to attend on the registration page. These panels will bring together international perspectives and how different claims trends and challenges impact differently across the globe. 

Tuesday 11 March: Global liability claims

1200: The liability claims landscape and trends

Join our international panel as they discuss the latest liability claims facing insurers, including opioid, pfas, social inflation, mental/emotional damages, looking at recent cases and how this is expected to progress in 2025 and beyond.

Speakers:

• Peter van den Broek, Partner – Kennedy Van der Laan
• Lucy Dyson, Partner – RPC
• John DeLascio, Partner – Hinshaw & Culbertson
• Mark Frederick, Partner – Miller Thomson

1245: Lunch

1315 Sports injuries and concussion claims

In our second liability session the scope of focus moves to sports related injuries and concussions. Our panel will discuss recent examples, current regulations and how that differs between jurisdiction and sport.

Speakers:

• Fiona Hahlo, Partner -RPC
• Dan Rabinowitz, Partner – Miller Thomson
• Gavin Creighton, Partner - Colin Biggers & Paisley
• Lisa Godwaldt, Associate - Kennedy Van der Laan

Wednesday 12 March: Climate risk: a global perspective

1200: The Human Cost of Climate Change: with keynote by Beatrice Butsana-Sita, British Red Cross

Join us for a keynote talk from Beatrice Butsana-Sita, CEO of the British Red Cross, to understand the human cost of climate change, the work The British Red Cross are doing and how insurance can play a vital role in the ongoing climate crisis.

1245: Lunch

1315: The Insurance Cost of Climate Change

Our international panel of experts will discuss how insurance is impacted by the ever-growing challenge of climate change, looking at recent climate and extreme weather events, as well as the opportunities to create long term sustainability.

Speakers:

• Lucy Dyson, Partner – RPC
• Karen Weslowski, Partner – Miller Thomson
• Michael Russell, Partner – Colin Biggers & Paisley
• John DeLascio, Partner – Hinshaw & Culbertson
• Catherine Percy, Partner – RPC
• Anne-Sophie Branger, Partner – HMN & Partners

Thursday 13 March: International D&O claims trends

1200: AI the risks and opportunities

Join our international panel as they discuss the risk and opportunity trade off created by the rapid adoption of AI and how this might impact the D&O insurance landscape.

Speakers:

• Sean McGarry, Partner – Miller Thomson
• Caroline Derache, Partner – HMN & Partners
• Katherine Jones, Partner – Colin Biggers & Paisley
• Barry MacEntee, Partner Hinshaw & Culbertson

1245: Lunch

1315: International trends in the D&O space

Our final panel session of Global Access Week sees our D&O experts looking at the latest international trends that are impacting the market, including; green washing, blue washing, AI washing, electoral changes and much more.

Speakers

• Keith Bethlehem, Partner – Colin Biggers & Paisley
• Simon Ndiaye, Partner – HMN & Partners
• Marit van der Pool, Partner – Kennedy Van der Laan
• Elizabeth Ackman, Partner – Miller Thomson
• Carmel Green, Partner – RPC
• Barry MacEntee, Partner – Hinshaw & Culbertson

Other events during Global Access Week

Thursday 13 March 1600-1700

Rise with RPC x GANG: A Global Access Week Event for Emerging Professionals 

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Join Rise with RPC, in association with GANG (Global Access Next Generation), for an exclusive Global Access Week event designed for insurance professionals at the start of their journey.

Taking place at Tower Bridge House, this insightful session will feature a panel discussion on the lifecycle of a claim from a cross-border perspective, with expert speakers from RPC, HMN (France) and Kennedy Van der Laan (The Netherlands).

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain global insights, expand your network, and be part of the next generation shaping the insurance industry.

Location: RPC, Tower Bridge House, St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1AA, United Kingdom