Updates and Briefing Papers

Beyond the Touchline: Navigating Liability in a Bigger, Faster Sports World

• FOIL

The sports industry has never stood still, but recent years have seen a remarkable pace of change, with once-amateur competition becoming increasingly professional and new mass-participation activities growing in popularity and exposure.

Driverless Taxis Hit the Streets of London

• FOIL

On 3rd September 2026, London became the first city in the UK to offer the public a ride in a self-driving taxi.

Growing UK Cyber Coverage Continues Amid Escalating Threats

• FOIL

The UK insurance industry has had several warnings about systemic aggregation, silent cyber, and the possibility of a catastrophic, multi-insured event.

The Strait of Hormuz Ceasefire and the Challenge of Pricing Persistent Uncertainty

• FOIL

What started as a sudden and violent escalation between the US, Israel, and Iran on 28th February 2026 has evolved into an ongoing conflict punctuated by ceasefires that last only briefly before hostilities resume.

Verisk joins FOIL as a sponsor

• FOIL

FOIL appoints renowned insurance professional Mark Huxley as CEO

• FOIL

Building Expertise through the LMA and IUA’s new Claims Capability Framework

• FOIL

The London market has been successful in recruiting junior claims talent in recent years, with the proportion of junior roles filled by fresh graduates and school leavers rising from 37% to 52%.

What Lloyds Banking Group’s Accelerate 2030 Strategy Means for UK Insurance

• FOIL

Lloyds Banking Group's recently announced Accelerate 2030 strategy has generated considerable interest across the financial services sector and signals how one of the UK's largest financial institutions intends to use AI at scale to reshape its business and drive performance directly linked to financial and operational targets.

Somek and Associates

• FOIL

Legal Services Regulation

• FOIL

We now have Richard Lloyd’s critical report on the LSB which acknowledges that a series of serious regulatory failures have occurred across the system and that these have had adverse consequences for consumers.

Navigating the Modern Class Action Landscape

• FOIL

What was once seen as a largely US phenomenon, collective litigation has expanded globally to become a fixture in the UK and European legal system and a core business risk. 2026 is set to be a pivotal year in determining how that growth continues, with cross-border regulatory regimes maturing or being overhauled and new frameworks being introduced.

A Global Framework for Driverless Cars: UNECE Adopts First ADS Regulation

• FOIL

The UNECE World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29), a permanent working group within the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and primary global regulatory body responsible for establishing standardised safety, environmental, and performance requirements for motor vehicles, recently met in Geneva and voted to adopt the world's first international regulatory framework for fully autonomous Automated Driving Systems (ADS) alongside an accompanying Global Technical Regulation.