The insurance sector attracts and retains young professionals who are hungry for relevant, regular learning and education opportunities. To help further their careers, W+K has put together a multi-part Emerging Talent Series addressing both Property & Energy and General Liability claims issues.

Property & Energy – Session 1 (25 Nov 2020)

In the first event in our series of P+E Emerging Talent sessions, our Property experts look at some emerging issues around damage (vs defects) through the lens of the traditional key coverage requirements for a CAR/ISR claim.

Presenters:

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General Liability – Session 1: Policy Interpretation (25 Feb 2021)

In our first GL Emerging Talent Series session, our W+K partners who are known for their expertise in policy interpretation share insights into:

  • How to attack an indemnity issue – the nuts and bolts of moving through insuring clauses, exclusions, conditions and endorsements and breaking down complex clauses.
  • The triggers to cover – claims made, and occurrence or injury / loss-based insuring clauses.
  • Basic exclusion clauses, including assumption of liability under contract.
  • Acts, omissions, reasonable precautions and section 54 of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth).
  • Excesses, deductibles, self-insured retentions and limits of liability.

Presenters:

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General Liability – Session 2: Procedural Differences (18 March 2021)

In our second GL Emerging Talent Series session, four of W+K’s senior lawyers cover the procedural differences relevant to the management of claims across Australia and share insight into:

  • Pre-litigation steps – what they involve and how they can be used to resolve claims faster.
  • Case management by the Courts – the path to trial and opportunities to settle claims along the way.
  • Pleadings & Discovery obligations – understanding the nuances in each jurisdiction.
  • Costs protection mechanisms and using them to your advantage.
  • How COVID-19 has impacted the way Courts operate and are likely to operate into the future.

Presenters:

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General Liability – Session 3: Key Issues & Jurisdictional Nuances (29 April 2021)

In our third GL Emerging Talent Series session, four of W+K’s senior lawyers cover general liability key issues and jurisdictional nuances and share insight into:

  • Limitation periods – is the Plaintiff really out of time (and if not, when?)
  • Setting aside settlement agreements – becoming more prevalent in historical sexual abuse claims
  • Dangerous recreational activity – a State-by State analysis 20 years on
  • Worker to worker claims – application of excesses and workers’ compensation involvement
  • Impact of contracts – indemnities and obligation to insure (a snapshot)

Presenters:

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Property & Energy – Session 2 (11 May 2021)

In the second session of our P+E Emerging Talent series, our Property experts focus on ‘Exclusions’ in property policies and everything you need to know from a practical perspective.

Presenters:

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General Liability – Session 4: Quantum Regimes by State (20 May 2021)

In our final GL Emerging Talent Series session, four of W+K’s senior lawyers cover the different Quantum Regimes operating across Australia and share insights into:

  • Overview of personal injury quantum assessments – why it is calculated the way it is and why it is so important to get it right.
  • General damages / non-economic loss – how do these awards vary between different jurisdictions?
  • Economic loss / income loss – how are past and future economic loss claims calculated and what are multipliers?
  • Gratuitous services – what are the thresholds, and as often one of the largest heads of damage, how can claims for past and future gratuitous services be reduced?
  • Other heads of damage – how other heads of damage such as special damages (including Medicare indemnities) and future medical expenses are calculated and what evidence is required in short of these claims.

Presenters:

  • Hope Saloustros (Partner, Melbourne)
  • Cassandra Wills (Special Counsel, Brisbane)
  • Jacqueline Grace (Senior Associate, Sydney)
  • Caitlin Paxton (Associate, Perth)

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