Insurance insights: Casualty, Spring 2026
05 March 2026
Introducing 'casualty', our new specialist legal briefing for insurance professionals.
This edition brings together six articles covering some of the most significant legal developments currently facing insurers, spanning both judicial and legislative change.
We address the following:
- The Supreme Court's landmark ruling permitting child claimants to recover "lost years" damages in catastrophic injury cases
- The proposed retrospective removal of the limitation period for child sexual abuse claims and the far-reaching exposure this creates for historical insurers
- The continuing evolution of vicarious liability beyond traditional employment relationships
- New statutory obligations imposed on venues and events by Martyn's Law ahead of its anticipated commencement in early 2027.
We also comment on the shifting product liability landscape for online marketplaces following Amazon's admission of liability in the Tresoldi case, and discuss the reaffirmation of orthodox causation principles in disease claims following the striking out of the Covid-19 elements of fatal claims relating to deaths in care homes in Rehman v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Together, the articles reflect the breadth of legal change with which insurers must engage, spanning quantum, coverage, underwriting and claims handling across a wide range of liability lines.
Contents
- Vicarious liability: Managing risk for the modern workforce
- Evolving product liability risks: What insurers need to know about online marketplaces
- Martyn's Law: Implications for insurers
- “Lost years” claims by child claimants permitted by the Supreme Court
- New limitation legislation for child sexual abuse claims: What insurance brokers need to know
- Rehman v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care & Others: Covid-19 care home claims struck out
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