Welcome to the Autumn 2026 edition of our ‘Insurance insights: London market quarterly’, a digest of cases, news and information for those working in the Lloyd’s and London Market.

This edition of LMQ looks at a number of interesting judgments handed down in the last quarter. We open with Beatriz Hockton’s review of Liberty v Chedid, and whether D&O insurers could avoid a policy and stop funding defence costs based on alleged fraudulent misrepresentation.

Abigail Richardson analyses the Court of Appeal decision in a Lloyd’s broker scandal and Adam Akbar considers a recent case on an insured’s duty of fair presentation of the risk under the Insurance Act 2015.

We end with Laura Brown’s update on the Court of Appeal’s decision on a Mortgagee's Insurance claim arising from Ukrainian mine strikes. 

Abigail has also recently written about the model LMA wording excluding Hormuz toll payments in War risk insurance: Why old clauses are failing modern conflict.

We hope you find this issue of London Market Quarterly informative. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Where to find us

One of our colleagues, Joanna Wallens, took part in the Harmonie Worldwide webinar, 'Artificial Intelligence & Insurance Liability: Navigating Risks for Policyholders and their Liability Insurers'. The discussion explored emerging AI-related exposures, litigation trends and key considerations for navigating this rapidly evolving area. A recording of that webinar can be found here. 

Members of our London market team will be co-hosting an event with the Harmonie Group on 10 November, held at WTW. Full event details to follow soon.