A 12-part webinar series for policyholders, brokers, in-house counsel, and risk professionals. From placement to recovery: understand the legal and strategic issues that determine whether your insurance responds when it matters most.
Insurance claims can quickly become complex. Policy wording, disclosure, conditions, exclusions, causation, and the conduct of a claim can all have a significant impact on whether coverage is available and how much a policyholder ultimately recovers.
Policyholder Essentials is a 12-part monthly webinar series designed to strengthen your understanding of insurance coverage and help you maximise recoveries when claims arise.
The series will cover the key issues in the insurance lifecycle, providing practical insight into the legal principles, strategies and potential pitfalls that policyholders should understand. It will also cover emerging issues across specialist areas such as cyber, construction, D&O, war and political risks, property damage and business interruption, and liability policies.
Register once and we will circulate details of the upcoming sessions, including joining instructions, nearer the time.
Featured episode
Insurance Recovery 101: The principles every policyholder should know
The first session in the Policyholder Essentials series provides the foundations for understanding insurance recovery.
Insurance disputes are governed by a distinctive body of contract and commercial law. This session introduces the key legal principles underpinning insurance recovery, explains how courts approach coverage disputes and provides a framework for understanding the issues explored throughout the series.
What will you learn?
The session will explore:
- The core legal principles governing insurance recovery
- How courts approach disputes over insurance coverage
- The ways insurers may seek to resist or limit claims
- The strategies policyholders can use to maximise coverage
- Key practical considerations for achieving the best possible insurance recovery.
Whether you regularly manage complex claims or want to be better prepared when a significant loss occurs, this session provides an essential introduction to the principles that underpin successful insurance recovery.
Join us for the full webinar series
Across 12 monthly sessions, Policyholder Essentials will cover the key legal and strategic issues that can affect insurance coverage and recovery.
1. Insurance recovery 101: The principles every policyholder should know
October 2026
2. Presentation of risk and disclosure
November 2026
3. Understanding policy wordings
December 2026
4. Conditions, warranties and other coverage defences
January 2027
5. Direct rights against insurers and insolvency
February 2027
6. Property damage and business interruption claims
March 2027
7. Liability insurance and third-party claims
April 2027
8. Cyber insurance: What is and isn’t covered
May 2027
9. Construction risks and insurance claims
June 2027
10. War Risks, political risks and sanctions
July 2027
11. D&O insurance: protecting companies and directors
August 2027
12. The biggest insurance cases of the last decade
September 2027
Why attend Policyholder Essentials?
The series is designed to provide practical insight into the issues that can determine whether insurance responds when a significant loss occurs.
By attending, you will gain a clearer understanding of:
- How insurance coverage disputes are approached
- The legal principles underpinning insurance recovery
- Common arguments insurers may raise to resist or limit claims
- The importance of policy wordings, disclosure and policy conditions
- Key practical considerations when managing complex insurance claims
- Emerging issues across cyber, construction, D&O, war and political risk and other specialist areas
- Practical strategies for maximising insurance recoveries.
Meet the Stewarts Policyholder Disputes team
Stewarts’ market-leading Policyholder Disputes team represents businesses in insurance coverage disputes, including claims involving cyber, financial and professional risks, construction, energy and infrastructure, war and political risks, business interruption and property losses.
We only represent policyholders in disputes against insurers, giving our team a clear and focused understanding of the challenges businesses face when seeking insurance recoveries.
Our lawyers have experience acting for local and multinational clients across a wide range of sectors, including financial services, entertainment, property, construction, hospitality, retail, logistics, manufacturing, energy and sports.
Find out more about our Policyholder Disputes team.
