LMA - Political Violence & Terrorism Group

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Political Violence & Terrorism Claims Group

The LMA Political Violence & Terrorism Claims Group focuses on claims issues arising from political violence and terrorism risks. It provides a forum for market discussion and best practices and assists the LMA Claims Committee and wider market in strengthening claims handling.

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Courtney Blinco

Senior Executive, Claims

Committee secretary

Martin MacDonald

Chair

Stephanie Gunson

Deputy Co-Chair

Julie Groves

Deputy Co-Chair

Key issues covered

The Political Violence & Terrorism Claims Group provides a platform for market-wide collaboration on claims issues in this sector, including terrorism, sabotage, strikes, riots and civil commotion, insurrection, war and other politically motivated violence. It works to support other LMA committees and the London market when affected by these risks. The group also delivers a dedicated forum to elevate claims expertise across the Lloyd’s market.

Geopolitical

The group continues to monitor geopolitical situations across multiple jurisdictions including the Ukrainian conflict with Russia, various South American and African conflicts and the ongoing Israeli/Haas conflict.

Learning and development

The group will again welcome the market to a Loss Adjuster panel discussion where representatives from various loss adjusting firms will join members of the group to discuss current hot topics across the sector.

Committee insights

LMA Claims Committee 2026 Election Results

Update to Model USA Non-Marine Property Physical Loss or Damage Wording

Model US Terrorism Liability Insurance Policy Published

Upcoming events

For events hosted online, joining instructions will be emailed to all registered attendees closer to the date of the event no later than 24 hours prior to commencement.

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International Maritime Forum “Global Compass”

We’re pleased to share that Neil Roberts, Head of Marine & Aviation at the LMA, will be speaking at the upcoming International Maritime Forum "Global Compass" as part of its panel on Geo-Political Challenges in Shipping.

Managing Expert Engagement: A Property Claims Roundtable

The LMA Property Insurance Claims Group welcomes property claims professionals to this interactive roundtable exploring the effective management of experts throughout the claims process.

25 Years On: Reflections on the 9/11 Claims Response

As we mark the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, join us for a unique and highly personal conversation with individuals who were directly involved in managing the unprecedented claims response that followed.