The Lloyd’s Market Association has launched the Emerging Litigation Forum, replacing the former Environment and Climate Change Litigation Committee and broadening its focus to a wider set of developing legal risks affecting the market.

The forum will continue to examine climate and environmental cases but will also consider other emerging litigation increasingly relevant to Lloyd’s insurers. The change reflects the relatively slow pace of climate litigation and rising member interest in a wider set of legal exposures.

The first meeting explored the recent increase in PFAS litigation in the US and compared it with the historic pattern of asbestosis claims. The group also examined PFAS developments outside the US, including the evolution of water pollution litigation in the UK that led to the recent River Wye case.

John Levett, head of regulatory affairs at the LMA, commented: “The establishment of the Emerging Litigation Forum reflects the growing need for the market to engage with a wider set of litigation risks. This group will enable LMA members to share insight and expertise, helping the market remain informed and prepared for developments in an increasingly complex litigation landscape.”

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