IUA Circular 055/23

U.S. Marine Insurance Law Update (2021-2023)

with guest speaker Krista Fowler Acuña, Senior Partner, Hamilton Miller & Birthisel, LLP

This market Briefing will be: HYBRID

Event Date:  Tuesday 04 July 2023

Time: 12 noon for approx 1 hour  (UK/London time)

Venue: Aldgate/Bishopsgate rooms, Cavendish Conference Centre, 1 America Square, 17 Crosswall, London EC3

Subject:  This market briefing will review key U.S. court decisions from 2021 to 2023 on first party marine issues including choice of law (including Great Lakes Ins. SE), warranties, uberrimae fidea, fortuity, bench vs. jury entitlement, sufficiency of claims presentations, and surveyor impacts on coverage disputes.

Contact:  Deborah Finch, IUA Events Manager (020 7617 4451)

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Marine Insurance Law represents the development of centuries of commercial practice  is the foundation for the law governing all insurance transactions. The law is constantly evolving to meet new technologies and economic circumstances and remains influential in the development of general insurance law internationally.

At this market briefing, our guest speaker will discuss and investigate the development of the legal principles and case law that underpin US Marine Insurance and demonstrate how historical precedents remain relevant to marine insurance law to this day.

Our speaker will discuss review key U.S. court decisions from 2021 to 2023 on first party marine issues including choice of law (including Great Lakes Ins. SE), warranties, uberrimae fidea, fortuity, bench vs. jury entitlement, sufficiency of claims presentations, and surveyor impacts on coverage disputes.

Krista Fowler Acuña is a Partner in the firm’s Miami office. She has been nominated as Best Lawyers® in Admiralty and Maritime Law, consistently from 2019 through 2023, and is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America. Krista is a highly skilled, veteran litigator representing insurance companies and insureds in state and federal court in all aspects of admiralty and maritime including defense of bodily injury and wrongful death matters, Jones Act crew disputes, property damage, salvage, pollution, product liability, insurance coverage, and maritime contract drafting and disputes.

Krista’s coverage experience focuses on first and third party marine policies (hull and machinery, protection & indemnity, MGL, SRLL, cargo, and inland marine), including marine excess and bumbershoot policies. Her coverage experience is expansive and includes litigated coverage disputes (declaratory judgments, breach of contract, good faith and fair dealing, and extracontractual claims) as well as coverage evaluations, opinions, and civil remedy notices and department of insurance complaints. 

Krista also counsels her clients on the drafting of marine insurance policy wording, warranties, purchase agreements, crew agreements, liability waivers for watersports, as well as advertising review and drafting for compliance with state and federal warranty law.

DISCLAIMER: The market briefing presentation materials and speaker comments therein were prepared solely by the presenter(s) in their personal and professional capacity. Any materials or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the IUA and IUA does not bear any responsibility for, or liability to, any parties in respect of the accuracy, legality or overall content of the presentation or any other comments made by speakers or other attendees during the market briefing.

As a member of the CPD (Continuing Personal or Professional Development) Certification Service the IUA is committed to providing high quality training activities. Our market briefing events are certified as being suitable for CPD purposes. To obtain a self assessment form for any particular event please email Deborah Finch. These forms will be issued after each individual event upon request. 

Anti-Trust Statement: It is the clear and unequivocal policy of IUA to comply in all respects with all applicable competition or antitrust laws. Consequently, IUA Market Briefing Attendees will not participate in any practice that would have the object or effect of restricting competition, nor will IUA provide a forum to promote anti-competitive conduct. In particular, any discussion or agreement on key commercial terms, such as commercial premiums, is likely in all instances to be unlawful and must be avoided. A competition law ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ guide is available and the IUA is happy to answer any questions on competition law that  attendees may have.