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Green claims in focus: Insurance, banking, and investment funds sectors
Increasing scrutiny of greenwashing poses a serious risk to financial institutions - including the insurance, banking, and investment fund sectors - as they make environmental claims related to their products, services, and investments.
This webinar will examine the legal and strategic dimensions of sustainable and environmental claims across the financial sector, with a focus on how to mitigate the growing risks of greenwashing. By bringing together insights from insurance, banking, and investment fund industries, we aim to highlight shared challenges, regulatory overlaps, and opportunities for cross-sector alignment in ESG compliance and communication.
CMS experts will discuss:
- The legal framework for green claims in financial services
- Key regulatory developments and enforcement trends across insurance, banking, and investment funds
- The boundaries of permissible green marketing and product positioning
- Litigation risks and recent case law on greenwashing
- Practical guidance for legal counsels and marketing teams on reviewing and substantiating sustainability claims
Whether you're a legal counsel or a marketing specialist shaping communication strategies and working with PR and advertising agencies - this event is for you. You'll gain insights to better understand the legal and reputational risks surrounding green claims and ensure your organisation’s sustainability narrative can stand up to scrutiny.
Date & Time: Tuesday 25 November 2025, 11.00 CET/10.00 UK
Duration: 60 minutes
Speakers: Laura Opilio, Paolo Bonolis, Julie Pelcé, Ben Maconick
Regulatory trends shaping the future of insurance: The end of insurance as we know it?
The insurance industry constantly faces regulatory changes, mainly due to requirements aimed at enhancing market stability and consumer protection. These can be difficult to keep track of, particularly where different approaches to common issues are being taken around the globe.
With a panel comprising CMS experts from across three continents, this seminar will compare and contrast the differing approaches being taken in relation to two key issues of the day:
- AI – panellists will discuss the differing approaches to regulating the use of AI in the insurance sector, including the age old question about how to balance this against the desire to support innovation and safe AI adoption; and
- Value for money and product governance – approaches to product governance have developed in recent years, with regulators in some jurisdictions focussing ever greater attention on the value afforded by insurance products. The panel will discuss whether this is a global trend, and what can be learnt from early adopters of this mind set.
Date & Time: Tuesday 14 October 2025, 11.00 CET/10.00 UK
Duration: 60 minutes
Building resilience: The impact of climate change on insurance in construction
The construction industry is increasingly exposed to the consequences of climate change. Warmer and wetter winters, hotter and drier summers, and more frequent extreme weather events are not only disrupting construction timelines and costs but also giving rise to new claims and liabilities. In response, regulators across jurisdictions are introducing climate-adaptive rules – which, while well-intentioned, may lead to further legal and insurance implications.
Insurers and construction professionals must now reassess how climate risks are identified, managed and transferred, as well as understand the regulatory measures reshaping the construction landscape.
To address these developments, CMS insurance and construction law experts from multiple jurisdictions will discuss:
- The impact of climate shifts – from extreme heat in southern Europe and South America to severe flooding in Central and Northern Europe
- How climate trends are generating new types of claims in construction
- The evolution of regulatory frameworks
- Insurance considerations for construction professionals facing escalating climate-related risks
- Insurability and legal exposure of climate-sensitive construction projects
Join us for a dynamic panel discussion offering a comparative perspective on how climate change is redefining construction risk – and how insurers can respond proactively.
Date & Time: Tuesday 30 September 2025, 11.00 CET/10.00 UK
Litigation trends in claims handling: Understanding the risks to refine your response
The insurance industry is under significant pressure to constantly adapt to new realities, such as the implementation of new laws, the use of litigation funding and the growth in class actions. Defence strategies will be influenced by a complex interplay of factors, requiring insurers to remain agile and informed.
Join our panel of experts as they explore the latest legal developments in insurance litigation and provide a comparative view on specific issues related to insurance litigation. CMS insurance experts from Austria, the UK, Italy, Belgium, France and The Netherlands will discuss:
- Particularities in each of the respective judicial systems
- Claims for information against insurers
- The interpretation of exclusions in insurance policies
- Direct actions against insurers
- Prescription and interruption of claims against insurers
Date & Time: Tuesday 15 July 2025, 11.00 CET/10.00 UK
Duration: 60 minutes
Main trends and traps when handling professional indemnity claims (European and non-European jurisdictions)
Professional indemnity claims continue to represent a significant area of risk for both businesses and insurers. The shifting legal and regulatory landscape is introducing new complexities that demand increased attention and proactive risk management.
Join our panel of experts as they explore the latest legal and regulatory developments shaping professional indemnity exposure across a range of key sectors, including:
- Financial professionals (e.g., auditors, accountants)
- Public officers
- Construction professionals (e.g., architects, engineers)
- Insurance intermediaries
- Legal practitioners
The session will provide in-depth insights into the unique risks faced by these professions, with a particular focus on:
- Emerging litigation flows and regulatory trends
- The obligation to hold individual or group insurance policies
- Evolving norms around the limitation of liability
- The growing complexity around the share of liability among stakeholders
Our discussion will include a comparative view of relevant developments within the EU, with a particular focus on Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy, as well as insights from Norway.
Date & Time: Tuesday 17 June 2025, 11.00 CET/10.00 UK
Duration: 60 minutes
Cyber: The changing face of European regulation and what it means for cyber insurers, insureds and directors
Significant changes to the regulatory regime in the EU mean increased scrutiny on cyber resilience, preparedness and incident response. Our cross-jurisdictional panel of experts discusses the impact of recent changes for insureds and insurers including NIS2, DORA and UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. We will also consider country-specific approaches to implementation and interpretation and how this might impact the assessment of risks for insurers.
Date & Time: Thursday 15 May 2025, 11.00 CET/10.00 UK
Duration: 60 minutes
ESG litigation risk in Europe: Why companies, their directors, and insurers should take notice
As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles gain prominence in corporate decision-making, they are also becoming focal points for litigation and regulatory scrutiny. The rise of activist litigation and greenwashing claims highlights the growing risks for companies, directors, and their insurers.
To address these challenges, CMS insurance experts from multiple jurisdictions will discuss:
- Legislative and regulatory developments relevant to ESG risk
- The evolving landscape of ESG claims and litigation across Europe, spotlighting key jurisdictions
- Notable examples of ESG claims
- What is on the horizon for future ESG litigation risk
- Practical guidance to mitigate risks for companies, directors, and their insurers
Date & Time: Tuesday 25 March 2025, 11.00 CET/10.00 UK
Duration: 60 minutes
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Product liability in a changing world: Navigating new risks and regulatory shifts
Regulatory changes and technological advancements are reshaping the product liability landscape, with the EU tightening safety and liability rules, particularly for AI-driven and medical devices.
To address these challenges, CMS insurance experts from multiple jurisdictions will discuss:
- Important outlines of the EU Product Safety Regulation
- Changes in the EU Product Liability Directive and AI
- Product liability and developments in the Medical Devices Directive
- The South African perspective
- Comments from a Chinese perspective
Date: Tuesday 4 March 2025, 11.00 CET/10.00 UK
Duration: 75 minutes
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