Lunchtime Lecture: Driverless cars - The Future of Road Transport and the Implications for Insurance

David has over 30 years experience in General Insurance, roles include Chief Commercial Underwriter at one of AXA's largest branches. He is chair of The CII Underwriting Faculty and heavily involved in the Governments 'Connected and Autonomous Vehicles' Pilots.

The talk will cover of the Government backed consortia working on this subject. It will look at the ongoing government consultation, how this may impact the regulatory timetable and the wider implications of European restrictions / opportunities. Data will be a key area going forward and we will look at the issues in that regard, together with the wider work carried out by Thatcham and the ABI ADIG (Autonomous Driving Group). It will also look at the potential impact on insurance risks and products in a future of connected & autonomous vehicles, and speculate as to how quickly we will see these vehicles on UK roads. There will be a brief overview of the implications for the commercial vehicle space (its not just cars!) and particularly the UK haulage industry.

Learning objectives: At the end of this event, the delegate will be able to identify:

• Details of the governments work with regard to making connected & autonomous vehicles (CAV's) a reality for the UK
• Gain an understanding of some of the Government backed consortia and why insurers are involved in these
• Discuss possible impacts of CAV's on the current insurance market, including changes to Motor and Public/Products Liability
• How the UK Insurance industry is responding and the workings of the ABI ADIG
• Possible Timelines for the various stages of Driver assistance systems moving through to fully autonomous driving

Time: 12.30pm Buffet lunch; 1pm Lecture; 2pm Finish

Venue: Hotel du Vin, Church St, Birmingham

Lectures are provided free of charge to CII/PFS members. A £15.00 charge is made for non-members attending the lecture payable at the time of booking (Please note: If payment is not made at the time of booking online, kindly advise in the comments box your method of payment e.g. cheque to follow in post).

Proof of membership is required; kindly ensure you bring along your CII/PFS PIN for regisistration.

If this event becomes fully booked, please email birminghaminstitute@cii.co.uk to be added to our reserves list.