IRLA – The Voice of Legacy

Ahead of IRLA Congress 2026, this episode of the IRLA podcast features a conversation with Andy Creed, Group President and Group CFO at RiverStone International. Andy shares his perspective on how the legacy market has evolved in recent years - from being viewed as a reactive solution for distressed portfolios to becoming an increasingly strategic part of the wider insurance and reinsurance landsc...

Ahead of IRLA Congress 2026, this special episode of the IRLA podcast focuses on this year’s beneficiary charity, Aching Arms, and the work being supported through the IRLA and Zurich London to Brighton Bike Ride. In a deeply personal conversation, Donna Wayman, COO at Zurich Legacy Solutions, shares her own experience of losing her daughter Violet during pregnancy and how that led to her long-sta...

Ahead of IRLA Congress 2026, we speak with Jim Bryant, Partner at DWF Law, about how the legacy market has evolved, and what he’s seeing on the ground today. Jim shares his perspective on the shift from a claims-focused discipline to a more integral part of the insurance lifecycle, how organisations are approaching historic liabilities, and the growing role of technology in understanding complex p...

Munich awaits IRLA. In this episode, we hear from Richard Burrows, IRLA Director, and Simon Hawkins COO of lead sponsor, Compre. It’s now just a matter of days until the long awaited IRLA event in Europe, at which members and non members will gather for a packed agenda exploring the topic of Strategic Capital Deployment: Reconfiguring Liabilities for Growth and Efficiency. The two-day gathering be...

Phase two of the report into the Grenfell Inquiry has been published and in this episode, we are joined by Scarlett Milligan, a barrister at 39 Essex Chambers and was part of the counsel team to the Inquiry. In a sensitive discussion with Gian Luigi Di Franco, Scarlett helps dissect what the report and offers us and how the legacy sector might expect to see change in the years ahead. Find out more...

We’re joined in this episode by Richard Burrows and Nicole Law, as they talk about the past, the present and the future of IRLA’s hugely successful YPG. Richard has been Chair of YPG since 2022 and is now set to step aside as of the start of September. He’ll be handing over to Nicole, who has recently been serving as Deputy and is certainly ready to embrace the new chapter along with her fellow co...

Today, in the latest of our LCC podcast episodes, we discuss the issue of child abuse claims. In particular, we’re chatting with guests Louise Bland and Wendy Goulder, of Eversheds Sutherland. Louise and Wendy provided a valuable contribution in drafting IRLA’s consultation response on reforming the law on limitation in such abuse claims. You’ll hear the pair talk in detail about what this all mea...

Jenny Fair talks about what she’s learned over the years of her career in respect of change management, and how that skillset is proving important now, as IRLA navigates its next phase in succession planning.

For our latest LCC podcast episode, we head to Scotland and chat to Toni Ashby, of Clyde & Co. She and Gian Luigi Di Franco discuss a recent ruling in regards to another asbestos case. It’s a really interesting look at the rights of relatives, and a reminder of how many mesothelioma cases are yet to be completely concluded

To mark Bike Week 2024, and to finally check in with a few of our ‘Congress Cycling Team’, we catch up on this IRLA podcast episode with Liam Rooney and Chirag Shah. The two of them share what they get out of participating in the London to Brighton ride, and what their hopes would be for next year’s effort. You’ll hear from Chirag where the latest fundraising tally stands, and Liam will tell you w...

We’re joined for this episode by Dan King, an IRLA Congress ‘first timer’ this year, and by Ali Robson, who for the first time had a hosting and presentation role in IRLA Congress. The pair reflect on what benefits come from being part of the event, and why they’d recommend attendance to any young professional in the sector.

In our latest IRLA Legacy Claims Committee special podcast episode, we pick up on a government consultation, which is looking at clarifying the law around firms apologising and how this impacts the course of any civil proceedings in England & Wales. Our guest speaker guest is Nichola Johnston, senior associate at Kennedys Law who specialises in abuse claims who speaks with IRLA director Gian L...

Our latest episode sees us chatting to Leslie-Ann Govnilli and to Wynne Lawrence. Wynne, a legal director at Clyde & Co, is serving as one of our mentors in this year’s Future Leaders programme, so it was a perfect opportunity to delve into what the benefits are for the sector of having active mentoring taking place. Leslie-Ann discusses why mentorship was a must-have element of the programme,...

How can you possibly expect to carve out your best legacy career, if you’re deprived on sleep, lacking in the right nourishment, and aren’t getting the right exercise or socialisation? There’s a simple answer to that…you can’t. Here, we check in with the designer of our IRLA Future Leaders Programme, Emma Mcconachie, who in turn introduces Josh Clamp. Josh is a trusted performance coach who has al...

You don’t have to be a member of the IRLA family for long, before you come to realise the enormous amount of fundraising and community activity which is carried out by the organisation. This may be through our events, a longer-running partnership initiative with a specific charity, or through the individual cycles, runs, efforts and pursuits of our various members. Here, we chat about why causal c...

We return for another LCC Special. This time, Gian Luigi Di Franco is joined in discussing the case of Johnstone vs Fawcetts Garage, by two expert guests. We hear from Steve Phillips of Weightmans and Stephen Bellingham of Pro Global. If you’d like to know more about the case, please do take a look at the following article on the Weightmans website: https://www.weightmans.com/media-centre/news/low...

In our latest podcast episode, we get expert analysis from Liam Bedford and Gian Luigi Di Franco, who talk about the latest court decision regarding the case of Cuthbert vs Taylor.

In this latest episode, we hear from IRLA’s Gian Luigi Di Franco, who talks about the case of Weyer  Vs Riverstone. This centres on a mesothelioma claim, triggered by a person who had been exposed to asbestos fibres on a regular basis. We hear also from Simon Morrow, of Clyde and Co. Simon is a specialist in defending disease claims particularly in relation to asbestos exposure. Read more about th...

They’re back! James, James and Kevin are back from Monte Carlo and keen to bring you all up to speed with their thoughts on Rendezvous Monte Carlo. Take a listen to their thoughts on the panel discussion, on audience dialogue and general impressions of the marketplace. Hear also how attendees reacted to news about the expanded IRLA international proposition. We’d love to also know your thoughts ab...

In this special episode of the IRLA podcast, we look ahead to RVS Monte Carlo. You’ll hear from IRLA Chair Kevin Gill, as well as James Ferris, IRLA Bermuda, and James Mounty, IRLA Asia. Our guests talk about what’s been happening in the market, and what they’re most looking forward to about this significant event for the industry. If you have comments or queries, please do get in touch and share...

Our Future Leaders Programme is such an important initiative and we know many of you have been keen to understand how you can get involved as an individual or organisation. Here, Richard Burrows and Nicole Law tell us more about how it will work and what you can expect.

In this episode, Steve Goate, Managing Director at Davies Group, talks to IRLA about his reflections on four decades in the industry. The conversation gives timely insight, as we continue to mark our 25th anniversary as a member organisation. Please do keep sharing your thoughts and memories, by emailing deborah@lexiaagency.co.uk

Continuing our celebration of 25 years of IRLA, we chat to Luke Tanzer, CEO of Riverstone. He tells us about the early days of the organisation, the changing tide in terms of run-off reputation, and how significant the impact of IRLA has been for the sector. Luke also speaks candidly about why he feels Congress is so enormously important for professionals involved in the legacy space.

In this panel conversation, hear from some of IRLA’s younger professional voices, who share their big takeaways from the 2023 Congress in Brighton

Fresh from the IRLA Congress, we chat to Richard Burrows, of Weightmans about his incredible few months of professional, sporting and social success. He’s not only been named the Future Leader of the Year at Congress, but he’s also run the London Marathon in a ridiculously quick time, and been able to catch part of the Eurovision excitement in his home city. Richard shares some great insights abou...