Dr. Franziska Arnold Dwyer

Associate Professor

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Biography

Franziska Arnold-Dwyer is an Associate Professor of Law at University College London (UCL), specializing in insurance law, the evolving legal landscape related to re/insurance solutions, and the interplay of re/insurance contract law and regulatory frameworks. She has published extensively, including a monograph titled 'Insurable Interest Law' (Routledge, 2020), which received the BILA Book Prize. Her recent work, 'Insurance, Climate Change Law' (Routledge, 2024), analyzes insurance's role in the energy transition and won the InsuranceERM Climate Risk Sustainability Research Year Award 2024. An experienced educator, she teaches courses including LLB Contract Law and LLM Insurance Law and has guest-lectured at various prestigious institutions. She is actively involved in research affecting policy, serving as a Rapporteur on UNIDROIT-sponsored initiatives and as a Councillor in the AIDA (International Insurance Law Association). She has also contributed to legal reforms related to insurance law for the Law Commission and participated in significant discussions on commercial insurance regulation for the House of Lords.

Research Interests

Experience

Reader

2024-09-16 — Present

University College London, Faculty of Laws • London, United Kingdom

Academic position as a Reader at UCL, focusing on insurance law and academia.

Senior Lecturer

2024-08-01 — 2024-09-10

Queen Mary University of London, Centre Commercial Law Studies • London, United Kingdom

Held a senior academic position teaching commercial law.

Lecturer

2019-09-01 — 2021-07-31

Queen Mary University of London, Centre Commercial Law Studies • London, United Kingdom

Lectured on commercial law topics.

Teaching Fellow

2018-09-01 — 2019-07-31

Queen Mary University of London, Centre Commercial Law Studies • London, United Kingdom

Engaged in teaching and supporting students in law.

Global Professor Insurance Law

2025-09-01 — 2026-08-31

KU Leuven, Faculty of Law and Criminology • Leuven, Belgium

Visiting professorship focused on insurance law.

Solicitor

2000-08-21 — 2011-08-12

Clifford Chance • London, United Kingdom

Worked as a solicitor in litigation and dispute resolution.