Insurance

The group has a leading insurance practice. We offer our clients one of the largest and best resourced specialist insurance and reinsurance practices in the world. Our multi-disciplinary team, consisting of lawyers from each of our offices worldwide, offers advice on all aspects of the insurance and reinsurance industry including:

  • corporate, regulatory, and  transactional advice
  • insurance and reinsurance disputes
  • insurance capital markets and ART
  • coverage advice
  • restructuring, insolvency and exit strategies
  • product design and distribution
  • outsourcing

In addition to our Life and General Insurance practices, we have a large practice focusing on the Lloyd’s market and niche practices in many emerging areas, including Takaful and Microinsurance.

We offer our clients the benefit of many years of experience and depth and breadth of expertise across our network, enabling us to deliver practical, solutions-orientated advice at the highest possible technical level.

Key clients and experience

We represent a wide range of clients from across the sector including life and non-life companies, composite insurers, Lloyd’s groups, reinsurers, P&I clubs and other mutual insurers, brokers, investors, including private equity investors, accountants, insolvency practitioners and run-off agencies, investment banks, regulators and state insurance entities.

The diverse range of work which we are involved in encompasses some of the most complex transactions and disputes and is often high profile and innovative, involving new points of law or projects of major strategic, national or international significance. Our blend of specialist skills and experience has resulted in a dynamic and industry focused team committed to the highest standards of client service.

Team and reputation

Our insurance team has been recognised by many of the leading external legal commentators for its outstanding work. Members of our team are regularly recognized as leading lawyers in their fields. We are regularly in receipt of awards and accolades around the globe in recognition of our achievements for our clients.

Insurance Team of the Year
Legal Business Awards 2011

Insurance and Reinsurance Law Firm of the Year for Australia
ACQ Law Awards 2010

“Leading firm” ranking for our Italian practice
PLC Which Lawyer? 2011

Insurance Law Excellence in England
Corporate International 2010 Global Awards

Related contacts

James Bateson

James Bateson

Head of Financial institutions

London

+44 (0)20 7444 3528

Alan Bainbridge

Alan Bainbridge

Partner

Abu Dhabi , Bahrain , Dubai

+971 (0)2 615 1735

Donald Dinnie

Donald Dinnie

Director

Johannesburg

+27 (0)11 685 8802

Tricia Hobson

Tricia Hobson

Partner

Sydney

+61 2 9330 8609

Hélène Lefebvre

Hélène Lefebvre

Senior Partner

Montréal

+1 514.847.4457

Anna Tipping

Anna Tipping

Partner

Singapore

+65 6309 5417

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