John Rowland KC

John has a leading practice in insurance and reinsurance with extensive experience with product liability disputes including asbestos related illnesses, health and toxic torts and environmental claims. His experience runs from direct claims to large reinsurance treaty disputes. John was involved in most of the Lloyd’s names actions, disputes over the implementation and development of the Wellington Agreement and the Lloyd’s reconstruction plan. John has extensive knowledge of the London market and Lloyd’s as well as the reinsurance markets in Bermuda, USA and Australia. He has acted for most of the major reinsurers in the London market, a significant number of US insurers and many European reinsurers and insurers.

His recent cases as counsel involved advising insureds on losses arising from earthquakes, flood damage to the Queensland rail system, floods in Thailand and numerous disputes involving CAR, EAR coverage disputes arising out of major infrastructure project and related property coverage disputes.

John has been appointed as arbitrator in many London based ad hoc insurance and reinsurance arbitrations including reinsurance treaties and excess of loss disputes as well as direct insurance claims ranging from liability cover (especially asbestosis and other product liability claims) to property, construction, trade credits and political risks.

Featured Insurance cases

Two related arbitrations between reinsurers and reinsureds arising out of earthquake coverage and concerning the risks covered and limits. (ad hoc – party appointed)

A dispute between a life insurer and its reinsurer over the computation of additional premiums. (ad hoc – president)

An arbitration between Chinese insurer and its reinsurer in relation to a political risk coverage. A dispute concerning the interruption to construction of a large housing development and the extent and nature of the reinsurance coverage. (HIAC – party appointed)