Insurance & Reinsurance

The breadth of our multidisciplinary practice at 4 Pump Court means that we have expertise across a wide range of insurance claims and disputes.

We have particular expertise in professional liability insurance, including D&O, insurance of financial institutions, cyber, construction and energy-related insurance, reinsurance and professional negligence disputes – principally brokers’ negligence.

We act both for insured parties and for insurers and reinsurers within the UK market, including Lloyd’s and the company market. The depth of our international experience means that we are well placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional insurance disputes. Much of our advocacy work is in the Commercial Court in London, but members of Chambers also represent clients in arbitration in the UK in relation to major international insurance disputes.

Members of our Insurance & Reinsurance team have been involved in high-profile cases that have significantly impacted both the London and international markets over the last 30 years. These include the Grenfell Public Inquiry, the Lloyd’s litigation, the PA LMX spiral, Film Finance and US catastrophes including 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina.

Our work reflects the critical issues currently affecting the insurance market, including:

• Aviation matters
• Bermuda Form
• Breach of warranty
• Construction and energy risks
• Credit and political risk
• Cyber media and tech (first and third-party claims)
• D&O
• Financial institutions
• Fraudulent claims and fraudulent devices
• General liability
• Jurisdictional issues arising from international insurance business
• Non-disclosure and misrepresentation
• PA and health
• Professional indemnity
• Property and business interruption
• Subrogation
• Transport