Insurance & Reinsurance

We have a market-leading, full-service insurance team, comprising more than 45 insurance law specialists.

Our integrated, cross-practice offering brings together insurance sector expertise from our corporate, regulatory, dispute resolution, employment and real estate teams, enabling us to deliver a consistent, joined-up service to our clients. 

We advise leading insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries across the London, Bermudian and international markets on a broad range of corporate, regulatory and commercial matters, as well as claims, class actions, disputes and investigations. Alongside major insurers and reinsurers, our client base includes agencies and brokerages, captives, private equity investors, managing general agents, intermediaries and insurtech businesses. 

Expertise 

Our full-service expertise includes: 

• Corporate and banking and finance: Advising on M&A, joint ventures, start-ups and financings within the insurance sector.  
• Commercial: Reviewing and negotiating trading agreements, TOBAs, binding authorities and claims handling arrangements. 
• Corporate restructuring: Advising on corporate reorganisations, restructurings and solvent and insolvent processes within the insurance sector.   
• Employment: Supporting insurance clients across the full spectrum of employment matters, from recruitment through to termination, disputes and litigation. 
• Immigration: Advising on all aspects of immigration, from policy and procedure guidance to visa applications and comprehensive compliance audits. 
• Real estate: Acting for insurance sector occupiers on the pre-letting and leasing of high-profile City of London office developments. 
• Policy advice: Drafting and reviewing marine and non-marine policies and advising on complex claims and subrogated recoveries on a global basis. 
• Regulatory, compliance and governance: Providing end-to-end support on FCA and PRA authorisations, governance frameworks, compliance, anti-bribery and corruption, AML, and regulatory investigations. 
• Coverage and disputes (marine and non-marine): Delivering specialist advice on coverage issues and handling complex contentious matters across all classes of business. 
• Lloyd’s market expertise: Advising managing agents, syndicates, turnkeys and third parties on Lloyd’s-specific matters, including Lloyds Limited Liability Vehicle (LLV) transactions. 

Our Business lines-related expertise includes: 

• Construction 
• Employment Practices Liability (EPL) 
• Financial Institutions, Directors & Officers 
• Lloyds Limited Liability Vehicles 
• Marine (P&I, Cargo, FD&D, and H&M)
• Personal injury (Marine) 
• Professional & financial disputes   
• Professional indemnity 
• Property insurance 
• Reinsurance 
• Speciality