Insurance and corporate risk

We have over 40 years' experience working for the insurance industry and offer a comprehensive claims service. We have developed particular expertise working for the retail industry, public utilities, local authorities and the transport sector. Our work covers both pre-litigated and litigated matters and ranges from low value to multi-million pound catastrophic injury claims.

In addition to claims handling and recovery services, we offer full general insurance law advice which embraces:

• Policy interpretation and wording;
• Contractual disputes between insurer and insured;
• Fraud, arson;
• Non-disclosure, misrepresentation and utmost good faith;
• Insurable interests, subrogation and agency law; and
• Declaration under Section 152 Road Traffic Act.

We can provide a suite of reports bespoke to your needs which we are happy to agree. By providing you with this information we can help you identify areas of risk for your business and offer solutions as to how to reduce and best manage your claims spend.

Our recent experience includes:

• Defending group action claims for cryptosporidium outbreak caused from water contamination
• Successfully defending claim at trial for injuries sustained as a result of a fall and claim made under the Defective Premises Act
• Forensic analysis of earnings claim, achieving substantial savings on claim cost for our client
• Defending claims made under the Animals Act 1971
• Advising public sector organisation on the defence of claims for personal injury and property damage resulting from defective sewerage system
• Defending/negotiating claim for head injury pursued by minor claimant for damages claimed exceeding £3m
• Acting for transport sector client in the defence of numerous claims submitted by their passengers
• Defending claim made on behalf of deceased's estate for injuries alleged to have been caused by breach of statutory duties
• Advising and defending claims for noise induced hearing loss and repetitive strain injury
• Defending claim for credit hire, achieving claims savings in excess of 75% of the amount claimed