We handle cases for insurers in the London and international markets from start to finish, providing advice on claims, recoveries, product development, wordings and disputes.
The firm provides legal and regulatory advice to insurers and reinsurers and their underwriters in respect of insurance issues and on the practical impact of the changes in European and Italian insurance regulation.
Providing contentious and advisory services to all parties within the insurance business, we work with overseas insurers and many syndicates, companies, captives, brokers, and loss adjusters which form the nucleus of the London market and their insureds.
The firm has a leading Italian practice advising insurance sector clients on the development of new products, drafting and revising insurance and reinsurance policies and documentation, and on a wide range of regulatory, defence, commercial risks, energy, marine/aviation, insolvency and technology matters. Our clients include major international insurers and reinsurers, and underwriters at Lloyd’s. We also advise our clients on legislative and regulatory issues affecting the insurance sector.
Fine Art, Specie & Jewellers’ Block
Our fine art experience spans the fine art property worlds, with a client base ranging from insurers underwriting these risks in the London market and overseas, to collectors.
Our commercial understanding and technical experience naturally complements the work we do in high value coverage disputes, liability defence and recoveries.
We deal with a full range of jewellery, cash in transit, and other specie matters, acting for many insurers underwriting specie risks in the London market.
We have a considerable commercial understanding and technical know-how, having advised on numerous high value coverage disputes, liability defence and recoveries matters. We have a great depth of industry experience, spanning diamond dealers, manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers involved in the jewellery industry.
Regulatory Advice and Compliance Matters
We regularly provide insurance sector clients and their other advisors with specific and general regulatory advice and assist in compliance matters. We have significant experience with the regulatory framework governing the insurance sector at both EU and Italian levels.
Commercial Risks and Litigation
We have extensive expertise in the litigation and alternative dispute resolution aspects of commercial insurance matters, including coverage, D&O, energy, environmental, liability, marine, non-marine, aviation, P&C, reinsurance, special risks and subrogation, as well as the defence of disability and life claims. Our clients include international insurance companies, as well as Lloyd’s syndicates.
The firm deals with high value, complex and high-profile insurance and reinsurance disputes, often with an international element. Matters dealt with include resolving insurance and reinsurance policy wording disputes, dealing with policy avoidance issues and advising on issues relating to breach of warranty or breach of condition.
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Advising on coverage, compliance with conditions precedent, misrepresentation and gross negligence
Acting for several Lloyd’s market insurers and their German co-insurer in a jewellers block policy dispute relating to an alleged EUR 1 million loss suffered at premises. We advised on coverage, security measures, compliance with conditions precedent, misrepresentations and gross negligence and accordingly declined the loss. We handled mediation Read More
Gross negligence under a Jewellers’ Block Policy
Acting for several Underwriters from the London Market, the firm successfully defended a claim lodged by the insured before the Court of Vicenza (Italy) for the payment of the indemnity under a Jewellers’ Block Policy for an alleged robbery at premises. In its Judgement, the Court of Vicenza ruled that the behaviour of Read More
Loss of artworks worth EUR 18 Million
Acting for Lloyd’s Underwriters on an alleged loss of artworks valued at approximately EUR 18 million, our team successfully defended an EUR 10 million claim lodged by the insured before Italian courts, including favourable decision of the Milan Court of Appeal.