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Practice

Insurance Litigation

Clients hire our global insurance litigation team to resolve disputes arising from complex, high-exposure risks — from cyberattacks, governmental investigations, and shareholder lawsuits to product recalls, environmental contamination, and hurricanes.

Whether you are handling and settling a large insurance claim, participating in litigation or arbitration proceedings, or dealing with a commercial dispute between industry participants, our insurance disputes team has the experience and expertise to solve problems and achieve results.

  • Businesses around the world use insurance and reinsurance to manage risk. Disputes relating to insurance are often large, complex and business-critical. 
  • We advise all participants in the insurance and reinsurance market on contentious matters, including insurers, reinsurers, insurance intermediaries and corporate policyholders.
  • Our lawyers advise on the presentation and handling of claims under a broad range of insurance and reinsurance contracts covering multiple lines of business. We also represent clients in commercial disputes arising in the insurance and reinsurance sector. We specialize in helping clients with the largest and most complex disputes that they encounter.
  • We have insurance lawyers in over 30 global offices.
  • We utilize our deep industry experience in multiple jurisdictions to advise on litigation, arbitration and all forms of dispute resolution, taking advantage of sector expertise from market-leading teams elsewhere in the firm to provide the best possible service.

Representative experience

Defending a global bank in litigation relating to long-running allegations of insurance mis-selling, including defence of group proceedings and appeals to the UK Supreme Court.

Acting for reinsurers in numerous arbitration proceedings in New York, London and Bermuda, and for multiple insurers in numerous class and individual actions across the United States, in relation to large claims for losses sustained in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Acting for energy producers and contractors around the world in large insurance claims arising from damage to turbines, refineries, battery plants and other power generation facilities.

Representing clients in high-stakes coverage disputes related to environment and climate issues, including a $400 million wildfire liability claim and coal ash contamination claims under legacy London market policies.

Representing insurers in governmental investigations relating to insurance products and practices.

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