Litigation Insurance Underwriters
Litigation Support Guide 2024 : UK-wide
Band 1
About
Provided by Harbour Underwriting
Harbour Underwriting Limited is one of the leading providers of commercial dispute insurance for both claimants and defendants. We provide dispute insurance cover against the costs incurred in bringing or defending court or arbitration proceedings in commercial disputes.
We work with law firms, insurance brokers and advisors to help their clients mitigate the risk of litigation and arbitration.
Harbour Underwriting Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 939803) and underwrites on behalf of A-rated insurers.
Our approach
Our underwriting team has over 50 years’ experience insuring a wide variety of disputes. The team is led by our underwriting director and managing director, Rocco Pirozzolo, who has been a leading figure in the sector for more than 24 years.
We have an appetite for risk and will consider every proposal put to us.
Our products include:
- Adverse cost cover
- Disbursements cover
- Solicitor’s fees cover
- Anti-avoidance endorsements and deeds of indemnity to provide security for costs
- Appeals insurance
- Damages-based agreement (DBA) and conditional fee agreement (CFA) insurance
- Cross-undertaking in damages insurance.
We can write limits up to £20m.
We cover all types of commercial disputes and arbitration claims.
We insure disputes in the UK and also cases brought in other jurisdictions, including Australia, Hong Kong, the UAE, the USA, Ontario and in the EU.
Chambers Review
Harbour Underwriting provides ATE insurance for both claimants and defendants. The firm acts for brokers, law firms, funders and corporates. It is based in the UK but writes policies for cases around the world.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The whole underwriting team are very experienced and knowledgeable professionals. They are a very responsive and helpful team."
"They are straightforward to deal with, commercially minded, very responsive and agile. They move quickly to put arrangements in place."
"The whole underwriting team are very experienced and knowledgeable professionals. They are a very responsive and helpful team."
"They are straightforward to deal with, commercially minded, very responsive and agile. They move quickly to put arrangements in place."
Notable Practitioners
Rocco Pirozzolo is a seasoned underwriter who has been the underwriting director of Harbour Underwriting since its incorporation in 2016.
"He's a legend in the insurance market. He is very experienced and he knows the business. He's technical and a safe pair of hands."
"He's great. There's not much he hasn't seen. He is highly experienced, very valuable in the industry and also really nice chap."
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Harbour Underwriting
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