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Our contentious insurance and reinsurance practice advises clients on all classes of business, including general liability (particularly the “Bermuda Form”), professional liability, D&O liability, financial institutions, product liability, Industry Loss Warranties, Insurance Linked Securities, captive insurance programmes, property, life insurance and other classes of long-term business, environmental liability, construction, marine and cargo, personal accident, life insurance, workers compensation, and motor liability.

We also offer a “one stop” service for Bermuda-related arbitration work, including arbitrations seated or held in Bermuda, London, Toronto and elsewhere, and we are in a unique position to offer clients access to our global network and highly specialist insurance teams.

Our insurance and reinsurance practice advises clients on mergers, amalgamations, acquisitions and disposals of insurers and insurance intermediaries, long-term insurance business transfers, runoff solutions, licensing of insurers and insurance intermediaries, capital-raising (including recognition of debt and equity securities as regulatory capital), insurance-linked securities, captives, life reinsurance deals, longevity and lapsation swaps and the redomestication of insurers and insurance intermediaries.  We advise insurers, intermediaries and their investors on all aspects regarding the regulation of insurance in Bermuda.

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Insurance: Contentious - Bermuda

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Kennedys has an experienced insurance group in Bermuda which is frequently highlighted as a standout practice for contentious matters. Lawyers within the firm are active on major international disputes as well as on regulatory compliance matters, and the team is well accustomed to handling both litigation and arbitration, often utilising its expansive global network. On the non-contentious side, Kennedys regularly advises on business transfers and the sale of insurance subsidiaries, as well as a variety of corporate structuring concerns. The firm's client base includes global financial institutions and insurance companies.

Work Highlights

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  • Kennedys represented several Bermuda insurers in US litigation proceedings arising from alleged breaches of London and Bermuda arbitration agreements.

Strengths

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Kennedys offers excellent customer service and excellent responsiveness to enquiries.

Insurance: Contentious respondent
Global

I am very impressed by their approach to respecting budgeted costs. They also make useful recommendations as to how any amendments could be made to further reduce costs.

Insurance: Contentious respondent
Global

Kennedys is our go-to law firm. They get things done efficiently and well. They are on top of legal analysis, but also sensitive to business and market considerations.

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Notable Practitioners

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Nick Miles
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Nick Miles
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Nick Miles advises insurance companies on a wide array of transactional and regulatory matters. Of late this work has involved providing guidance on business structuring arrangements as well as the sale of insurance entities.

Nick Miles is one of the most technically capable lawyers on the island. I know if I ask him a difficult question, he can give me a good answer quickly and 99% of the time he's right on the nose.

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Mark G Chudleigh
Mark G Chudleigh
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Mark Chudleigh heads Kennedys' contentious insurance group within Bermuda. He frequently assists clients with high-value disputes, including on matters relating to medical malpractice, D&O liability coverage and business interruption claims. He also has noteworthy experience relating to class actions.

Mark has been our go-to Bermuda counsel for decades.

Mark Chudleigh has great knowledge and experience, and is very easy to work with.

He'd be the lawyer we'd go to if we had something dispute-related in the insurance sector.

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Nick Miles
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