About
Provided by MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Our Insurance team is a trusted adviser to leading insurers, brokers, corporates, and government entities, known for its depth of expertise and ability to navigate complex insurance matters. The team provides strategic, commercially focused advice across regulatory compliance, policy interpretation, claims disputes, and insurance litigation. With experience across life, health, property, professional indemnity, D&O, general liability, and reinsurance, the team delivers integrated support across transactions, disputes, and regulatory engagements.
Recent work highlights
- Auckland Council | Advising in High Court proceedings against public liability insurers over indemnity for defective building claims, involving complex policy interpretation and multi-million dollar exposures.
- Willis | Advised on non-party discovery orders in a NZD340m+ fire-related insurance dispute involving SkyCity and Fletcher Construction, managing confidentiality and document review.
- HDI | Advised on its fair conduct programme under the new CoFI regime, enabling successful licensing under the Financial Markets Conduct Act.
- Baygold | Representing Baygold in proceedings against FMG over denied indemnity for crop damage caused by herbicide misapplication, involving policy interpretation, pre-contract representations, and multiple statutory and common law claims ahead of trial.
