Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance

About

Provided by Stephenson Harwood LLP

The marine insurance group (MIG) acts for major insurers in both the London (Lloyd’s and Company) and International markets.  It offers expertise across all areas of marine insurance, including hull and machinery, cargo, war, liability, ports and terminals, and mortgagee interest. We advise on drafting, coverage and subrogated recoveries and specialise in marine casualty.

We have considerable experience in dealing with major international casualties for and on behalf of insurer clients (both property and liability), including ATLs, CTLs, collision, allision, fire, grounding, salvage and wreck removal. 

The MIG offers a dedicated casualty response team which includes master mariners, an experienced marine surveyor and specialised casualty investigators with experience in all shipping sectors.

We have market-leading expertise in marine cyber risk issues and security, both from a risk management and legal liability perspective. We also advise the market on pre-inception risk assessments in relation to general marine risk as well as in specialised sectors such as geo-seismic exploration.   

The marine insurance casualty response team is able to assist underwriting decisions by providing an in depth legal and technical assessment of the risks. The team can also advise on policy wordings and structure in the light of the technical risk assessment so the underwriters and their assureds have a clear understanding of how the policy will respond in case of need.