Alex Denslow

Practice Areas

Alex Denslow is Head of the CMS Insurance Group. In this position, he leads an international team of 100 specialist lawyers.

He is a recommended partner in Chambers and Legal 500 for insurance / reinsurance disputes and international arbitrations, and was shortlisted for the Financial Times Innovative Lawyer.

Alex advises international insurers and reinsurers on direct and reinsurance disputes and coverage issues, across non-marine (particularly property and casualty) and marine (cargo, freight liability and offshore energy) matters. He also has extensive experience of defending brokers and their E&O insurers in major multi-party disputes. He provides coverage advice and handles the defence of claims across energy, specie, property solicitor and IFA lines of business.

Alex has considerable trial experience. He has been involved in several landmark cases including the Court of Appeal decisions in Bonner-v-Cox; Jones-v-Environcom; Clark-v-In Focus and Aspen Insurance-v-Adana Construction and acted in numerous successful confidential arbitrations.

Having held in-house positions at Miller Insurance Services LLP, Markel International and Aon, Alex’s advice is underpinned by an understanding of how the insurance market operates. He provides tailored risk management training to clients and lectures extensively on legal issues affecting the market, as well as litigation strategy. He is a co-author of the leading English legal textbook "Insurance Broking Practice and the Law". Alex was awarded the CMS Client Relationship Partner Award for outstanding service to his clients.

Professional Memberships

British Insurance Law Association

The Law Society

Publications

2016 – Minimising reinsurers’ risks when fronting in emerging markets, Insurance Day, Legal Focus

2015 – When is a product not a product, Insurance Day, Legal Focus

2014 – Court of Appeal blocks ‘top-up’ compensation, The Times

2014 – Appeals court rules FOS compensation is final, Professional Adviser

2014 – Appeals court rules FOS compensation is final, Mortgage Solutions

2014 – Customers lose right to sue after taking ombudsman compensation, The Telegraph

2014 – Landmark ruling removes threat of redress double whammy. FT Adviser

2014 – Landmark Court of Appeal ruling finds complaints can’t sue in addition to FOS award, Money Marketing

2014 – Bermuda Form Dispute may reach Supreme Court, The Insurance Insider

2013 – What are the cracks in contract certainty, Global Reinsurance

2012 – How Sandy will hit insurers, Reactions

2012 – Sandy will test insurer policies, says lawyer, Insurance Times

2012 – The hurricane Sandy business interruption conundrum, Artemis