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Steve Ruffle

Steve Ruffle

Litigation Support 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Litigation Insurance Underwriters

UK-wide

4 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Underwriter

ATE insurance

CFA Agreements

Professional Negligence

Competition law

Group actions

Contract Disputes

Insolvency proceedings

Subrogated rights recoveries

Defamation/Privacy claims

Partnership disputes

Inheritance act/contentious probate matters

Intellectual property

Capital protection wrappers

Career

Co-founder of Litica, Steve has been specialising as an underwriter in the ATE insurance industry since 2008, having previously trained and qualified as a lawyer at a publicly listed law firm.

Concentrating exclusively on varying types of commercial litigation and widely recognised as one of the leading underwriters in the UK for media litigation, Steve has previously headed up successful commercial After The Event (ATE) insurance departments at two established insurers.

Over the years Steve is proud to have built a network of the UK’s leading law firms, barristers and funders.

Chambers Review

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Professional Advisers: Litigation Support

Litigation Insurance Underwriters - UK-wide

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Steve Ruffle is a co-founder of Litica and an experienced ATE underwriter. Ruffle is often involved in high-profile leading cases.

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Strengths

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  • Steve is very commercially savvy. He's willing and able to do large insurance lines. He's really a crucial insurer and he helps back up risk claims for our clients.

    Litigation Insurance UnderwritersProfessional Advisers: Litigation Support

  • Steve sees the bigger picture. He is always willing to go the extra mile in order to get the right solutions in place for the clients.

    Litigation Insurance UnderwritersProfessional Advisers: Litigation Support

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