INSURANCE

Our Insurance Practice Department services insurance and reinsurance companies in respect  of direct and reinsurance business both in the international and domestic markets in the following areas:-

I. Litigation and arbitration of insurance and reinsurance claims in the following classes of insurance:-

• Motor liability
  
• Personal injury claims
  
• Workmen's compensation and industrial accident cases
  
• Public liability
  
• All risks liability
  
• Errors and omissions
  
• Directors' and officers' liability
  
• Professional indemnity cases
  
• Fire and water damage liability
  
• Performance and security bonds, and enforcement of indemnities
  
• Contractors' all risks liability
  
• Health and medical insurance
  
• Other personal lines cover
  
• Political risks liability
  
• Special risks liability
  
• Product and warranty liability
  
• Jewellers' block liability
  
• Multi-purpose liability
  
• Bailee's and warehouseman liability

The department undertakes both the defence and recovery of claims and includes the defence of prosecution against the insured. We also provide legal opinions on a pre-litigation basis to determine quantum and liability on the above matters and are involved in settlement undertaken on a pre-litigation basis.

II. Advisory and consultancy in respect of the policy drafting and documentation in the following classes of insurance:-

• Motor liability
• Personal injury claims
• Workmen's compensation and industrial accident cases
• Public liability
• All risks liability
• Errors and omissions liability
• Directors' and officers' liability
• Professional indemnity cases
• Fire and water damage liability
• Performance and security bonds, and enforcement of indemnities
• Contractors' all risks liability
• Health and medical insurance
• Other personal lines cover
• Political risks insurance
• Special risks liability
• Product and warranty liability
• Jewellers' block liability
• Multi-purpose liability
• Bailee's and warehouseman liability
• Extended warranty liability

III. Advisory and consultancy on:-

• Contractual documentation in respect of the corporate partnership
• Multi-party insurance project documentation
• Claims portfolio review for domestic and international insurance
• Claims handling and reporting in all classes of insurance

The provision of litigation and corporate legal services is based not only on our team of committed and experienced lawyers trained in the area of insurance and reinsurance practice but also managed on the basis of actual commercial and practical experience derived from the insurance and broking industry.  Our insurance practice offers an understanding of the market demands and reality, and we bring to each of our client value added services at competitive costs.  Our motivation is to offer the full range of advisory services of our insurance practice to meet the specific and special requirements of each client in the industry which must necessarily interact with the commercial and business environment.