Insurance: Policyholder
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
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Provided by Clayton Utz
As the foremost policyholder-centric insurance practice in Australia, Clayton Utz consistently provides legal counsel on high-end, complex insurance, litigation, and risk matters. Who offer a holistic service encompassing both contentious and non-contentious facets, that is backed by unparalleled technical proficiency in insurance and reinsurance law as well as risk management. Their portfolio spans numerous sectors, from product distribution and broker outsourcing agreements to policy coverage disputes across multiple lines of business. They have longstanding advisory history for corporate insurers, professional bodies, brokers, and governmental entities includes ASX-listed companies, multinational corporations, Commonwealth and State Government agencies, as well as one of the nation's largest financial institutions, including the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Chambers Review
Clayton Utz's highly commended team acts for a diverse range of high-profile policyholders, including major banks, corporates and government bodies. The insurance team offers expertise across the spectrum of contentious and non-contentious issues, including professional indemnity, product liability and cyber risk. The law firm handles matters relating to regulatory compliance and insurance product development as well as providing advice on alternative risk transfer and reinsurance. Clayton Utz's contentious practice encompasses, in addition to advice on coverage disputes and claims resolutions, a strong capability for the handling of large-scale customer remediation and compensation issues for leading financial services providers. It also advises extensively on class action-related insurance recovery mandates for both corporate defendants and individual executives. Key clients include AMP and Singtel Optus.
Work Highlights
- Clayton Utz advised AMP in a professional indemnity insurance recovery of compensation and costs relation to its retail customer remediation program, spanning multiple financial advice services licensee subsidiaries.
- Clayton Utz advised the Suburban Rail Loop Authority on its insurance programme and strategy for the packages that make up the Suburban Rail Loop Project.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"One of the standout features of dealing with this team is the high level of expertise and professionalism."
"They are fantastic. In the insurance group, they have a high degree of technical excellence."
"One of the standout features of dealing with this team is the high level of expertise and professionalism."
"They are fantastic. In the insurance group, they have a high degree of technical excellence."
Notable Practitioners
Fred Hawke is a highly respected, veteran insurance practitioner who continues to advise across a comprehensive range of practice area issues from the Melbourne office.
David Gerber operates across the full insurance spectrum, acting for both insurers and policyholders and also advising state and Commonwealth government agencies on a variety of issues. He is particularly focused on the financial lines market and often assists on policy reviews.
"David is an excellent insurance lawyer. He is extremely prompt, easily contactable and very considered."
Mark Waller is based in Brisbane and stands out for his mastery of contentious insurance issues, on which he has litigated for over three decades, his experience covering such matters as coverage disputes, D&O claims and other liability issues.
Ranked Lawyers at
Clayton Utz
Australia
Members
Provided by Clayton Utz
Industries
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Banking and Financial Institutions
Energy
Government
Infrastructure