Insurance Defence

About

Provided by Hall & Wilcox

Hall & Wilcox is one of the largest insurance law firms in Australia and is well known as a leading advisor to the Australian insurance industry. For close to 70 years we have advised some of Australia’s key insurers and those in the global insurance market. We have a fully integrated national team that has specialist experience across all general and statutory insurance claims lines and longstanding professional relationships in the Australian and London markets. 

The team's expertise include:

General insurance

• Professional Indemnity (financial lines accountants, insolvency practitioners, financial planners, valuers, estate agents, insurance and business brokers), engineering and other consultants associated with construction risks, property environmental risks, allied health and miscellaneous professionals
• Directors & Officers, management liability, employment practices liability, cyber liability
• Public liability, product Liability, property/ISR
• Subrogated recoveries including class action recoveries
• Policy interpretation
• Fraud and FOS claims
• Claims ranging from highly complex and technically challenging, through to volume-driven claims including portfolios with large retentions.
  
  

Statutory insurance

• Workers’ compensation where we are recognised as leaders in the defence of statutory insurance and common law claims, and also in obtaining recovery from negligent third parties​
• Compulsory Third Party (CTP) for major insurers under the NSW, ACT and QLD schemes.