Insurance: Mainly Policyholders
Global Guide 2024 : UK
Band 1
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Reed Smith has a prominent policyholder practice, well equipped to handle a diverse range of coverage types, including financial lines, commodities, energy and political risk. Clients benefit from the firm's strong international presence, including in the USA, as well as the group's key expertise in Bermuda Form work. The team also handles professional indemnity and brokers' negligence disputes and offers further strength in advising corporate policyholders on structuring their insurance programmes.
Work Highlights
- Reed Smith continues to act for Harwood Capital in two related disputes, one against underwriters and another against its insurance brokers. Both disputes are connected to the coverage offered by a professional indemnity policy for defence costs in relation to litigation in the USA.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Reed Smith's lawyers have very solid knowledge of insurance and reinsurance."
"The firm has an impressive team who are well able to handle complex litigation."
"Reed Smith is one of the top London policyholder practices."
"They are practical-minded and will work within commercial risk tolerances. The lawyers explain, guide and advise on the practical risks, mitigants, options and outcomes."
"The firm is super professional and the team of lawyers are very high level. The service is fantastic."
"Reed Smith's lawyers have very solid knowledge of insurance and reinsurance."
"The firm has an impressive team who are well able to handle complex litigation."
"Reed Smith is one of the top London policyholder practices."
"They are practical-minded and will work within commercial risk tolerances. The lawyers explain, guide and advise on the practical risks, mitigants, options and outcomes."
"The firm is super professional and the team of lawyers are very high level. The service is fantastic."
Notable Practitioners
Margaret Campbell offers policyholders the benefit of her extensive expertise in complex insurance disputes. She is particularly adept at advising on matters relating to commodities and marine insurance, as well as brokers' negligence actions.
"Margaret is very experienced in insurance disputes. She is client-focused and really hard-nosed. She knows how to get a good outcome for the insured."
"When I think of complex insurance issues and matters, Margaret immediately comes to mind. She has the ability to quickly process the complexities and reduce it to its essentials by applying her powerful mind, legal knowledge and vast experience. Having reduced the complex to the essential, she then explains it in concise, clear and well-structured language, and identifies practical solutions."
Mark Pring offers policyholders considerable strength in disputes relating to professional indemnity and financial lines. He is capable of handling both domestic and cross-border matters.
"Mark Pring is consistently across the detail. He is at the cutting edge of innovative solutions in the London insurance market."
"He possesses wide-ranging experience and is technically impressive."
"He is an outstanding insurance practitioner. Mark gets the job done with a minimum of fuss and bother."
Peter Hardy is adept at handling an array of complex, cross-border coverage disputes, notably those arising in the financial services and offshore energy sectors. He is also knowledgeable about Bermuda Form arbitrations.
"Peter is super friendly and supportive. He is an A-class professional."
"Peter Hardy is a leading lawyer on the insurance policyholder side."
Laura-May Scott has notable experience assisting policyholder clients on a wide range of matters, including disputes concerning D&O and professional indemnity policies.
"She's absolutely excellent. She's miles ahead of what you would expect given her seniority."
Ranked Lawyers at
Reed Smith LLP
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