Peter Dunlop
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Insurance
Band 3
About
Provided by Peter Dunlop
Practice Areas
Peter Dunlop is a partner and co-lead of the Insurance & Reinsurance team. His insurance law experience spans 25 years.
He is a former underwriter and his insurance practice includes non-contentious and corporate advice in insurance company, managing general agency, captive and SPI formations, insurtech, cyber, insurance licencing, ILS structures, policy and contract drafting and new product advice – with a focus on ESG - in which he acts for investors, fund and captive managers, insurtech start-ups, brokers and many of the world's leading re/insurers.
Peter also practices insurance regulatory law and has considerable experience of complex, multi-jurisdictional insurance regulatory investigations in the UK and Bermuda, representing re/insurers.
Peter also has a strong contentious insurance practice and is an experienced advocate with many years' experience of complex international re/insurance arbitrations in the UK and Bermuda for policyholders, cedants and reinsurers across the banking, energy, healthcare and pharmaceuticals industries. Peter is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Professional Memberships
Peter is a member of the Bermuda Bar Association, CPCU (Bermuda Chapter), Law Society of England & Wales and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Peter sits on several advisory groups, including the BDA's Insurtech Working Group and the BMA's ILS Taskforce.
Chambers Review
Global
Peter Dunlop frequently represents insurance companies and policyholders in transactions and other non-contentious matters, including the incorporation of Bermuda-exempted companies and their registration as insurers. He offers further experience in contentious insurance matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Peter is a very down-to-earth person who provides useful advice and takes a view to help steer clients."
"Peter is super-responsive and practical."
"He is a caring individual and genuinely wants what is best for the company. This is just the icing on the cake to his knowledge, expertise and drive."
"Peter is very knowledgeable. He has a breadth of knowledge thanks to his experience. You can have a call with him and only rarely does he have to check his facts; he knows everything straight off the bat."
"Peter is a very down-to-earth person who provides useful advice and takes a view to help steer clients."
"Peter is super-responsive and practical."
"He is a caring individual and genuinely wants what is best for the company. This is just the icing on the cake to his knowledge, expertise and drive."
"Peter is very knowledgeable. He has a breadth of knowledge thanks to his experience. You can have a call with him and only rarely does he have to check his facts; he knows everything straight off the bat."