Insurance Litigation
Allen & Overy’s international team of insurance litigation and arbitration lawyers is renowned for its legal and tactical expertise, depth of resource and clout in resolving coverage disputes.
We specialise in advising on the resolution of large and difficult claims and in the defence of claims against companies and their directors that are insured under all types of liability insurance policies.
A&O is ideally positioned to take on cross-border cases given our extensive office network covering the key insurance markets in Western Europe, Asia and the U.S. We are world leaders in the use of arbitration, typically the preferred form of dispute resolution in insurance policies.
Our insurance cases frequently involve catastrophic losses, difficult coverage and loss allocation issues, often with complex underlying international litigation and arbitration. We are experts in:
- professional indemnity/civil liability
- product liability, toxic tort liabilities and product withdrawals (particularly in the pharmaceutical context)
- environmental, nuisance, property damage and business interruption claims
- directors and officers (D&O) liabilities, often connected to U.S. securities class actions
- catastrophe financial risk
- credit insurance
- crime policy/bankers blanket bond
- regulatory risk and political risk
- distressed captives and insolvent insurers
- insurance and reinsurance advisory services
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Publications: 18 September 2023
Directive 1828/2020 sur les actions représentatives et réforme des actions de groupe en France
La directive (UE) 2020/1828 a créé un socle commun pour les actions de groupe au sein de l’Union Européenne, qui devrait conduire le Parlement français à adopter, dans les prochains mois, une réforme…
Publications: 28 April 2023
Publications: 18 January 2023
La délinquance en col blanc en France, 2022 : aperçu des évolutions, tendances et perspectives
À l’occasion de son rapport annuel consacré aux grandes évolutions législatives et judiciaires relatives à la délinquance en col blanc, le cabinet Allen & Overy revient sur les principales…
Publications: 08 December 2022
Le clair-obscur du régime de la convention judiciaire d’intérêt public
Depuis sa création, la convention judiciaire d’intérêt public suscite les passions. Les conventions récentes continuent néanmoins de mettre en lumière les améliorations à apporter au système actuel.
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The firm is seamless and presents a single front – even when you are working with lawyers from different teams it is hard to tell – and the work and service is excellent.
Chambers UK, 2020, Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance
They have very good industry knowledge and offer really good insight. They're absolutely at the top of their game.
Chambers UK, 2020, Insurance: Contentious Claims & Reinsurance