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
Le nostre aree di specializzazione
News and insights
Publications: 08 January 2024
Novità in tema di titolarità effettiva
Nella Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 236 del 9 ottobre 2023, è stato pubblicato il Decreto 29 settembre 2023 del Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy (il Provvedimento) che attesta l'operatività del…
Publications: 14 December 2023
Whistleblowing: pronti al via?
Ai blocchi di partenza le nuove norme sul whistleblowing che dal 17 dicembre riguardano anche le aziende fra i 50 e i 249 dipendenti, già applicabili dal 15 luglio 2023 per gli altri soggetti.
Publications: 16 October 2023
Conversione in legge del Decreto Giustizia
Le novità in materia di reati ex D.Lgs. 231, turbata libertà degli incanti, reati ambientali e implicazioni pratiche sui Modelli Organizzativi degli enti.
Publications: 04 October 2023
Expert Talk: mediazione, i vantaggi e le novità
Intervista a Nicola Giudice, Responsabile del servizio di conciliazione della Camera Arbitrale di Milano.
Riconoscimenti
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