Putting the brakes on 'slam on cons'
25/11/2011
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Insurance
We have one of the largest dedicated Insurance teams in the UK, spread across our 6 offices helping insurers, loss adjusters, corporate clients, local authorities and police forces. All benefit from our depth and breadth of experience and access to our full range of services.
Industry insight
Our team currently acts for some of the UK's largest insurers, adjusters and corporates, including Admiral, Ageas, Aviva, Brit Insurance, Chubb, Groupama, MIB, QBE, RSA and Travelers to name but a few.
Our objective is to bring you clear ‘bottom-line’ benefits and a competitive edge. It’s about finding the best way to support your commercial and business relationships. So we take the time to understand your goals, before providing tailor-made services that help you achieve them faster and more cost-effectively.
In the right place at the right time
Our clients are the most important part of our business, so we always aim to form strategic partnerships with them.
In effect, we become an extension of your claims teams, so we ensure we know exactly what you expect from us. DWF lawyers are also widely known for their down to earth and approachable style, as well their industry know-how and experience.
Expertise
- catastrophic injury
- construction and engineering
- EL/PL claims
- environmental pollution
- fraud
- motor
- occupational health and disease
- professional indemnity
- products liability
- property and recoveries
- public sector and police law
- regulatory (trading standards, HSE and others)
Our systems, procedures and expertise help us handle recovery claims cost-effectively at all levels – right up to multi-million pound claims, and across all claim types. And using the latest case management software means we can closely monitor and manage claims costs, and achieve settlements quickly. What’s more, you’ll find our flexible and forward-thinking fee structures and arrangements help you budget more effectively, and ultimately achieve better business results.
Keeping you in the loop
We believe it’s important to keep you updated on all legal developments relevant to your organisation, so you can make pre-emptive and pro-active decisions on cases and avoid unnecessary litigation. Our team of leading professional support lawyers will keep you abreast of key case law, and any procedural and legislative changes, to ensure you can respond quickly to any noteworthy case precedents, with detailed analysis of potential impacts to your organisation.
Monthly insurance briefs look at potential and emerging issues for insurers, and flag up future changes in the law. Our Insurance teams have a keen eye on such changes, and can help you navigate the territories they open up.
International Claims
We formed our International Claims Team in response to insurers’ needs for clear and comprehensive legal advice in the complex area of cross-border claims. So we can work with you to clarify legal issues surrounding jurisdiction, applicable law and coverage issues. Our pragmatic, practical advice is aimed at minimising your exposure.
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