Experience
Kiran is a specialist insurance and reinsurance coverage lawyer, acting for a variety of clients based in the London market, US, Bermuda and Europe.
Kiran’s primary focus is on reinsurance, property and specialty lines (including contingency, accident and health, equine and specie).
Recent examples of Kiran’s work include:
- Various contingency losses, including acting for the London Market in relation to the tour cancellation of a major artist;
- Acting for insurers in seeking recoveries following the cancellation of the 2018 British Moto GP at Silverstone;
- Successfully obtaining judgment for surrogating insurers on recoveries arising from the 2011 London riots;
- Advising London market insurers on US liability exposures arising from the construction of a US onshore power facility;
- Advising insurers on Covid19 and terrorism exposures;
- Advising reinsurers on the aggregation of risks, including recently Russian/Ukraine losses, Covid-19 losses (and previously WTC arbitration cases, US Hurricane/flood losses, and global wildfire claims).
- Advising London and EU insurers on issues arising out of binding authority and commission arrangements in the London market.
Memberships
- IBA (Vice Chair, Insurance Committee)
- IRLA (Insurance and Reinsurance Legacy Association)
- IUA Contingency Business Panel
Testimonials
"Global head of insurance Kiran Soar has considerable expertise across a range of contentious matters, including both insurance and reinsurance disputes. He regularly handles high-value international mandates concerning marine insurance as well as those arising in the oil and gas sector." – Chambers and Partners