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Services for global insurers

DWF is a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services underpinned by a rich heritage in insurance. With over 1,700 insurance experts across 30 locations worldwide, we deliver comprehensive solutions tailored to the needs of global and London Market insurers, reinsurers, MGAs, brokers, intermediaries and corporate nominations.

Our unique offering spans both claims and non-claims services, delivering a complete and tailored solution for clients.  By working collaboratively across claims and legal, we proactively identify and address legal issues early, leveraging the full strength of our national and global teams to develop efficient solutions that align with our clients’ business objectives. This close collaboration between claims and legal sets DWF apart. 

Specialist insurance teams

Insurance Legal Advice

Our teams of specialist insurance and reinsurance lawyers provide expert advice to clients worldwide, delivering comprehensive support across claims, coverage, and policy wording matters. With a deep understanding of the unique opportunities and challenges within each sector, we offer expertise across a diverse range of areas, including global risks, specialty lines, cyber and data risks, marine, energy and power, environmental liability, professional indemnity, major injury and casualty, property, motor, and fraud.
 
Claims Management & Adjusting

We help clients navigate the complexities of claims management by combining expertise in volume claims handling, adjusting, consultancy and legal support to deliver swift, cost-effective, and precise solutions across the entire claims lifecycle.

As a fully independent Third-Party Administrator (TPA) operating globally, we excel in managing all classes of commercial lines, including general liability, healthcare, D&O, legal expenses, cyber, and bordereaux management.

Our proprietary claims management system ensures the efficient handling of both high-volume portfolios and complex claims, driving significant efficiencies, reducing costs, and enabling faster, more accurate claim resolutions.

 

 

 
Insurance technology
EvoClaim is DWF's comprehensive claims management solution designed to streamline claims processing and reporting, offering a robust platform for businesses to manage claims effectively and efficiently. It's a secure, cloud-based platform that centralises all claims-related data, providing a single point of access for managing, automating and analysing claims in real-time. With its user-friendly interface, EvoClaim simplifies the complexities of claims management, ensuring that data is protected during transmission. Whether you're looking to improve processes, enhance data security or provide better service to your clients, EvoClaim has the tools and features to help you achieve your goals.
 
Legal Advice for In-House Lawyers

We provide tailored legal advice to insurers and their corporate insureds across the globe, addressing a wide range of commercial needs. Our expertise includes navigating complex data protection and cyber security challenges, crisis management, managing regulatory compliance, tackling corporate crime, handling class actions, and supporting finance and restructuring initiatives.

In addition, we offer tailored guidance on employment and pensions matters, real estate transactions, and portfolio management. 

 
Business Services

Building on our extensive insurance expertise, we offer a range of critical business services to provide strategic and practical support in areas such as cost management, audit support, specialist intelligence services, forensic accountancy, and advocacy through our in-house chambers.

Our multi-disciplinary Legal Operations and Technology team partners with global insurers to enhance internal efficiencies and drive transformation through smart, innovative, and integrated solutions.

Additionally, our Sustainable Business and ESG practice delivers independent assessments of sustainability strategies and action plans, helping clients mitigate risks, optimise performance, and achieve their business goals.

 
Risk Matters
The DWF insurance podcast is your global guide to the latest trends and issues in the insurance and reinsurance industry. Our episodes explore topical issues, emerging technologies and the innovative strategies that are shaping the global future of insurance.
 

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Our Insurance services include

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Business Interruption

Our specialist team analyse and manage business interruption disputes rapidly, identifying merits and risks and delivering clear advice. 
 
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Complex & Major Injury

With the cost of large claims outstripping inflation by a significant margin, more than ever insurers need to be able to control their indemnity spend.

 
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Construction & Engineering

Spanning domestic and international claims, we have an outstanding track record of dealing successfully with a wide range of construction and engineering matters for insurers, loss adjusters and corporates.

 
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Claimant

Our fast, accurate and efficient legal service supports individuals involved in an accident and suffering a personal injury.

 
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Casualty

We provide decisive, clear advice on the full range of employer and public liability claims. We identify potentially fraudulent casualty insurance claims, early, so you can act quickly. 

 
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Data Protection Risks

Our team is expert in data protection risk management, in areas such as claims departments, underwriting and supplier management.

 
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Energy

The team are experienced in handling a wide variety of international energy and renewables related disputes including coverage and defence instructions, and the pursuit of recovery actions following indemnification of policyholders.

 
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FCA & Complaints

We provide practical, commercial legal advice to major insurer clients relating to the handling of complaints from consumers, small business and other eligible complainants.

 
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Fraud

Claim fraud continues to be the insurance industry’s greatest risk, costing insurers billions every year.

 
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Housing Claims

Our Housing Claims experts deliver a complete, specialist service relating to claims made against those in the housing sector.

 
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Local Authority

We make sure that austerity and reduced budgets don’t leave you open to risk and public scrutiny.

 
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Global Recovery Group

The Global Recovery Group provides insurers with a coordinated and coherent subrogated recovery solution across multiple jurisdictions.

 
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Global Risks

Our market leading Global Risks team  focuses on high profile and complex international insurance and reinsurance work 

 
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Marine & Trade

We provide technical advice and dispute and liability advice, in relation to commodities, shipping insurance, cargo, freight and logistics.

 
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Mining Industries & Power

Representing mining companies, commodities traders and Insurers our mining, industries and power specialists have unrivalled expertise in insurance-related disputes.

 
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Motor

Our market-leading specialist motor insurance team has a proven track record across all types of claims handling,

 
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Police, Care & Justice

We advise police forces, healthcare, custodial and justice providers balancing issues such as reputational risk against a background of an uncertain commercial and economic climate.

 
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Product Liability & Recall

Experienced in defending civil claims relating to defective products domestically and across multiple jurisdictions, our experts work with global insurers and corporates directly.

 
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Professional Indemnity

We work alongside our corporate, commercial and regulatory  teams to support you with your professional indemnity claims. 

 
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Property

We deliver commercially relevant, practical solutions on claims to insurers and policy holders.

 
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Regulatory, Commercial & Corporate

Our regulatory, commercial and corporate legal experts assist insurer, intermediary, coverholders and service company clients to meet their commercial objectives and regulatory requirements.

 
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Speciality Lines

Advising across the range of specialty lines, we understand the complex and sometimes sensitive issues arising from national and international losses in this market.

 

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