Insurance and Risk

With expertise across all areas of insurance law, we assist clients to resolve claims promptly and efficiently through our professional and unbiased approach.

Navigating the complex risk landscape of insurance law requires a commitment to seeking knowledge and clarity to inform astute judgements. It also relies on the ability to maintain productive relationships with other parties and their solicitors, insurers, brokers, investigators, medico legal professionals and other experts to ensure matters progress as quickly as possible. Our team is known for being professional and responsive, enabling prompt and reasonable resolution of disputes and claims prior to litigation and tailored advice on coverage and contract negotiation.

Our national insurance law practice includes a broad client base of local governments, insurers and insureds, schools, corporate and commercial clients, and injured parties. This includes one of Australia’s oldest and largest insurance companies, leading education providers in Queensland and New South Wales and the second largest non-government employer in Queensland.

Specific services

Public liability

Our team are experts in advising on and defending litigated and pre-court personal injury claims. We act for insurers, self insurers and businesses in all manner of claims including institutional abuse, slips / trips, dust diseases, workplace injuries and catastrophic and psychological/psychiatric injuries.

Institutional abuse

We have extensive experience acting for insurers and self-insured institutions in professional standards and institutional abuse claims Australia wide. We work closely with clients to build trusted and productive relationships in the industry to best respond to sensitive and difficult matters.

Workers compensation

We help insurers, self-insurers and employers respond to, manage and resolve workers compensation claims and disputes. This includes advice on statutory claims, defence of common law claims, including primary and secondary psychiatric injury claims, and assisting with workplace investigations. This includes advice on statutory claims, defence of common law claims, including psychiatric injury claims, and assisting with workplace investigations.

Construction and infrastructure

We provide insurance advice on contracts and claims including for infrastructure and building projects, major sporting events, contract works policies, transit and equipment insurance, business interruption, event cancellation and professional indemnity and liability. Our advice covers allocation or risk, liability provisions, insurance provisions and coverage, appropriate policies and policy wordings.

General liability and insurance advice

Our insurance law specialists have experience in all key industry sectors, including public liability, professional indemnity, construction, directors and officers, property damage and motor vehicle. We advise on policy scope and wording to minimise risk, expertly deal with coverage issues and respond to all manner of claims including indemnity disputes.

Property damage

With a highly experienced team of experts, we provide tailored support and advice in property damage claims, from small claims through to catastrophic weather events and environmental disasters. Our team excels in providing efficient and commercial outcomes and when navigating multiparty claims and potential policy exclusions.

Professional Indemnity

Our insurance law specialists advise professional organisations (and quasi professional organisations that may provide advice or designs and specifications) in relation to professional indemnity insurance, policy wording, policy coverage, claims, contract wording relating to risk and insurance and disputes.

Personal injury claims

We act for injured persons in the areas of public liability, motor accident and workers compensation across Australia, ranging from catastrophic injuries and psychological harm through to everyday injuries. We offer personalised service and support to navigate pre-court and litigated claims to achieve optimal results.