Insurance

Our leading team combines deep insurance industry knowledge and experience that has been built over many decades. We understand the industry’s issues and challenges, and use this to provide practical solutions to insurers and reinsurers, Lloyd’s syndicates, underwriters, brokers and agents, claims managers, third-party administrators (TPAs), self-insureds and insureds.

Working alongside insurance industry stakeholders is a key strength of Colin Biggers & Paisley. With more than 100 lawyers, our insurance group is one of the largest of any law firm in Australia, and includes insurance professionals with experience firsthand experience in claims, underwriting, broking and legal experience. The group's offering is complemented by the expertise of lawyers across practice groups including Banking & financial services, Corporate & commercial and Disputes & investigations, who deliver legal solutions for the insurance industry. 

We are adept at interpreting policies and defending claims across all insurance lines, including general, life, directors' and officers', professional liability and indemnity, workers safety and compensation, industrial special risks, construction all risks, maritime, aviation and transport, environmental, cyber risk, management liability, class actions, defamation, medical malpractice, mining and dust diseases. 

Our offering is broader than claims. We have supported insurers navigating regulatory obligations, compliance and changes and interactions with regulators, and advised on corporate transactions and structuring, product development and policy wording, AFS licensing, governance structures and systems, prudential regulation and market regulation, disclosure regime, strategic alliances, AML, data protection, Insurtech, regulatory investigation and disputes.

We collaborate with clients to address risks and opportunities. We act on a national and international basis for many clients and can assist them through our founding membership of Global Access, which provides insurer clients with easy access to recognised insurance law specialists across the world. 

Our local and international reputation as a leading insurance law firm has been built on our understanding of insurers’ objectives and product knowledge, as well as our strategic insight and service style that are designed to achieve commercial outcomes. 

Our insurance team is consistently ranked among the best in respected guides, Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers in Australia.