Property insurance
Overview
Our Property Insurance team is experienced in property claims of all types, regularly advising on the issues frequently arising on property losses, such as cause of loss and damage, multiple sources of defects, and complex quantum such as reinstatement/replacement measures.
Drawing on our legal expertise and industry knowledge of the standard wordings in the market, we also advise on coverage, recoveries and issues relating to policy responses, double insurance and contribution, uninsured and underinsured loss, fraudulent claims and insolvency.
We help clients with property claims involving:
- contract works, ISR and construction risk policies, and their interaction with other policies
- business interruption
- strata issues
- mining and energy loss
- motor, power and machinery breakdown
- third party property damage arising from fire, flooding, chemical damage and catastrophic events
- fraud, and
- subrogated recoveries.
Given the diversity in size and complexity of property claims, we use a legal project management approach that allows us to effectively manage claims. We also have an established network of experts who can be engaged to provide input in their area of speciality.
We work with insurers on local and cross-border recoveries and subrogation actions and call on the expertise of our expert insolvency team when needed.
