Insurance and Workers Compensation
The primary focus of our insurance team is to identify the crucial issues, deliver the right solutions and to effectively manage costs in order to assist our clients to remain competitive.
Our strong understanding of the insurance environment means we can provide effective commercial insurance advice to insurance companies, and to our commercial clients regarding their insurance and risk management programs and concerns. We take a strategic approach to case management and claims resolution, and we utilise customised technology and insurance practice management systems.
Expertise includes:
- corporate insurance advice in respect of directors and officers liabilities
- risk management
- advice on policy cover, indemnity and policy documentation
- coverage and indemnity disputes between insurers or between an insurer and a claimant
employers' liability and indemnity disputes - workers compensation advice and litigation for insurers and workers
- public liability advice and litigation for insurers and claimants
- professional indemnity advice and litigation for insurers and claimants
- medical negligence
- personal accident / illness advice and litigation for insurers and claimants
In line with the insurance industry's increasing role and prominence in today's society, we continue to provide a full range of services to the major stakeholders of the insurance industry of Australia.
We can provide the full range of legal services relating to:
- motor vehicle accidents
- medical defence
- personal injury
- general insurance matters
- compulsory Third Party
- representing the interests of insurers, underwriters, regulatory bodies and government within the industry and affiliated fields, providing advice on strategy to claims management methodology
- indemnity
- quantum (including our benchmarked recommendations for a reserve)
- avenues for recovery or contribution