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While the move to our new London office signalled the firm's overall
ambition and growth plans, the fact that it is a mere stone's throw from
Lloyds of London means our insurance clients will enjoy ease of access
to our teams, enabling us to capitalise on our strong reputation.
Our team achieved growth of 6.6% in 2014/15 in an ever-tightening market due
to the pressures on costs brought about by legislative changes. This continued
the upward trend of recent years and was achieved organically, reflecting the
strength of our client relationships and our continued tier 1 ranking in Legal 500
for professional negligence and personal injury. We are seen as the 'go to' firm for
abuse claims; regarded as leaders in new, emerging issues and highly rated by our
clients for policy coverage, drafting wordings, catastrophic injury and regulatory
claims.
Our expertise runs far deeper than specialist claims defence and policy coverage.
In the last year we have delivered a range of bespoke services to add real value to
our clients. These include advising on the impact of the FCA's thematic review into
insurers' delegation of authority; providing an outsourced policy wordings solution
for underwriters; advising clients on their contractual terms with third parties;
and supporting the president of the Chartered Insurance Institute in discussions
with the Law Commissioner on the insurance law reforms.
insurance
Derek Bambury
Partner, Professional Negligence
+44 (0)20 7337 1006
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We have further developed our online insurance law portal - www.bjinsurancelaw.com,
regularly updating it with key developments, including a dedicated area for the
Insurance Act 2015.
We also hold several external positions on committees and bodies; in November
2014, Nick Parsons took up his role as President of FOIL and we have representatives
on various FOIL committees including their local authority, D&O and clinical
negligence groups.