Our market-leading Policyholder Disputes team represents businesses in insurance coverage disputes, including cyber, financial and professional risks, construction, business interruption and property losses.

Who we act for

We only represent policyholders in disputes against insurers. Our team has experience acting for local and multinational clients in all sectors, including financial services, entertainment, property, construction, hospitality, retail, logistics, manufacturing, energy and sports.

Free to act against insurers

We do not act for London Market insurers, and so are free to pursue claims against the insurance market.

Recognised experts

We are one of the largest dedicated policyholder teams in the UK market, and all three of our partners are ranked as leading practitioners in the main legal directories. Our team’s cases have been listed in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases and Top 10 Appeals for the last four years consecutively.

Support from our broader litigation team

Stewarts is a litigation powerhouse, and we leverage the firm’s broader resources where case subject matter requires, including in tax, insolvency and asset recovery, securities, fraud and employment law. Our combined resources in these areas provide a unique one-stop-shop for insured companies and their directors and officers.

International insurance expertise

We regularly act in English litigation and arbitration for clients based in overseas jurisdictions with insurance placed through the London market. Our team is experienced in handling disputes with a broad international reach with a particular focus on the, USA, and Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions.

Our funding experience

Our firm has unrivalled experience in putting together innovative costs arrangements to help with insurance disputes. The use of third-party funding, after-the-event insurance and risk-sharing fee agreements enables our clients to manage risk and litigate from a position of financial strength.