Womble Bond Dickinson has served as trusted counsel to businesses across the insurance sector for decades. Operating in both the US and UK, our insurance lawyers have accumulated a breadth of invaluable experience and are especially well-versed in litigation, transactional and regulatory matters.
Our corporate and commercial insurance team is highly regarded, with many of our lawyers referenced in leading legal rankings including Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America. When building a partnership with our team of experienced insurance lawyers, clients gain access to trusted advice and fully-tailored strategies that suit their business.
Insurance Focused Legal Services
Our insurance team utilizes deep sector-specific knowledge to help clients navigate the challenges that occur when growing their business and protecting their interests. Our clients are leading insurers and reinsurers as well as captives, brokers, MGAs, Lloyd’s syndicates and those involved in the distribution of insurance products.
We deal with all types of insurance dispute resolution, including defending claims and advising on policy coverage issues. Our insurance lawyers provide clear, practical solutions across a wide range of product lines in a tailored approach based on client needs.
Insurance-related legal services include:
Professional risk, director & officer (D&O) claims, financial lines claims, and casualty risk (including employer’s liability, public liability and catastrophic injury)
Pensions and ERISA litigation
Reinsurance, liability and coverage dispute resolution
Property risk disputes
Cyber insurance and data protection
Regulatory risk and compliance measures (including FCA, PRA and Lloyd’s market regulation)
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and restructurings
Funds and asset management
Real estate investment
Compliance with solvency capital requirements
Treasury and derivatives guidance
Insurance and reinsurance group authorizations
Policy coverage issues
Environmental insurance
Product development and distribution
Claims recovery
Related Services
At Womble Bond Dickinson, our insurance attorneys work with multiple related practice areas to deliver informed advice to our diverse client base. We also serve clients in the following areas, among others:
Commercial contracts
Employment and pensions
Employee benefits
Class action litigation
Financial services
Fiduciary litigation
IT/outsourcing
Construction and engineering litigation
International arbitration
Pharmaceutical and medical device litigation
Cybersecurity and data privacy.
Whether you’re looking for legal services for a specific insurance sector or you’re simply in need of general legal advice, our team of professionals is here to assist you. To learn more about our team, browse our insurance lawyers and get in touch to find out how we can help you.
Examples of work
Defended a major insurer in a month-long London Arbitration
Represented US insurance company in defeating class certification based upon dual rate premiums and alleged violations of Sections 1981 and 1982
Represented Nationwide Insurance in defending putative class action claims challenging its insurance practices
Served as counsel for Americo Financial Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Investors Life Insurance Company of North America, and Americo Life, Inc. in annuity-based purported class action, obtaining complete dismissal. Plaintiffs have appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Represented a US life insurance company in connection with construction/permanent loan facility for a mixed-use apartment/commercial project in Washington, D.C
Represented a US life insurance company as a joint venture partner in connection with the sale of a commercial real estate project in the District of Columbia
Represented a national life insurance company in connection with a permanent loan for a multi-tenant, GSA-Leased office project in Virginia
Defended a US insurance company on claims relating to the funding of a defined benefit plan, including fraud, conversion, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, reformation and punitive damages
Defended numerous insurers and ERISA Plans in benefit litigation in district court and appellate proceedings in the 5th, 6th and 11th Circuits
Successfully arbitrated a significant dispute between an insurance company and a broker over commissions alleged to be due for the sale of corporate owned life insurance (COLI)
Led the team defending Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company in a multi-million dollar bad faith case. This insurance company denied a claim for damage to a restaurant caused by a fire because it believed one of the owners set the fire. Arson is very difficult to prove, but our team secured a successful outcome for the client
Defended a 65,000-employee US insurance and financial services company against multiple discrimination and other employment lawsuits in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, and Maryland State Court
Advising AIG in relation to its Crowdfunding Fidelity insurance policy, a policy to protect investors on equity crowdfunding platforms against fraud
Advising Lloyd's (re)insurer Sompo Canopius on the sale of the majority of its retail or direct-to-consumer business to UK insurance broker A-Plan
Assisting a UK Bank in relation to the insurance investment-related arrangements to assist account-holders that were unable to repay their interest-only mortgages
A UK insurance company on structure and governance issues following the coming into force of the Solvency II insurance regulatory regime on 1 January 2016
Working with a multi-national insurance group in relation to the review of a suite of policies to ensure that the policy wordings would be compliant with the requirements of the US Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")
Defending a professional negligence claim against a prominent firm of surveyors by a property trust and property investment funds, relating to the alleged mismanagement of a large portfolio of commercial properties
Coverage advice to insurers relating to a number of professionals involved in the promotion of and/or advice on Enterprise Zone schemes, film finance schemes and other tax mitigation schemes
Coverage dispute involving a law firm, acting on behalf of hundreds of investors who made failed investments in a property investment club
Representing the joint interests of an insurer and its insured policyholder, one of the largest IFA networks in the UK, facing complaints regarding investment advice received from one of its advisers
Advising Insurers on policy coverage in respect of a claim against their insured in respect of building and construction defects on iconic structures.
Womble Bond Dickinson has served as trusted counsel to businesses across the insurance sector for decades.
Operating in both the US and UK, our insurance lawyers have accumulated a breadth of invaluable experience and are especially well-versed in litigation, transactional and regulatory matters.
Our corporate and commercial insurance team is highly regarded, with many of our lawyers referenced in leading legal rankings including Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America. When building a partnership with our team of experienced insurance lawyers, clients gain access to trusted advice and fully-tailored strategies that suit their business.
Insurance Focused Legal Services
Our insurance team utilizes deep sector-specific knowledge to help clients navigate the challenges that occur when growing their business and protecting their interests. Our clients are leading insurers and reinsurers as well as captives, brokers, MGAs, Lloyd’s syndicates and those involved in the distribution of insurance products.
We deal with all types of insurance dispute resolution, including defending claims and advising on policy coverage issues. Our insurance lawyers provide clear, practical solutions across a wide range of product lines in a tailored approach based on client needs.
Insurance-related legal services include:
Professional risk, director & officer (D&O) claims, financial lines claims, and casualty risk (including employer’s liability, public liability and catastrophic injury)
Pensions and ERISA litigation
Reinsurance, liability and coverage dispute resolution
Property risk disputes
Cyber insurance and data protection
Regulatory risk and compliance measures (including FCA, PRA and Lloyd’s market regulation)
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and restructurings
Funds and asset management
Real estate investment
Compliance with solvency capital requirements
Treasury and derivatives guidance
Insurance and reinsurance group authorizations
Policy coverage issues
Environmental insurance
Product development and distribution
Claims recovery
Related Services
At Womble Bond Dickinson, our insurance attorneys work with multiple related practice areas to deliver informed advice to our diverse client base. We also serve clients in the following areas, among others:
Commercial contracts
Employment and pensions
Employee benefits
Class action litigation
Financial services
Fiduciary litigation
IT/outsourcing
Construction and engineering litigation
International arbitration
Pharmaceutical and medical device litigation
Cybersecurity and data privacy.
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Defended a major insurer in a month-long London Arbitration
Represented US insurance company in defeating class certification based upon dual rate premiums and alleged violations of Sections 1981 and 1982
Represented Nationwide Insurance in defending putative class action claims challenging its insurance practices
Served as counsel for Americo Financial Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Investors Life Insurance Company of North America, and Americo Life, Inc. in annuity-based purported class action, obtaining complete dismissal. Plaintiffs have appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Represented a US life insurance company in connection with construction/permanent loan facility for a mixed-use apartment/commercial project in Washington, D.C
Represented a US life insurance company as a joint venture partner in connection with the sale of a commercial real estate project in the District of Columbia
Represented a national life insurance company in connection with a permanent loan for a multi-tenant, GSA-Leased office project in Virginia
Defended a US insurance company on claims relating to the funding of a defined benefit plan, including fraud, conversion, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, reformation and punitive damages
Defended numerous insurers and ERISA Plans in benefit litigation in district court and appellate proceedings in the 5th, 6th and 11th Circuits
Successfully arbitrated a significant dispute between an insurance company and a broker over commissions alleged to be due for the sale of corporate owned life insurance (COLI)
Led the team defending Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company in a multi-million dollar bad faith case. This insurance company denied a claim for damage to a restaurant caused by a fire because it believed one of the owners set the fire. Arson is very difficult to prove, but our team secured a successful outcome for the client
Defended a 65,000-employee US insurance and financial services company against multiple discrimination and other employment lawsuits in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, and Maryland State Court
Advising AIG in relation to its Crowdfunding Fidelity insurance policy, a policy to protect investors on equity crowdfunding platforms against fraud
Advising Lloyd's (re)insurer Sompo Canopius on the sale of the majority of its retail or direct-to-consumer business to UK insurance broker A-Plan
Assisting a UK Bank in relation to the insurance investment-related arrangements to assist account-holders that were unable to repay their interest-only mortgages
A UK insurance company on structure and governance issues following the coming into force of the Solvency II insurance regulatory regime on 1 January 2016
Working with a multi-national insurance group in relation to the review of a suite of policies to ensure that the policy wordings would be compliant with the requirements of the US Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")
Defending a professional negligence claim against a prominent firm of surveyors by a property trust and property investment funds, relating to the alleged mismanagement of a large portfolio of commercial properties
Coverage advice to insurers relating to a number of professionals involved in the promotion of and/or advice on Enterprise Zone schemes, film finance schemes and other tax mitigation schemes
Coverage dispute involving a law firm, acting on behalf of hundreds of investors who made failed investments in a property investment club
Representing the joint interests of an insurer and its insured policyholder, one of the largest IFA networks in the UK, facing complaints regarding investment advice received from one of its advisers
Advising Insurers on policy coverage in respect of a claim against their insured in respect of building and construction defects on iconic structures.
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