Insurance

DWF is a full-service global legal business with a proud heritage in the Insurance sector. Over the past 50 years we have grown from our beginnings as a domestic Insurance practice into a major international firm with a market leading reputation for excellence in Insurance.

Our highly experienced Insurance sector team have a deep understanding of the insurance industry and advise clients across the breadth of their claims issues and commercial services needs.

Our expert insurance and reinsurance lawyers advise on coverage, policy wordings and the defence of complex cross border, London Market and international claims, through to the defence of both volume and complex claims across all classes of business: property, casualty, professional and financial lines and D&O, product liability, motor, fraud, cyber, marine, energy, trade credit, political and other specialty risk claims.

Our Legal Operations, DWF Diligence and Data Protection Extend & Accelerate offerings are unique in the market: tech-enhanced and resource-optimized alternatives to ALSPs and Big 4 operators, all backed by our full Legal Advisory skillset.

Our InsureInsight programme is designed to reach professionals within the insurance sector but outside of claims related roles, including in-house legal teams, General Counsel, Board members, NED's, and indeed all other professionals within non-claims roles such as regulatory and compliance, human resources and employment, data protection and financial crime.

We do this by bringing together colleagues through a series of briefing events and useful content and publications combining legal expertise, practical advice and insights from experts across the insurance sector.

Sanctions in Focus

Regulation in the insurance sector doesn't just sit in the background - it shapes the entire landscape. From solvency rules and data privacy requirements to anti-money laundering, ESG reporting, and evolving consumer protection laws, General Counsels (GCs) in insurance are managing one of the most complex regulatory environments in business today.

In 2026, global sanctions present increasingly complex and evolving challenges for GCs, board members, and directors. Throughout 2026 we will be continuing our conversation around sanctions.

Visit our Sanctions in focus hub