John Ward (Partner)
Alison Adair (Partner)
Damian McGrath (Partner)
The insurance environment is becoming increasingly more diverse, competitive and unpredictable. To meet these demands insurers need legal advisers who are able to identify critical issues and opportunities that arise nationally and internationally, to ensure that claims costs are minimised.
We understand the insurance industry, the regulatory environment in which it operates and the issues within the industry that directly and indirectly affect our clients’ businesses.
Our team acts for most of Australia's major insurers and has expertise across all areas of liability. We regularly advise on claims assessment, policy disputes, policy drafting and in relation to regulatory and compliance issues. We are also known for our experience and expertise in handling large and complex pieces of litigation.
Whether the issue is corporate, regulatory or litigious, we are committed to providing timely, succinct and commercially sound advice to ensure that our clients get a legal solution that satisfies their commercial objectives. Where possible we will always seek an alternate method of dispute resolution to save clients both time and money. However, where early resolution is not possible, our litigation team will vigorously defend our clients’ rights.
Our diverse insurance practice includes niche areas such as Aviation, Construction and Engineering, Marine, Professional Indemnity and Strata Liability.
We pride ourselves on our network of international contacts in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and Asia which enables us to investigate complex factual/legal scenarios, identify issues and implement solutions for our clients at short notice and with minimal expense.
If language is an issue, Norman Waterhouse is able to provide members of staff who are fluent in the following foreign languages: Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Cantonese, Chinese, French, Greek, Italian, Korean, Macedonian, Mandarin, Polish and Spanish.
Our Insurance team specialise in the following areas:
| Aviation | Personal Injury |
| Business Interruption | Policy Drafting |
| Business Directors and Officers | Political Risks |
| Claims Management | Product Liability |
| Construction and Engineering | Professional Indemnity and Conduct |
| Council and Public Authority Liability | Property and Fire Damage |
| Defamation | Public Liability |
| Fidelity | Regulatory and Compliance Issues |
| Fraud | Reinsurance |
| General Insurance | Strata Title Liability |
| Industrial Special Risks | Subrogated Recovery Claims |
| Marine and Transport Claims | |
| Medical Negligence | |
| Motor Vehicles |
For further information on our Insurance team, see the Insurance brochure (download as PDF)