A brief overview Harbour Underwriting Limited (HUL) is one of the leading providers of commercial dispute insurance for claimants and defendants. We provide After the Event (ATE) insurance cover against the costs incurred in bringing or defending legal or arbitration proceedings in commercial disputes. We work with law firms, insurance brokers, funders and advisors to help their commercial clients mitigate the risk of litigation or arbitration. We offer a range of ATE insurance products that are available at any stage
A brief overview
Harbour Underwriting Limited (HUL) is one of the leading providers of commercial dispute insurance for claimants and defendants.
We provide After the Event (ATE) insurance cover against the costs incurred in bringing or defending legal or arbitration proceedings in commercial disputes. We work with law firms, insurance brokers, funders and advisors to help their commercial clients mitigate the risk of litigation or arbitration.
We offer a range of ATE insurance products that are available at any stage of litigation, including adverse costs cover, own side disbursements cover, own side solicitor’s fees cover, anti-avoidance endorsements and deeds of indemnity to provide security for costs, appeals insurance, damages -based agreement (DBA) and conditional fee agreement (CFA) insurance.
Harbour Underwriting Limited (HUL) is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Firm reference number 939803) and is a Managing General Agent with full delegated authorities from A-rated carriers.
HUL’s underwriting team are highly experienced litigators who apply their expertise to tailor insurance solutions to our customer’s needs.
HUL’s sister company, Harbour Litigation Funding, is one of the largest privately-owned litigation funders in the world.
Practice Areas / Areas of expertise
We offer a range of commercial After the Event (ATE) insurance products available to claimants and defendants in commercial litigation. The cover we offer includes adverse costs cover, own side disbursements cover, own side solicitor’s fees cover, anti-avoidance endorsements and deeds of indemnity to provide security for costs, appeals insurance, damages -based agreement (DBA) and conditional fee agreement (CFA) insurance.
Full details of our products can be found here.
Legal sector specialisms / Services supplied
We provide cover for commercial disputes in court proceedings, tribunals, arbitrations and appeals, regardless of what stage they have reached. We will not consider personal injury or clinical negligence claims, claims sourced by claims management companies or defamation.
We cover limits of indemnity ranging from £150,000 to £20m, with higher limits available upon request.
We are selective about the cases insure. You can find full details of our underwriting considerations here.
People
Our team is led by underwriting director Rocco Pirozzolo and managing director Sharon Brown You can view our full team here.
Contact us
Harbour Underwriting Limited
8 Waterloo Place London SW1Y 4BE
+ 44 20 3829 9400
If you would like to know more about the services we offer and how we can work together, please email info@harbourunderwriting.com.
