Specialist professional liability insurance for accountants, lawyers, architects, engineers, contractors and healthcare providers, backed by Lockton's global expert network.

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A local approach to your global insurance solution

Lockton’s Global Specialty Professional Liability team is made up of insurance and risk experts with specialist knowledge of the accountancy, legal, architecture, engineering, construction and healthcare professions.

We engage with our partners and subsidiaries across our global Lockton network in order to offer our clients the best available cover, delivering unrivalled service and effective solutions for even the most complex risk and insurance challenges.

Our dedicated team has extensive experience working with clients across multiple jurisdictions, and a detailed understanding of the specific contractual and regulatory challenges professions. We offer bespoke, localised cover for clients of all sizes – wherever they operate in the world.

What we bring to your business

Our services

  • Bespoke insurance programmes

  • Reinsurance of captive placements

  • Independent benchmarking

  • Specialist claims advocates

  • Hybrid service structures relying on global expertise and local Lockton support

  • Custom policy wording amendments to reduce administrative burdens

  • Access to local underwriters and lawyers in many different territories

Who we help

  • Accountants

  • Architects, engineers and contractors

  • Healthcare providers

  • Lawyers

  • Specialist fields

Our team

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Brett Warburton-Smith

Partner, Global Professional & Financial Risks
brett.warburton-smith@lockton.com
+44 20 7933 2242

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Stephen Davey

Partner
stephen.davey@lockton.com
+44 207 933 2667

News and Insights

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Lockton Marine 2026 P&I Report

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5 common claim trends for MGAs - and how to mitigate them

Placing and binding risks do not always go to plan. For any MGA, being mindful of potential sources of claims is the first step when it comes to creating a robust and effective risk management framework.

In this article, we’ve partnered with leading insurance law firm Clyde & Co to identify five of the most common insurance losses against MGAs, and how to mitigate them:Placing and binding risks do not always go to plan. For any MGA, being mindful of potential sources of claims is the first step when it comes to creating a robust and effective risk management framework.

In this article, we’ve partnered with leading insurance law firm Clyde & Co to identify five of the most common insurance losses against MGAs, and how to mitigate them:

Why MGAs need purpose-built Professional Indemnity Insurance

As an MGA, the main uncertainty you face is whether traditional PI wordings genuinely match your risk profile or whether they’re simply a workaround that leaves gaps in cover.As an MGA, the main uncertainty you face is whether traditional PI wordings genuinely match your risk profile or whether they’re simply a workaround that leaves gaps in cover.
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