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

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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

General Inquiries

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enquiries@uk.lockton.com

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