Lockton’s dedicated Casualty practice is made up of highly experienced brokers with broad technical knowledge and detailed market insight. Offering full and unparalleled access to the London, European, US and Bermudan insurance markets, we are uniquely placed to secure the best possible solution for your business.

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Unrivalled market access, best-in-class insurance solutions

Lockton’s dedicated Casualty practice is made up of highly experienced brokers with broad technical knowledge and detailed market insight. Offering full and unparalleled access to the London, European, US and Bermudan insurance markets, we are uniquely placed to secure the best possible solution for your business.

We have strong experience placing business across North America, Australia, Latin America, Africa and Continental Europe and use our global knowledge to access the market in the best location to meet our clients’ requirements.

Backed by extensive market experience and backgrounds in both broking and underwriting, our brokers undertake challenging and complex negotiations from a position of strength. Our fully integrated broking team provides a full placement service, from preparation of marketing documents through the negotiation stage to invoicing and issuing of contract certain wordings. This ensures we deliver an efficient, accurate and responsive service, both through the renewal process and mid-term.

Our teams have strong retail broking experience and are comfortable in providing a strategic and collegiate approach to enhance our transactional expertise. This allows us to work with you at an early stage during new business opportunities to help craft innovative programme design options.

What we bring to your business

Core products

  • Lead/excess umbrella covers for US business

  • Primary international placements

  • Alternative programme structures

    • Swing/retro-rated

    • Corridor deductible

    • Deductible buy-down

    • Buffer layers

    • Structured/multi-year deals

    • Multi-class deals

  • Facultative reinsurance options

  • Construction wrap-up (all-encompassing insurance which protects all contractors and sub-contractors working on a large project)

  • Companion punitive wraps

  • Environmental impairment liability

Specialist industry sectors

  • Heavy transportation (incl. truckers)

  • Construction/homebuilders

  • Food and beverage

  • Consumer products

  • Mining and natural resources

  • Chemicals

  • Power and utility

  • Life science and medical products

  • Leisure and hospitality

  • Auto parts

  • Telecommunications

  • Rail

  • Sharing economy

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Lockton Global Casualty has a highly experienced team of brokers with broad technical and market knowledge. With full access to the London, European and Bermudan markets, we ensure that the widest range of insurers are utilised for our clients’ benefit.

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International Team

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Declan Durkan

Head of Casualty - UK
declan.durkan@lockton.com
+44 207 933 1206

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Liam Kent

Senior Vice President
liam.kent@uk.lockton.com
+44 207 933 2338

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Toby Francis

Vice President
toby.francis@uk.lockton.com
+44 207 933 2427

US Team

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Jonathan Stokes

Divisional Director
jonathan.stokes@uk.lockton.com

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Callum Bannerman

North American Liability
callum.bannerman@uk.lockton.com

News and Insights

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Commercial property: preparing for increased squatters risk

Colder winter months can increase the likelihood of properties being occupied by squatters. Although the practice has been illegal in residential properties since 2012, commercial properties remain exposed. Squatting can lead to significant financial consequences for landlords and property owners, including higher insurance costs, or an inability to secure cover.

By taking steps to prevent squatters gaining access to properties, owners and landlords can keep their assets safe, and reassure insurers as to their exposure. Colder winter months can increase the likelihood of properties being occupied by squatters. Although the practice has been illegal in residential properties since 2012, commercial properties remain exposed. Squatting can lead to significant financial consequences for landlords and property owners, including higher insurance costs, or an inability to secure cover.

By taking steps to prevent squatters gaining access to properties, owners and landlords can keep their assets safe, and reassure insurers as to their exposure.

Lockton appoints Clarissa Franks to lead UK P&C Retail business

Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance broker, today announced the appointment of Clarissa Franks as Head of UK P&C Retail. Clarissa will report into the European CEO, EJ Hentenaar, and work with Tony Hardy, Head of UK P&C, to transfer over the Retail area of his responsibilities, ensuring a seamless succession for clients. Clarissa will play a key role in Lockton UK’S continued growth, reinforcing its solutions led approach for clients, and will be responsible for accelerating the expansion of the UK Retail Division when she takes up her new role in November. Lockton, the world’s largest independent insurance broker, today announced the appointment of Clarissa Franks as Head of UK P&C Retail. Clarissa will report into the European CEO, EJ Hentenaar, and work with Tony Hardy, Head of UK P&C, to transfer over the Retail area of his responsibilities, ensuring a seamless succession for clients. Clarissa will play a key role in Lockton UK’S continued growth, reinforcing its solutions led approach for clients, and will be responsible for accelerating the expansion of the UK Retail Division when she takes up her new role in November.

Addressing insurer concerns regarding modular construction

An increasing number of construction companies are turning to modular construction to take advantage of potential efficiencies and cost savings. However, insurers do have some concerns about this technology that need to be addressed to ensure there is appropriate insurance cover in place for such projects.  An increasing number of construction companies are turning to modular construction to take advantage of potential efficiencies and cost savings. However, insurers do have some concerns about this technology that need to be addressed to ensure there is appropriate insurance cover in place for such projects.
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