While the insurance market has never been more challenging for independent financial advisors and insurance brokers, Lockton’s specialist PI practice has the expertise and reputation required to secure uncompromised, cost-effective professional indemnity insurance for our clients.

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Targeted professional indemnity programmes, built around you

While the insurance market has never been more challenging for independent financial advisors and insurance brokers, Lockton’s specialist PI practice has the expertise and reputation required to secure uncompromised, cost-effective professional indemnity insurance for our clients.

Harnessing an in-depth understanding of the unique challenges faced by individuals and firms in this sector, our highly experienced brokers and technicians will help you face these head on. Leveraging market intelligence, global expertise and key insurer relationships, we’re uniquely placed to negotiate the best possible deal for our clients.

Our professional indemnity policy wording for insurance brokers is endorsed by the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA), ensuring that you will be receiving the highest standard of policy. As a Lloyd’s broker, we can also reach out to the wider market to provide cover for speciality risks as needed.

What we bring to your business

  • Watertight insurance and risk solutions, tailored to your needs and to the size of your business, including value-added solutions in unusual cases or exceptional circumstances

  • Dedicated account executives who concentrate solely on insurance brokers and independent financial advisors

  • Support from our in-house team of claims advocates who will help to guide you through the claims process. We have the experience and expertise to assist your business through any claim, no matter how complex

  • Wealth of experience – our dedicated claims team has a wealth of experience in dealing with exactly the type of claims you may face

  • Offices throughout the UK, enabling us to provide bespoke, face-to-face advice to you, wherever you are in the world

Our Services

  • Cyber and data liability insurance

  • Management liability insurance (directors’ and officers’ liability insurance)

  • Employers’ liability insurance

  • Public liability insurance

  • Office insurance

  • Crime Insurance

  • Claims consultancy

  • Risk management consultancy

Our team

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Ian Saxelby

Producer
ian.saxelby@lockton.com
+44 11 7906 5033

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Paul Afteni

Head of Regulatory Professional Indemnity, Senior Vice President
Paul.Afteni@lockton.com
+44 20 7933 1498

News and Insights

The recent grounding of the MSC Antonia near the Eliza Shoals off Jeddah on 10 May 2025 has brought into sharp focus the real-world consequences of cyber-physical attacks in the maritime sector – and particularly within the MENA region. Analysis by respected maritime intelligence firms such as Pole Star Global and Windward indicate that the vessel's navigational systems were likely compromised by GPS jamming, leading to incorrect positioning data and ultimately to the grounding incident.

This event underscores the growing cyber threat to vessel movement in the region – one with potential outcomes including groundings, collisions, and environmental harm. For MENA, where critical trade routes such as the Strait of Hormuz and the Suez Canal are lifelines of global commerce, the implications are particularly serious. Regional security dynamics, increased reliance on digital systems, and proximity to cyber-capable nation-state actors elevate both the frequency and severity of these risks.

Despite this, in our work with marine clients across the Middle East and North Africa, we continue to observe a significant disconnect between emerging cyber threats and existing risk transfer arrangements. That gap must close before the next incident occurs.
Cyber-physical risk in the marine sector: a wake-up call from the MSC Antonia

Ensuring the right cargo cover amid tariff uncertainty

The recent US import tariff changes have created significant trade disruption in the cargo market: goods were expedited prior to expected tariff increases, or after the announcement, diverted to other destinations, or held in storage awaiting improved tariff conditions.The recent US import tariff changes have created significant trade disruption in the cargo market: goods were expedited prior to expected tariff increases, or after the announcement, diverted to other destinations, or held in storage awaiting improved tariff conditions.

Data centers: Protecting projects across the life cycle

While global sentiment may be subdued in some sectors, there is a lot of excitement about data centers. Demand for data center capacity is expected to grow rapidly in coming years, driven not only by customer demand but also by the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements. To meet this demand, AI data center capacity is conservatively projected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.5% through 2027, according to estimates from the International Data Corporation.

While global sentiment may be subdued in some sectors, there is a lot of excitement about data centers. Demand for data center capacity is expected to grow rapidly in coming years, driven not only by customer demand but also by the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements. To meet this demand, AI data center capacity is conservatively projected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40.5% through 2027, according to estimates from the International Data Corporation.

New business appetite for cargo risks at record levels

After several years of post-pandemic recovery and trading uncertainties, the beginning of 2025 has seen an increase in market participants that has led to insurance capacity reaching an all-time high. This comes despite ongoing challenges in the broader economic and geopolitical landscape.  After several years of post-pandemic recovery and trading uncertainties, the beginning of 2025 has seen an increase in market participants that has led to insurance capacity reaching an all-time high. This comes despite ongoing challenges in the broader economic and geopolitical landscape.
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