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

International Team

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Andrzej Danyluk

Head of International Property & Casualty
andrzej.danyluk@lockton.com
+44 791 740 4007

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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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Jessica Cullen

Head of US Casualty, London, UK
jessica.cullen@lockton.com
+44 743 518 4467

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James Pryke

P&C Specialty US Casualty Team Leader, London
james.pryke@lockton.com
+44 758 540 4886

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Sarah Hicks

Senior Casualty Production Broker
sarah.hicks@lockton.com
+44 750 293 4223

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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