Claims Team - Europe
The Nav Pro Claims team offers a commercial and pragmatic approach to Claims with legally-qualified handlers based in London and New York. Over the past four years, Nav Pro Claims has paid out over $86 million with early and thorough analysis of each claim, careful management of vendors and a high-quality worldwide vendor panel. Recent notable claims include:
E&O – assisted and supported our insured architect in successfully defending a professional negligence claim taken all the way to trial by a former client. This involved managing the legal team closely as well as careful strategy management of settlement offers and attendance at mediation.
D&O – worked closely with an Israeli subsidiary based in USA who was investigated by US regulators, including both the provision of extensive documents but also attendance of senior directors at an enquiry. Working with US lawyers we guided the insured through the whole process.
Quotes from the industry:
“From the first, Navigators were very approachable and provided enormous support, guidance and counsel. This was our first engagement with any legal process and where we might have felt alone ina harrowing and unpleasant experience, Navigators were happy to explain, enlarge and inform our decisions at every step, offering pragmatic wisdom and insight so that the process became a collaborative one, all decisions jointly reached and the triumph happily shared.”
“We have been very happy that our brokers have been able to place our insurance with Navigators again and we would have no hesitation in recommending Navigators within our profession - or to anyone seeking commercial and competitively priced professional liability insurance that comes with such amazing support.”
“We are a service-provider, and whilst we work for NavPro, their pragmatic (but also focused and expert) approach ensures that we always work with them, and in genuine partnership, to try to achieve the best possible result, not only for them but also very much for their Insureds as well.”
Kirsten WestlyNav Pro & Casualty Claims Manager
Email:
Office: ++44 (0) 207 220 3901
Mobile: ++44 (0) 7715 292 276 / Kirsten has been working in the professional indemnity and financial lines insurance industry since 2006 and is committed to handling all aspects of management and professional liability claims on a variety of layers across various jurisdictions and against a number of different professionals. She often acts as a Lloyd’s lead claims handler on complex claims, with a particular emphasis in handling securities class actions claims and related regulatory investigations against directors and officers. Having obtained a BA in English at Brigham Young University before moving to the United Kingdom, Kirsten qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2008, and was admitted as an attorney in California in 2009.
Areas of Specialty
· Management Liability
· Directors & Officers Liability
· Employment Practices Liability
· Fiduciary Liability
· Crime Liability / · Professional Liability
· Lawyers
· Insurance agents and brokers
· Accountants
· Miscellaneous
Iain Allsopp
Senior Claims Counsel
Email:
Office: ++44 (0) 207 220 6951
Mobile: ++44 (0) 7703 751 603 / Iain joined Navigators in 2008 from private practice as a London Solicitor and retains his solicitors practicing certificate in England and Wales.
Iain has been working within the professional indemnity and liability industry in excess of 16 years having gained extensive experience in assisting clients with a broad range of issues, including; SEC / regulatory enquiries; international litigation; policy wording disputes; complex shareholder disputes and claims against various professions. Iain currently works within the Nav Pro claims team based in London and is committed to handling all aspects of management and professional liability claims on a variety of layers across various jurisdictions and against a number of different professions. Iain also provides advisory assistance with policy wording projects, policy endorsements and claims trends as well as being actively involved in marketing and recovery activities within the Claims team.
Areas of Specialty
· Regulatory enquiries
· Class Actions
· Derivative claims
· POSI and Crime policies
· Architects and Engineers E&O
· Employment Practices Liability / · Lawyers E&O
· Surveyors E&O
· Insurance brokers E&O
· Accountants E&O
· Director & Officers Liability
CASUALTY
Daniel Bell
Senior Claims Handler
Email:
Office: ++ 44 (0) 20 7220 6906
Mobile: ++ 44 (0) 7557 969690 / Daniel joined Navigators in July 2016 having spent the previous 5 years handling General and Professional Liability claims In the Lloyd’s insurance market. Daniel has been working within the insurance industry since 2011, having obtained a degree in Economics and Politics from Loughborough University. Following this, he went on to complete his ACII qualification. Daniel’s experience includes handling litigation, complex coverage disputes and mediation attendance across a range of insureds and various jurisdictions. Daniel has expertise in Cyber claims handling including Media and Technology Errors & Omissions claims. Daniel currently works within the NAV Pro claims team based in London and is committed to handling all aspects of International General and Professional Liability matters on primary and excess layers.
Areas of Specialty
· General Liability
· Cyber
· Environmental
· Professional Liability / · Architects & Engineers
· Insurance Agents and Brokers
· Accountants
· Lawyers
January 2017