Insurance and Loss Recovery
Our team combines experience in international legal consulting and work inside insurance companies. We see the process not only formally, but through the eyes of those who decide on the payout.
When clients come to us
The insurer refuses to pay, the loss is complex or disputed, the amount is critical for the business, or the standard mechanisms stop working. And also when you need to enter the insurance market or build an insurance protection programme.
No.1
“Insurance Law” — PRAVO-300 and “Insurance Dispute Resolution” — Kommersant
100 m USD
settlement of the loss of the Kolskaya platform
10+ bn RUB
limits in the largest payouts handled by the team
100+
insurance disputes
What we do
Audit of existing insurance programmes: gaps, errors and omissions that lead insurers not to pay.
The optimal insurance structure: identifying uncovered risks.
An in-house system for loss settlement and claims handling.
Access to international insurance and reinsurance markets where this is still possible.
Assessing the tax efficiency of insurance mechanisms.
M&A with financial institutions, regulatory risks, KYC and AML, sanctions and currency risks.
Loss settlement
We analyse the policy and insurance rules, prepare the loss documentation, arrange an independent expert review, negotiate and defend the client in court at any level, including in cross-border disputes. We do not let insurers drag out the settlement or refuse on formal grounds.
In complex cases, payouts go to those who:
Policy and rules
We analyse cover and exclusions
Loss documents
We build a file that gives no reason to refuse
Expert review
We arrange an independent assessment
Negotiations
We do not let the settlement drag on
Court
Any level, including cross-border disputes
Experience
Practice lawyers
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution
Represents clients before Russian arbitrazh (commercial) courts, courts of general jurisdiction and in international arbitration. Before joining Horizon Global he practised for almost 15 years at the Moscow office of Norton Rose Fulbright and worked at international and leading Russian disputes firms, including Magic Circle firms.
Specialises in insurance and loss recovery: involved in 100+ insurance disputes, led the litigation function of Ingosstrakh and served for many years on the Insurance Committee of the Association of European Businesses (AEB).
Counsel
For more than 20 years headed the general legal practice of Ingosstrakh. Handled the settlement of the largest losses, including payouts under limits exceeding RUB 10 bn.
Served on the specialist committees of the All-Russian Insurance Association and the National Union of Insurance Companies. Knows the insurance market from the inside: how an insurer decides on a loss and where the line of a dispute lies.
Discuss your matter
Describe the situation in the chat or call us. A practice partner will get back to you within one business day. Everything you tell us remains confidential.
