Property Claims
High value first-party property matters typically involve multiple parties, complex legal issues and may result in lengthy litigation. That’s why major insurers in Australia and internationally trust our national property specialists to handle major loss, other losses and recovery matters.
How we can help
From small claims such as house fires, to multi-million dollar claims and class actions, especially those involving coverage issues, fraud or catastrophic weather events, clients rely on our insurance coverage expertise as much as our ability to efficiently litigate.
We regularly advise on coverage issues regarding all wordings, including:
- Scope of cover
- Proximate cause
- Basis of settlement issues
- Insurable interest
- Rectification v indemnity
- Entitlement to progress payments
- Issues of reasonableness
- Business interruption issues
- The application of average
- The operation of sub-limits
- Property and peril exclusions
- Breach of policy conditions and other disentitling behaviour, and
- Dual insurance.
Complex coverage issues are our speciality, and we are experienced in identifying and managing fraudulent claims.
More broadly, our team advises on cause of loss concerns, questions of business interruption, machinery failure or misuse and act on multi-million dollar losses concerning real property from insured events including fire, explosion or natural disasters.
Our approach to Property claims
The experience of our team allows us to quickly identify issues and recommend a strategy in large loss claims.
Highly developed stakeholder and media management skills
Careful management of multiple parties, significant commercial and reputational risks and good faith expectations
Focus on amicable resolutions and alternative dispute resolution methods prior to judicial determination
Supported by an award-winning, national insurance team
Our Property Specialists
Meet our dedicated team of property lawyers.
"Barry Nilsson has put together a team which can manage any matter, from the straightforward to the most complex, and still deliver the same high-level outcome."
Chambers & Partners, Asia Pacific