Steve Keall barrister: insurance advice

Steve Keall is an experienced insurance barrister. He provides legal advice about insurance to commercial and individual policyholders as well as insurance providers and intermediaries. Steve’s experience includes eight years in the London insurance market working as a lawyer specialising in insurance claims.

Policy coverage issues: whether a claim or event is covered by an insurance policy
Professional indemnity claims: against professionals such as lawyers, accountants, valuers, architects and engineers
Credit insurance: the insurance of credit issued to customers
Brokers/intermediaries: issues around insurance intermediaries and their relationships with policyholders, insurers, and reinsurers
Distribution of insurance products. Steve has experience of dealing with issues between insurers, distributors (such as banks) and intermediaries
Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance
Life insurance/disability benefit insurance: Steve has acted for both insurers and policyholders with regards to disputes over this kind of cover
General (non life) insurance: Steve has advised both insurers and policyholders on a wide variety of general insurance coverage issues, including material damage policies in respect of commercial and residential buildings and property.
Construction project/ Contractors All Risk ("CAR") insurance
Subrogated claims
Cyber Insurance
Business interruption claims including claims resulting from the Covid-19 (the coronavirus) pandemic and related “lockdown” ordered by the government in New Zealand. Here is a recent discussion with another insurance barrister about this topic.