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Victoria Kennedy
Partner and Commercial Director, Corporate Insurance & Risk
vikennedy@dacbeachcroft.com
M: +44 (0) 7793 745281
Rob Williams
Partner and Commercial Director, Corporate Insurance & Risk
rswilliams@dacbeachcroft.com
M: +44 (0) 7703 885549
Welcome to Corporate Insurance & Risk
Corporate Insurance & Risk (CIR) is a new division of DAC Beachcroft, created to service and manage liabilities and risk for corporate clients. Launched in 2022, it is an ambitious new offering bringing a fresh approach to dealing with all aspects of corporate ‘claims’ and risk. CIR combines bespoke client service and creative solutions to deliver tangible and lasting results.
Fast Facts
“What they do for us in CIR is outstanding. What they offer is better than anything else I’ve seen in this area but it’s actually the people who make it really stand out.
We insist on using them.”
Director & General Counsel
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Our teams are steeped in industry specialism. This means your people will find us credible, aiding investigation and engagement within your business and cementing our status as trusted advisors.
Many of our lawyers have worked within industry, bringing insight beyond the law. This specialist industry insight runs through every strand of CIR and goes well beyond legal claims handling. We leverage the benefits of DACB’s full commercial service proposition to deliver meaningful insight and to engage your colleagues, your boardroom and every level in between.
CIR is: for retail & consumer; for construction & engineering; for leisure & hospitality; for manufacturing; for transport & logistics; for you.
Led by 3 Partners
with 80+ handpicked,
multidisciplinary lawyers
and risk specialists across UK&I
from international, top
30 law firm DACB
Global insight,
local service
of claims handling and
litigation across casualty,
motor, property and
regulatory SHE
All aspects
at any one time for
corporate clients
In excess of 15k
open cases
of our people has
worked in corporate
in-house insurance
1 in 5
including retail where
we act for 50% of the
UK top 10
5 Core Industries
of the UK’s top insurers
DACB acts for
20 out of 20
Saving one
corporate client
£1m
in the last 12 months
24/7 digitally
enabled access
digitally enabled lawyer access
James Tallant
Partner and Commercial Director, Corporate Insurance & Risk
jtallant@dacbeachcroft.com
M: +44 (0) 7725 642662
CIR clients benefit from purpose built MI, market leading data capture/analysis and bespoke reporting.
CIR can provide insight at every level, whether that is into your claims experience, your business' trends, your industry sector, your opponents’ behaviours or the market as a whole. Future gazing, strategic planning and escalation of risk are all part of the service.
We don’t stop there. Our lawyers analyse what this insight means for you and work with your stakeholders to design and deliver the solutions.
Insight
Choose your specialist team, your industry focus, your level of support. Choose your lawyer-led claims handling proposition, choose your litigation solution. Choose to have either or choose full service under one roof.
Choose seamless integration as an extension of your business with white labelled services. Choose the quality and assurance of the DACB brand.
Choose savings and service. Choose your CIR.
Choice
Our proven track record of savings is only part of the story.
In CIR, we go the extra mile to ensure that the mechanics of our relationship work for your requirements. We are always listening and learning. By getting to know your business we reduce demand on your resource, drive efficiency, improve engagement with your people and ultimately achieve better results.
Your definition of success is the same as ours. CIR is built purely to deliver the results you want.
Results
The CIR Difference
You're in the right place
We are committed to quality. We do what we say we will. We pay attention. We make a meaningful difference. We deliver.
CIR is designed and led by 3 partners, each with a proven track-record in delivering results for corporate clients. It harnesses the experience and expertise of 80+ lawyers and risk specialists, bringing all aspects of our corporate proposition together under one roof. It is founded on a passion for outstanding service and a focus on creative solutions.
In an ever-evolving market, the CIR difference brings a fresh approach built upon a combination of Choice, Insight & Results.
Victoria, James and Rob have over 40 years’ combined experience representing some of the biggest brands in the UK, with practices spanning the full breadth of civil, regulatory and risk solutions.
They have a proven track record of driving results for corporate clients, with unique insight and experience of working in-house within corporate insurance. Their focus is across all main industry sectors and they are active alongside clients in IRM, BIBA and Airmic. Above all else, they share a passion for delivering quality service and for providing corporate clients with choice, insight and results.
Simon Oates
Sales Director, Corporate Insurance & Risk
soates@dacbeachcroft.com
M: +44 (0) 7717 642662
