Lorega Solutions, the claims specialist arm of Lorega Group, has teamed up with Wynterhill LLP, a firm dedicated to acting for insurance policyholders, to launch a product that will bolster its loss recovery services.
The new Legal Expert product allows policyholders to obtain legal advice to ensure that their claims are adjusted in accordance with their policy terms and applicable insurance law. A Wynterhill partner will also be accessible to give them free initial advice if coverage disputes arise.
In a statement, Lorega Solutions said the added benefit will enable brokers to reduce the risk of handling complicated coverage disputes and help facilitate early strategic advice for the policyholder.
“This is an important addition in our portfolio of expert services and comes at a time when clarity and prompt claims settlement have never been so important,” said managing director Angus Tucker. “With Wynterhill, policyholders will now be assured of cost-effective expert legal advice on those cases where there may be differences in policy coverage interpretation.”
Meanwhile, Wynterhill partner Dan Brooks said the portfolio addition is a “a great risk management tool for brokers and added resource for the policyholder.”
“Everyone handling claims right now, especially property and business interruption claims, will appreciate that we are operating in difficult market conditions,” he said. “Although not every claim should be paid, our role is to ensure that policyholders’ interests are protected, and ultimately, to get covered claims paid or settled reasonably even where that seems like a real challenge at the outset.”
