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Beazley - Syndicate 623
Beazley has focused on writing special risk business since it began underwriting in 1986. Classes of business include Professional Liability, D & O, Specialist Contingency, and Financial Institutions, most of which is written in a lead capacity. Beazley is a single Syndicate Managing Agency with a current underwriting capacity of £126Million. The Active Underwriter is Andrew Beazley.

DCS have been administering the claims arising from Beazley’s U.K Professional Indemnity portfolio since the company’s inception in May 1998 and in particular, have assisted in the finalisation of their involvement in a U.K based Professional Indemnity underwriting agency.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSILM) established Syndicate 3210 in 2000. Syndicate 3210 writes professional liabilities; property and casualty; marine cargo and specie; construction and engineering and motor fleet business predominantly for UK and European domiciled companies (no domestic US business).

MSILM’s ability to write cross-class programmes enables them to provide a broad range of conventional and non-conventional insurance solutions.

DCS have been administering the claims for Syndicate 3210’s international professional indemnity claims since its inception.

Arch Insurance Company (Europe) Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arch Capital Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based company that provides insurance and reinsurance on a worldwide basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Formed in May 2004, Arch Europe is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, and provides specialised property and casualty insurance programmes to a wide range of commercial customers and financial institutions outside of the United States.

From their base in London, Arch Europe currently offers the following insurance:

• Directors and officers liability
• Errors and omissions for financial institutions
• Bond, computer and electronic crime for financial institutions
• Professional indemnity
• Energy – onshore and offshore
• Technical risks – heavy industry, pulp/paper, metals
• Construction "all risks"/erection "all risks"
• Commercial property
• Personal accident and travel

Kiln Non-Marine Syndicate 510
is a division of Kiln, an international insurance and reinsurance group which is one of the largest agencies trading in Lloyd’s.

The Non-Marine Division, headed by Bill Rendall the Active Underwriter, consists of four divisions based in Lloyd’s of London (link) underwriting Reinsurance, Property & Special Lines, Accident & Health and Professional & Financial Risks.

DCS has been assisting Kiln Non-Marine since November 1998 in the administration of claims attaching to their Professional Indemnity Account. The account is primarily U.K based but also has a significant overseas exposure.

Robin Simon LLP
Robin Simon is a leading insurance defence firm with 4 UK offices and a strong international outlook.

The team at Robin Simon provides legal services and advice to the London and North American insurance markets and includes lawyers qualified in a number of jurisdictions, including the US. The firm acts only for insurers and re-insurers and its areas of specialism include Professional Indemnity, Directors & Officers and Financial Institutions, Re-insurance and Coverage litigation, Employment practices litigation, and Policy drafting and advice.

Robin Simon’s offices are in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester.

DCS has enjoyed a long-established relationship with Robin Simon, permitting DCS to draw on a wealth of legal expertise whilst keeping down the expenditure on legal advice. The relationship also enables DCS to provide legal help lines to policyholders of certain of its clients.

Walsh PI
Walsh PI was established in October 1998 to provide an expert and cost effective loss adjusting service to the professional indemnity insurance market in the UK.

Initially specialising in construction related professional indemnity claims, Walsh PI now deals with a variety of professions including Engineers, Design & Construct Contractors, Architects, Insurance Brokers, Loss Adjusters, Surveyors, Property Managers and Agricultural Agents.

As a small company, Walsh PI is able to offer insurers and intermediaries personal attention to claims whilst remaining sensitive to the needs of the policyholder and his business.

Walsh PI have developed ties with specialists and experts in many fields who can assist in bringing complex claims to a satisfactory conclusion for all concerned parties. Practising in a specialist field has allowed Walsh PI to develop close business relationships, which ease resolution of the sensitive issues that inevitably arise and allow them to respond to the changing market and legal framework.

Walsh PI is based in Leeds and operates throughout the UK.

In December 2003, they became a member of the DCS Group of Companies which, amongst other benefits, allows Walsh PI access to legal assistance from Solicitors, Robin Simon LLP.