ABOUT US
RICHARD COOK BA MAE MCIArb
Managing Director
With over 35 years front-line claims experience in the Lloyd's and International Insurance markets and as a recognised (re)insurance Market claims expert, I have a wealth of practical knowledge, experience and insight to offer clients and colleagues.
I have a Batchelor’s of Arts degree in Law and Philosophy from the University of Hull and am accredited by the Academy of Experts as an Expert Witness and as an International Arbitrator by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
A FEW THINGS WE'RE GREAT AT
FIRST-PARTY CLAIMS
Including Property; Catastrophe; Business Interruption; Contingent Business Interruption; Accident & Health; Travel; Householders; Cash-In-Transit and Specie claims
THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS
Including Casualty; Comprehensive General Liability; Medical Malpractice; Directors’ & Officers’ Liability; Errors & Omissions; Professional Indemnity; Bankers’ Blanket Bond and Financial Institutions’ Liability); Marine (including (Hull, Cargo, Marine Liability and Onshore and Offshore Energy claims
LEGACY CLAIMS
Including Asbestos; Pollution and Health Hazard claims
ACTING AS AN EXPERT WITNESS
Accredited Expert Witness - specialising in Insurance and Reinsurance Claims; Claims Management; Claims Processes and Procedures and the Lloyd’s and London Insurance Market. I have been elected as a Practicing Member of the Academy of Experts (https://academyofexperts.org/) - the professional society and accrediting body for expert witnesses of all disciplines
APPOINTMENT AS AN ARBITRATOR
Accredited International Arbitrator - specialising in disputes involving (Re)Insurance; Claims; Claims Management; Claims Processes and Procedures and the Lloyd’s and London Insurance Market. I passed the Accelerated Route to Membership in International Arbitration and am a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
