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Rob Williams
Partner and Commercial Director, Corporate Insurance & Risk
M: +44 (0) 7703 885549
James and Rob have over 30 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.
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James Tallant
Partner and Commercial Director, Corporate Insurance & Risk
M: +44 (0) 7725 642662
“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
CIR Fast Facts
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All aspects of claims handling and litigation across casualty, motor, property and regulatory SHE.
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5 Core industries including retail where we act for 50% of the UK top 10.
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£1m savings for one corporate client in the last 12 months.
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In excess of 15k open cases at any one time for corporate clients.
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300 data risk fields tailored to each client's needs.
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Global insight, local service from international top 30 law firm DAC Beachcroft.
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1 in 5 of our lawyers has worked in corporate in-house insurance.
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DACB acts for 20 out of 20 of the UK's top insurers.
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24/7 digitally enabled lawyer access.
- Access to a highly skilled Data Analytics Team to provide tailored MI reports and analyse your performance benchmarked against others in your sector and the market.
- A bespoke and highly configurable MI system, which holds a wealth of data and expertise. And can be tailored to support you in identifying and managing your unique risks. This enables us to present you with meaningful, insightful analysis to help manage and mitigate risks.
- The ability to collect over 300 data points on every claim, allowing us to continually monitor and improve our performance and provide insights on your claims trends.
Data insights
£500k savings delivered
“…best process efficiency we have seen.”
Legal and Insurance Manager - Corporate Client, 2022
Industries
CIR is: for retail & consumer; for construction & engineering; for leisure & hospitality; for manufacturing; for transport & logistics; for you.
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.
“…feedback from across the board was overwhelmingly positive. Underwriters will start to work through our data in the next couple of weeks, but they do so with a loud message [thanks to CIR] that risk management tools are market leading and that claims performance is up to YoY.”
Senior Legal Manager
– Corporate client, 2023
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.
Results
Our proven track record of savings is only part of the story.
Your definition of success is the same as ours. CIR is built purely to deliver the results you want.
Insight
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.
CIR clients benefit from purpose built MI, market leading data capture/analysis and bespoke reporting.
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.
Choice
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 savings and service. Choose your CIR.
CIR is led by a vastly experienced team, 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.
We are committed to quality. We do what we say we will. We pay attention. We make a meaningful difference. We deliver.
The CIR Difference
...& all under one roof.
Casualty
Motor
Property
Recoveries
TPD
Goods in Transit
Disease
Fraud
Complex
Regulatory SHE
Motor Criminal Defence
FNOL
Claims Handling
Litigation
International Costs
Advocacy
Data Analytics
Imprest
Crisis Response
Risk Insight
Brand Reputation...
A fresh approach to corporate claims
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
Welcome to Corporate Insurance & Risk
Corporate Insurance & Risk (CIR) is a division of DAC Beachcroft, created to service and manage liabilities and risk for corporate clients. It is an ambitious 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.