Forum of Insurance Lawyers—new members

The Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) continues to grow its influence across the insurance legal market, and the insurance sector more broadly, with two new law firm members and three new trade and industry partners.  

The law firms are Beale & Co, McFarland Graham McCombe with Questgates, CEERisk and The Surveillance Group joining as Trade and Industry Partners. FOIL’s continuing growth ensures the defendant insurance market is well supported across its lobbying, educational and networking needs. Additionally, the organisation and its members, continue to be at the forefront of new challenges and opportunities in the market as FOIL provides open links between law firm members, insurers and other organisations.  

FOIL’s CEO, Laurence Besemer FCII (pictured) commented: 'FOIL continues to adapt to the rapidly changing needs of all members and the insurance industry. Throughout the pandemic FOIL has maintained its long term expansion programme as well as responding at pace to the extraordinary challenges faced by our members. We will continue to work closely with individuals and member firms serving the UK, London and Ireland insurance markets to ensure FOIL is at the forefront of responsible lobbying, education and networking, while providing an important platform for conversations between members, insurers and other organisations about the fundamentally changed business environment.'

On joining FOIL, Mamoon Alyah, Managing Director of CEERISK, said: 'Our partnership with FOIL is confirmation of our commitment to exchanging knowledge with clients in key industries, especially in the legal sector. Having provided a well-regarded platform for sharing knowledge, for so many years, we are proud of our partnership with FOIL and look forward to proactively participating in events organised by the group and all its Sector Focus Teams.'

Jon Toulson, ACII Head of Complex Loss, QuestGates said: 'QuestGates are proud to join FOIL as a Trade and Industry Partner as we share their aims of promoting best practice within the Insurance profession. Many of the issues which FOIL are engaged in are central to the complexities within our own claims handling functions. With the current growth of our Complex Loss and other specialist claims divisions in mind, this gives us the opportunity to review and consider consultation response to key areas within the industry. We look forward to assisting strengthen and develop FOIL's aim to shape public policy and endorse best principles and practice, for the benefits of members and their clients.' 

Emma Kelly, Solicitor and Tara Cosgrove Managing Partner, Beale & Co said: 'As a specialist insurance law firm with defence litigation at the heart of its practice, Beale & Co is delighted to join FOIL Ireland and its members.  We are committed to working collaboratively with the insurance industry and our membership will allow us to support FOIL in its goal to bring about positive change, improve standards and create a more transparent and proportionate claims environment.'