Transactional Risk
DUAL’s Transactional Risk products help mitigate risks inherent in mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Bespoke insurance underwriting for transaction risks
DUAL designs tailored insurance solutions for clients across a wide range of M&A transactions as well as standalone tax and non-tax contingent exposures and title risks.
As a global practice, DUAL has 100+ experts on the ground across 17 underwriting locations. Our presence spans the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America, Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. Wherever you are in the world, we have local experts ready to help solve your insurance problems.
Transactional Risk products
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100+
Transactional Risk experts globally
Global
Underwriting solutions in every continent
A rated
Long-standing capacity
Our products and services
With best-in-class underwriters across all five Transactional Risk products*, we can create standalone policies or bespoke programmes. Our products include:
Warranty and Indemnity insurance
Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) insurance protects against financial losses resulting from inaccuracies and misrepresentations in the sale and purchase agreement.
Policies have a variety of strategic uses, including:
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Facilitating a clean exit for sellers
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Unlocking negotiations
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Eliminating the need for post-completion security
Title insurance
Title insurance covers financial losses and legal costs caused by title defects and specified legal issues affecting ownership and use of real estate. Title insurance can also cover title defects arising in transactions involving shares in a company, units in a unit trust or similar equity interests. Title insurance can cover both known and unknown risks, helping to ring-fence issues in a negotiation.
Tax Risk insurance
Tax Risk insurance covers known tax risks, ring-fencing potential tax liabilities or tax indemnities, while delivering certainty for all parties.
Policies help to:
- De-risk efficiently
- Mitigate tax exposures from M&A or BAU operations
- Pre-empt price chips
Contingent Risk insurance
Contingent Risk insurance covers identified legal and regulatory risks. Policies have a variety of strategic uses, including:
- Facilitating a transaction
- Attracting new investors
- Returning assets to shareholders and creditors
- Obtaining more advantageous funding terms
Environmental Liability insurance
Environmental Liability insurance covers losses resulting from pollution events and contaminated land. Polices help owners and investors:
- Protect the value of assets
- Unlock finance
- Facilitate transactions
*Some of these products are underwritten by our UK office
Who we work with
Our market-leading coverage is designed to meet the needs of businesses involved in transactions around the world. We have expertise in arranging cover for a wide range of clients, including:
Private equity funds
Institutional investors
Financial institutions
Corporations
Accountants
Financial Advisors
Why choose DUAL?
All risks covered under one roof
Our five combinable products span the spectrum of Transactional Risks allowing us to seamlessly build total solutions quickly.
Imaginative approach
With the freedom to be creative, our underwriters can solve complex insurance problems with bespoke solutions.
Here for the long run
Backed by committed A-rated capacity, we offer long-term partnerships for brokers and their clients.
Global capability, local knowledge
We can connect you to local experts across the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
Meet the APAC Transactional Risk team
Chris Hammond
Head of Title Insurance - Asia Pacific
Jordan Schwarz
Head of M&A Underwriting
Edward Birrell
Senior Underwriter - Title Insurance
Ed is a Senior Underwriter within our Title Insurance team and is responsible for underwriting Title Insurance and Fundamental Warranty Top-Up policies across the Asia Pacific region.
With over eight years’ experience in Title Insurance, Ed joined DUAL in 2019. Before relocating to Sydney in 2024, he spent four and a half years in DUAL’s London office, where he specialised in structuring title insurance solutions for complex corporate M&A and commercial real estate transactions across in the UK.
Now based in Australia, Ed focuses on helping expand DUAL’s Title Insurance offering across the Asia Pacific region. He is committed to building strong relationships with clients and brokers and helping them find practical and commercial solutions to help manage transactional risks.
See our global
Transactional Risk team
Visit our meet the team page to find the correct team member for your product and region, including their direct contact details for enquiries and support.
Underwriting locations
Global capability, local knowledge.
Wherever you are in the world, our local experts are ready to support you.
Why choose DUAL?
Expert underwriting
The DUAL Transaction Solutions team is highly knowledgeable. Our expert underwriters navigate complex risks to try and achieve the best possible outcome for you and your client.
Flexible and agile
We’re not here to tell you what you need. We’re here to give you and your clients the protection that you want.
Responding quickly to your needs with an agile, flexible approach, we’ll help you design a programme to suit your clients’ needs.
Tailored solutions
We offer a variety of specialised insurance products, each tailored to address specific transaction risks.
A trusted partner in a claim
We provide exceptional claims services. Our in-house Claims team works alongside our panel lawyers to support your client each step of the way.