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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

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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:

  • Facilitating a clean exit for sellers

  • Unlocking negotiations

  • Eliminating the need for post-completion security

Find out more about W&I insurance.

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.

Find out more about Title insurance.

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

Find out more about Tax Risk insurance.

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

Find out more about Contingent Risk insurance.

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

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:


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Private equity funds

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Institutional investors

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Financial institutions

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Corporations

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Accountants

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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

Chris
Hammond

Head of Title Insurance - Asia Pacific

Jordan

Jordan
Schwarz

Head of M&A Underwriting

Candice

Candice
Gibson

Senior M&A Underwriter

Edward

Edward
Birrell

Senior Underwriter - Title Insurance

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Chris Hammond

Head of Title Insurance - Asia Pacific

Chris heads up our Title Insurance team and oversees the delivery of our Title Insurance and Fundamental Warranty Top-Up insurance solutions across the Asia Pacific region.  
 
He is a qualified solicitor with extensive experience in commercial real estate law. Following his eight years in private practice, he has brought invaluable technical expertise to his role at DUAL. After joining the London office in 2018, Chris returned to Melbourne in 2022 to focus exclusively on our expansion across the Asia Pacific region.   
 
As a leader, Chris is deeply committed to mentoring and professional development, ensuring his team is supported, knowledgeable, and empowered to excel in their roles.
 
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Jordan Schwarz

Head of M&A Underwriting

Having lived and worked in London, Singapore, and now based in Sydney, Jordan joined DUAL in 2024 to lead the M&A Insurance team. With over 10 years of experience in M&A, he has developed extensive expertise in underwriting and managing warranty and indemnity / representation and warranty transactions across the US, Europe, and APAC. 

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.

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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.