BTE Insurance

Family Legal Advantage

Legal cover for personal, family disputes and claims

Protecting Families with Tailored Legal Cover

Family legal expenses insurance is a crucial part of any household portfolio and our cover is one of the widest available.

We have experience of providing this insurance as an add on to a home insurance policy, a membership benefit or other group offerings. We can also tailor packages for mid net worth, high net worth or groups of clients with particular niche requirements.

We are happy to consider all opportunities, so please speak to one of experienced underwriters about your portfolio of clients.

We approach claims from a position of ‘how can we help the customer’ and our claims team adopt a personal touch approach to the handling of claims, matching clients and their claims, with a chosen solicitor that is best suited for their specific needs.

Areas of Cover

Products typically provide up to £50,000 of cover and a mix of the following sections of cover:

Pursuing or defending your legal rights in disputes over the purchase, hire, sale or provision of goods or services
Defending a prosecution in connection with use of a motor vehicle.
24 hour, 365 days access to advice on personal tax related issues under UK laws.
  • Physical damage to the property
  • Nuisance or trespass
  • Recovering possession of premises from an employee or ex-employee
  • HMRC tax enquiries into aspects of your tax returns
  • Employers’ Compliance or VAT disputes with HMRC
24 hour, 365 days access to qualified, professional, accredited counsellor for any matters causing stress at home or work.
Disputes with a current, former or prospective employer relating to a contract of employment and other related employment rights.
  • Lost wages or salary following absence from work
The cover extends to members of your family permanently living with you.
  • Pursuit of a personal injury or clinical negligence claim on behalf of an insured person or their family members
  • Defence for various criminal and civil proceedings
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
Pursuit of a claim following a negligent surgical, clinical or dental procedure casing.
24 hour, 365 days legal advice for any personal legal matter under UK laws.

Bespoke Underwriting

For complex cases, our experienced team provides quick, commercial decisions to get your funding in place.

Chartered Excellence

As a Corporate Chartered Underwriting Agent, we operate to the highest professional and ethical standards in the UK.

A-Rated Security

Backed by Intact Insurance UK Limited, providing global financial strength for your peace of mind.

What Are the Benefits of the Scheme?

 

Benefits to Brokers Benefits to the Client
Policies are easy to issue and bespoke cover available Comprehensive cover, including some areas that many of our competitors do not cover
Mid Net Worth and High Net Worth products available No waiting periods – unlike many of our competitors, our cover commences from the date of policy inception
Simple monthly reporting typically on a bordereau basis Flexible policy cover to suit different client requirements
Dedicated account manager Products backed by A Rated insurance company
Delegated authority to bind cover Client focussed personal touch claim handling

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Speak to one of the team

Direct access to decision-makers. No call centers.

Sean Fayle

Director, Head of BTE Products and Underwriting

Sarah Steer

Legal Expenses Development Manager

Lewis Fayle

Account Handler

Emma Steer

Account Handler

Ready to protect your litigation?

Our specialist BTE underwriters are ready to review your case or discuss a delegated authority scheme for your firm today.

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