Russell specialises in the full breadth of entertainment, media, leisure and sporting industry claims, with a particular focus on liability losses. He has worked across the insurance sector since 1987, gaining experience as a broker handling claims and placing risks in the Lloyd’s and company markets, and held senior positions in the large and complex claims divisions of leading Insurers, specialising in the handling of casualty and fraudulent losses, developing expertise across all manner of claims in the entertainment, media, sport, leisure and contingency fields.
NOTABLE ASSIGNMENTS
- Track day Event Provider: EL / PL claims – serious injury to occupants of supercar (£1,000,000)
- Sportswear Manufacturer: Contractual Bonus dispute (£1,000,000)
- Motorsport Promoter: Fuel contamination of TP vehicles at F1 event (£315,000)
- Media Hire Company: Theft of equipment: (£250,000)
- Media Production Equipment Supplier: Escape of Water (£250,000)
- Film Producer: Damage to recorded media: (£200,000)