Profile

Martin McKenna is an associate in Kennedys' complex casualty coverage team in London.

He qualified in 2024 and acts for insurer and reinsurer clients on complex, high value and often multi-jurisdictional coverage disputes across various lines of business, including product liability and product recall, property and excess general liability, including in relation to policies underwritten on the Bermuda Form.

Martin has completed a secondment in the London Market to Enstar Group, working with claims adjusters in the Financial and Professional Lines team on a Loss Portfolio Transfer concerning management and professional liability insurance.

Qualifications

  • Qualified in England & Wales in 2024.

Work highlights

  • Advising Bermuda Form insurers in connection with various coverage disputes concerning losses arising from the opioids crisis in the USA.
  • Acting for insurers subscribing to general liability insurance programmes concerning losses emanating from long-tail diseases.
  • Acting for reinsurers in connection with business interruption coverage disputes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Advising insurers in relation to product liability and product recall disputes arising from losses in the food and drink industry.