Declan See

Declan is an Associate in Kennedys’ Financial & Professional Lines team in Melbourne.  Declan acts in a coverage and defence capacity across multiple lines of commercial insurance, including professional indemnity, D&O, and industrial special risks.  He frequently works with financial institutions and design & construct professionals in these key areas. 

In the property and construction space, Declan has assisted large insurer markets in APAC and London following significant property damage and business interruption losses arising in the commercial property, infrastructure, mining, and energy sectors. He also has considerable experience prosecuting subrogated recoveries in this domain.  More recently, Declan has developed experience in the class action space, and is familiar with defending group proceedings that are commercially sensitive and reputationally significant for clients.

Prior to Kennedys, Declan worked at a leading insurance law firm and undertook secondments with two global insurers in their property, construction and energy teams.  He was also previously awarded Runner Up in the ‘Ron Shorter Memorial Award’ – a national public speaking competition hosted by the Australian Insurance Law Association.