Elle Young

Elle is a legal director based in our London office. Elle qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 2010.

Elle specialises in advising marine and energy reinsurers in London and internationally on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Elle’s experience covers a wide range of marine and energy classes of reinsurance business, including hull & machinery, war, kidnap & ransom, cargo, salvage, increased value, aquaculture, yachts and liabilities including charterers, builders’ risks and protection & indemnity (P&I).

Elle also has significant experience working on subrogated recovery actions and property and business interruption insurance matters.

Elle has undertaken a secondment to the marine claims department of a company market insurer and to the claims team of a mutual insurer.

Elle spent several years serving as treasurer and chairperson of the Lloyd’s Marine U35s Insurance Group and regularly speaks at conferences.

Elle is an associate member of the Association of Average Adjusters and a member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL).