Pete Allchorne, partner at DAC Beachcroft, is Immediate Past President at the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL).
He has almost 25 years’ experience advising a broad range of insurance clients in respect of motor, employers’ liability and public liability claims, with a particular interest in the transport and logistics sector. He is responsible for managing relationships with some of the firm’s key insurance clients.
Working with the firm’s strategic advisory team, Pete advises on a wide range of market issues. He is a regular commentator and panellist on issues impacting the motor insurance market, including civil justice reforms, and the development of automated vehicle technologies and their impact on motor insurers.
Within the firm’s claims solutions group, Pete leads ‘Innovations Lab’, the research and development hub responsible for developing new innovative claims solutions to benefit clients, where he works closely with the firm’s technology law, IT and business improvement and change teams.Pete has previously chaired FOIL’s motor sector focus team, during which time he was co-opted as a member of MedCo’s Expert Audit and Peer Review sub-committee. He is also a member of the Gibraltar Insurance Institute.