Commercial Insurance

Diverse and truly national

We are results-orientated, rather than process driven, to assist our clients arrive at an end point sooner.

With national coverage in ten offices around Australia and a 140-year history, Sparke Helmore is one of the preeminent and largest insurance teams in Australia (comprising 104 lawyers including 24 partners). We have expertise across all key commercial insurance service lines.

Our national insurance group has extensive experience advising the world’s leading insurers across the full scope of their coverage in Australia. We are also cognisant of emerging risks and trends in the sectors in which our clients operate. The depth and breadth of that national team allows us to scale up or down as required to meet our client’s needs, ensuring your matters are resourced effectively across all jurisdictions, regardless of their size and scale, their urgency, complexity, or the level of specialised expertise required.

We are proud of our talented team of lawyers – they are routinely named and recognised in the directories measuring peer performance: Best Lawyers, Chambers, Legal 500 and Doyle’s Guide. Our country-wide team is a true leading national insurance practice with an international reputation.

Sparke Helmore has also received the following accolades:

• Winning the Australasian Law Awards for Insurance Specialist Firm of the Year in 2022, 2018, 2017 and 2016 (having been nominated as a finalist in 2024, 2023, 2020 and 2019).
• Winning the Lawyers Weekly Insurance team of the Year in 2022 and 2018 (having been nominated as a finalist in 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020 and 2019).