DUAL Group, an MGA, has launched its global transactional risk offering with long-term backing led by Liberty.
The unified offering combines DUAL’s expertise across warranty and indemnity, reps and warranties, tax, contingent risk, title and climate risk and resilience lines into a single, global practice to better meet growing client demand and increasing deal complexity.
In building-out its global capability, DUAL brings together more than 80 underwriters across regions including Australia and New Zealand, with further geographical and talent build-out in the pipeline. The model combines global breadth with local market expertise, with dedicated claims teams, ensuring underwriting remains tailored to regional dynamics while benefitting from shared technology, analytics and governance frameworks.
“Transactional risk is an increasingly important and fast-growing area of the market, driven by more complex transactions and rising expectations from clients,” said DUAL CEO Richard Clapham.
“As deals become larger, increasingly cross-border and more sophisticated, the need for specialist underwriting and consistent, high-quality execution has never been greater.”
Mr Clapham also said, “DUAL has set out a clear long-term ambition to build a sustainably profitable Transactional Risk underwriting portfolio, targeting £500m ($668.4m) in gross written premium by 2030.”
“DUAL’s broad capabilities and continued investment ensure that we are best placed to confidently support our market in an increasingly intricate transactional environment,” DUAL Group Head of Transactional Risk Paul Smith said.
“Looking ahead, we anticipate strong and increasing demand for transactional risk solutions. Insurance is already a critical component of the deal process, but we are now seeing increasing demand from clients for complex multi-product solutions backed by sophisticated claims handling processes.”
Said Mr Smith, “By bringing our capabilities together into a single global platform, DUAL is strengthening its ability to support brokers and clients with a more coordinated and seamless offering.
“This allows us to combine the benefits of scale, including shared expertise, data and insight, with the local market knowledge which remains critical to underwriting success.”
Transactional risk insurance enables deal participants to protect themselves against unforeseen and contingent liabilities that may arise after completion.
By helping to bridge gaps in indemnity expectations between buyers and sellers, the insurance supports smoother negotiations and increases confidence in the transaction process. This can help accelerate deal timelines and reduce the risk of post-completion disputes.