Experts in Litigation Risk Transfer 

Transforming the litigation asset class with customised investment risk transfer strategies across the EEA.

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Operating at the intersection of the insurance, investment, and legal communities, Ignite Specialty Risk is a specialist litigation managing general agent (MGA). We offer deep expertise and risk mitigation solutions for claimants, litigation funders, and other investors across the EEA.

Litigate with confidence

Funders and firms count on Ignite Specialty Risk transfer risk so that they can confidently pursue justice.

At Ignite, we help claimants with a meritorious legal dispute, litigation funders, and law firms transfer risk so that they can confidently pursue justice. Ignite’s experienced team provides customised insurance solutions and unwavering support to help clients achieve their desired litigation objectives.

Offering the most extensive range of litigation insurance products globally.

Offering significant limits of indemnity, Ignite is backed by a panel of AM Best A- (Excellent) rated capacity providers. Ignite’s strength, stability, and responsiveness are core to our approach. Our broker partners and customers trust and value our ability to work collaboratively and efficiently to reach a solution that suits each client.

Removing jeopardy and enabling justice

Founded and led by a team of ATE and litigation funding experts, Ignite is at the forefront of the Legal Expenses insurance marketplace.

Leveraging our market understanding, we effectively address issues raised by brokers and stakeholders to continually improve the legal expense insurance experience. We prioritise rapid quote turnaround, offer innovative solutions, and maintain transparent communication. Through thorough due diligence and collaboration, we deliver cost-effective solutions facilitating access to justice, supported by A- rated capacity.

Our team

Byron Sumner
CEO and Co-founder - US and UK

Byron Sumner

Byron’s experience over the past decade includes a plethora of cross-class responsibilities within the (Re)Insurance industry, having held both analytical and transactional roles at several leading insurance organisations, including Argo Syndicate 1200, Chubb, and Aon.

Byron Sumner

CEO and Co-founder - US and UK

Byron’s experience over the past decade includes a plethora of cross-class responsibilities within the (Re)Insurance industry, having held both analytical and transactional roles at several leading insurance organisations, including Argo Syndicate 1200, Chubb, and Aon. As well as founding an analytics and targeted client acquisition business, Byron has supported the capacity acquisition, product development, and growth strategies of a number of market leading MGAs. Byron’s commitment in the co-founding of Ignite is driven by a strong appetite to further develop the harmonisation of Insurance and Commercial Litigation.

byron.sumner@ignitespecialty.com

Jamie Molloy
Head of ATE and Co-founder

Jamie Molloy

Jamie has worked in the ATE market for the past 18 years and is a Chambers and Partners ranked individual. His experience includes underwriting and managing a significant volume of High Court…

Jamie Molloy

Head of ATE and Co-founder

Jamie has worked in the ATE market for the past 18 years and is a Chambers and Partners ranked individual. His experience includes underwriting and managing a significant volume of High Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) disputes, as well as supporting a number of successful appeals to both the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Most recently, Jamie supported the leading authority on the use of single claim forms for group actions (Morris & Ors v. Williams & Co (Solicitors) [2024] EWCA Civ 376) and also one of the claimants in the leading  BII Test Litigation (Why Not Bar and Lounge Limited v West Bay Insurance plc & QIC Europe Limited [2024] EWCA Civ 1026). Jamie also sits as a member of the consultation group on the Civil Justice Council review of litigation funding.

jamie.molloy@ignitespecialty.com

David Green
CUO and Co-founder

David Green

David has worked in the Legal Expenses market for over 20 years and is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute. He has notable experience at a number of BTE and ATE…

David Green

CUO and Co-founder

David has worked in the Legal Expenses market for over 20 years and is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute. He has notable experience at a number of BTE and ATE insurance companies as well as most recently holding a senior management position at a leading reinsurer. David’s experience covers a wide breadth of ATE products, having insured high volume, low value claims, right through to multi–million international arbitrations. David drives Ignite’s ATE proposition forward and solidifies Ignite’s industry presence as the go-to market for ATE.

david.green@ignitespecialty.com

Suchitra Ramakrishnan
Cross Class Underwriter

Suchitra Ramakrishnan

Suchitra brings over 17 years of experience in the insurance industry to her role as a Cross Class Underwriter. With a background spanning both reinsurance and insurance sectors…

Suchitra Ramakrishnan

Cross Class Underwriter

Suchitra brings over 17 years of experience in the insurance industry to her role as a Cross Class Underwriter. With a background spanning both reinsurance and insurance sectors, she possesses a diverse skill set in underwriting various product lines.

Premier Litigation Insurance Solutions

Our comprehensive product range caters to the expanding needs of the commercial legal landscape.

ATE

After the Event (ATE) insurance is a form of litigation insurance designed to protect against the risk of an adverse costs order.

Security for Costs

Security For Costs (SFC) cover is an extension of ATE Insurance used in circumstances where an opponent in litigation has applied for such an order pursuant to Part 25 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).

Solicitor Costs Cover

Solicitor Costs Cover is an offering to litigants by Ignite. This product provides cover for solicitor fees.

Capital Protection

Capital Protection Insurance is an offering available to litigation funders by Ignite. This product enables litigation funders to deploy capital with the comfort that if the case fails, their investment will be returned to them.

Portfolio Capital Protection Insurance

This product indemnifies a policyholder in line with the delta at a specific point in time between an agreed portion of deployed and returned capital against a portfolio of legal disputes. It helps financiers to safeguard against the possibility of a negative return on investment across several cases.

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