Priya Gobal

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Priya brings extensive experience in acting for (re)insurers, specialising in Financial Lines and General Liability claims – including coverage, monitoring and defence – across D&O, FI, PI, Crime and W&I policies amongst others. In addition, she has substantial experience in handling claims arising from trade credit policies.   
Priya has handled complex coverage issues arising from significant claims across various jurisdictions, including many parts of Asia, Mauritius and the United States. She also assists (re)insurers in monitoring and managing litigation and arbitration in jurisdictions worldwide. 

Priya also advises on policy wordings and product development across these lines of insurance business.
Prior to specialising in insurance, Priya practised general commercial litigation and arbitration as well as criminal defence work at a leading local firm. In that role, she appeared on behalf of clients at all levels of the Singapore Courts. 

Priya is called to the Singapore Bar and is admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales. She serves on the Professional Liability Underwriting Society committee (Singapore Chapter).

Experience

• Advising insurer on coverage issues under D&O policies relating to multi-jurisdictional criminal investigations and proceedings relating to alleged fraudulent accounting practices by insured global FinTech company.
• Managing and monitoring various significant litigation proceedings in Mauritius involving multiple claims against numerous D&O policy insureds for breaches of fiduciary duties.
• Advising various insurers on coverage issues under various PI Policies including liability arising out of investment/asset management, insurance broking, construction negligence and copyright violations.
• Managing and monitoring litigation proceedings brought in Indonesia seeking damages against PI policy insured for claims arising out of Singapore arbitration proceedings.
• Advising insurer on coverage issues under cyber insurance policy for insured’s liability arising from privacy violations in the U.S.
• Advising insurer on coverage issues under crime policy arising out of social engineering losses.
• Advising insurer on coverage issues under product liability policies in relation to claims against the insureds for alleged property damage caused by defective component parts and contaminated food products.
• Advising insurer on coverage issues arising under general liability policy in relation to damages arising from collapse of building structure.
• Advising insurers on coverage issues under W&I policies relating to breaches of various tax warranties and indemnities in Singapore and Malaysia.
• Acting for and advising global leaders on various trade credit insurance claims.