About Us
Based in New York and Connecticut, we are independently managed by seasoned industry executives. Collectively, our sponsors and management have invested billions of dollars in legal risk-related transactions and closed over $11 billion of contingent risk coverage limits. Our wealth of experience and familiarity with underwriting legal risks and other contingent risks enables us to confidently underwrite all types of litigation-oriented and contingent insurance policies for our insureds.
Our Values
Independence
Integrity
Our Team
Palisade is led by John McNally, who has more than 20 years of experience structuring and underwriting complex transaction insurance, including contingent and litigation related insurance, representations & warranties, tax, and distressed deal insurance.
Mr. McNally is the President of Palisade Insurance Partners and also serves as Head of US Underwriting.
John McNally
President and Head of US Underwriting
John is the President of Palisade and the Head of US Underwriting. John’s more than 20 years of experience underwriting specialized contingent risks across multiple platforms and jurisdictions provides him with the expertise and flexibility to solve complex insurance issues.
Prior to Palisade, John led NFP’s Merger & Acquisition Risk Solutions Group, which focuses on transaction insurance (Rep & Warranty, tax, SPAC, D&O, GPL, and contingent legal risk products). Before that, he was the head of transaction insurance at JLT Specialty for 4.5 years and spent an additional 15 years in senior underwriting roles at AIG and Beazley Group in London and New York. John received his B.A. in philosophy from the University of Chicago and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.
Mr. de la Haye boasts almost two decades of experience of dispute resolution and litigation fund and investment management. While at Augusta Ventures Limited, he helped oversee both underwriting and insurance requirements for a range of investments, and strategically collaborated with lawyers and clients to manage legal disputes. He was a permanent member of Augusta’s New Business Committee and its Investment Committee. Previously, Mr. de la Haye served in private practice, most recently as a Solicitor at Clyde & Co. During his time in private practice, Mr. de la Haye represented clients around the world in high value, complex and often multi-jurisdictional litigation and arbitration. Mr. de la Haye received an LLB from the University of Exeter and an LPC from The University of Law.
Mark de la Haye
Head of UK and Europe Risk
Scott Stevenson
Head of US Risk
Mr. Stevenson brings more than twelve years of experience from all sides of the legal industry. Before joining Palisade, he was Senior Vice President at Aon’s Special Opportunities Group, where he led a team specializing in underwriting contingent legal and related risks. Previously, Mr. Stevenson worked at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where he handled complex transactions, and advised on strategic investments and corporate governance matters. Mr. Stevenson began his career as a Law Clerk, first at The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and then at The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Mr. Stevenson gained a B.A. from University of Pennsylvania, a B.S. at The Wharton School of Business, and a J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.