Blockchain and Digital Assets
Matt Green
June 2026
Howden, the global insurance intermediary group, has announced the launch of a comprehensive Web3 risk ecosystem, evolving its digital asset offering to provide end-to-end support across the full risk lifecycle.
The launch builds on Howden’s earlier collaboration with Lawrence Stephens on its crypto theft insurance and recovery solution, first introduced in 2025, and reflects growing client demand for integrated support spanning prevention, operational resilience, incident response and asset recovery.
The enhanced ecosystem brings together a curated network of specialist providers across key areas of the digital asset landscape, including security infrastructure, forensic investigation, restructuring, asset tracing and legal advisory. Lawrence Stephens forms part of this panel, working alongside leading global vendors to deliver coordinated recovery and legal support in the event of digital asset loss.
As part of the ecosystem, Lawrence Stephens provides integrated legal and recovery capabilities, including the coordination of blockchain forensic analysis, asset tracing strategies, and engagement with exchanges and other relevant stakeholders. This enables swift and effective action to trace, freeze and recover stolen digital assets, supporting clients through complex, often cross-border recovery scenarios.
The expanded model represents a shift from traditional, reactive insurance solutions to a more holistic approach, embedding pre-emptive expertise alongside claims and recovery services. By combining legal, technical and operational capabilities, the ecosystem is designed to help clients strengthen resilience before an incident occurs, while improving recovery outcomes where losses arise.
Matt Green, Head of Blockchain, Digital Assets and Technology Disputes at Lawrence Stephens, commented: “We are delighted to continue working alongside Howden, who recognise the importance of having a panel of leading specialists to support clients in this space. Effective recovery requires a combination of expertise, including blockchain forensic analysis, OSINT, and active engagement with exchanges and other stakeholders to trace, freeze or seize stolen assets.”
This latest development reinforces Lawrence Stephens’ position at the forefront of digital asset disputes and recovery, and highlights the firm’s ongoing role in supporting innovative, market-leading solutions for clients operating in the Web3 and blockchain space.
