About Us

Coris UK Ltd (Coris UK) is an independent company within the Coris Group (www.coris.fr). Since its creation in 1991 it has earned a reputation for technical expertise and efficiency provided by its friendly multi-lingual staff.

Coris UK was established by Jose Maria de Lorenzo, a qualified European lawyer with previous experience as head of the legal department of Gesa Assistance (now AXA Assistance), and by Michael Zurbrugg, an English solicitor with over 25 years' experience of international claims handling and litigation. However, the services provided by Coris UK are not the services of practicing lawyers and the involvement of Jose Maria de Lorenzo and Michael Zurbrugg is not as practicing lawyers. This means that Coris UK is not regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Since its creation in Paris in 1987 the Coris Group quickly developed a network of offices across Western Europe and the Mediterranean basin, where it established itself in its core business: handling international claims and assistance on behalf of insurance companies and automobile clubs to the highest professional standards.

In 1991, following the political changes in the former Eastern bloc, the Coris Group spread East, moving into the newly independent markets of central and eastern Europe.

In 1994 Coris continued its development, establishing a presence on the American continent, with offices in both North and South America.

In 1995 Coris opened offices in the main republics of the Community of Independent States, the former territories of the USSR.

2000 saw the Group's first locations in Asia, moving Coris towards its final objective of global coverage.

Now, the Coris Group remains one of the few totally independent worldwide assistance and claims handling networks.