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The sun barely peeked over the horizon as I pulled my Scania out of a cramped depot in Oslo. With the active, the familiar roads of Scandinavia had transformed into a silent, white wilderness. This wasn't just a skin; it felt like a different world where the asphalt was a memory buried under packed snow and treacherous ice.

The real challenge began on the highway. In version 1.36, the physics felt unforgiving. Every time I touched the brakes, the trailer nudged me, threatening to jackknife on the slick surface. I had to feather the throttle, watching the RPMs closely as the tires struggled for grip on the inclines. The "Clean Roads" option was off, meaning I was navigating deep tracks left by AI traffic—one wrong move and I’d be sliding toward the guardrail.

By midday, the "winter" lighting took over. The sun stayed low, casting long, blue shadows across the plains, making everything feel desolate yet incredibly peaceful. Visibility dropped as a light flurry started, the flakes dancing in my headlights.

As night fell over the Swedish border, the atmosphere turned haunting. The world narrowed down to the cone of my high beams reflecting off the frost. Every bridge felt like a gamble, and every turn required a prayer for traction. When I finally pulled into a rest stop, the truck covered in a layer of simulated grime and salt, the silence of the snowy woods was absolute.

Angela is a Senior Associate in our Sydney office with expertise in property insurance, D&O coverage and commercial litigation. Angela works across the Clyde & Co network for insurance clients in Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

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Angela is a Senior Associate in our Sydney office with expertise in property insurance, D&O coverage and commercial litigation. Angela has previously worked for an international insurer and has over 5 years experience in the insurance industry.

Angela's practice encompasses complex first party property claims with large markets of insurers and arising from natural disasters, including storms and landslides. Angela also has a background in complex claims involving non-disclosure issues and fraud, Mark IV and manuscript Industrial Special Risks policy wordings, contract works (contractors' all risk) policies and homeowners' policies as well as subrogated recovery actions and in coverage disputes.

Angela's experience also includes advising insurers as coverage counsel and in a defence capacity in class actions, claims involving breach of director duties, negligence and Australian Consumer Law. She has a background in advising on professional indemnity policies, as well as general commercial litigation in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Federal Court of Australia.

Experience
  • Advising on complex and large-scale property damage Claims arising from natural disasters
  • Acting in defence of declassing of a class action in the Federal Court of Australia
  • Advising insurers on coverage in relation to material damage and business interruption insurance claims
  • Advising on multiple D&O class action proceedings arising from the Royal Commission into Financial Services
  • Advising insurers in relation to first party property and business interruption coverage for SMEs
  • Acting in a defence capacity in relation to defective reinstatement Claims
Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology and Bachelor of Laws (Macquarie University)

Sectors

Sectors

  • Insurance

Services

Services

  • Commercial Disputes

  • Dispute Resolution