Carsten Hösker

Carsten Hösker, LLM, is a lawyer and partner specializing in industrial and commercial liability and coverage in BLD’s Cologne office. He is a Specialist Insurance Lawyer and focuses on out-of-court advice as well as litigation in national and international product liability and product recall cases as well as in product liability and recall cost insurance, especially in international insurance programmes. Carsten is a recognised expert in his field in the German and London markets and has handled numerous large claims in recent years. He regularly advises insurers as well as industrial and commercial enterprises on product recalls or recall cost recourse, whether in the supply industry (especially automotive), construction or in the F&B sector. He is regularly instructed by both German and foreign insurers on the drafting of commercial and product liability policies as well as product recall liability policies. Carsten benefits from his many years of litigation experience in state courts and ADR in both liability as well as in coverage disputes. He has also successfully settled several claims totalling over hundreds of millions of euros out-of-court and has been increasingly more involved in product safety law issues. His advice is characterised by his holistic approach, which not only focuses on liability aspects, but always considers coverage as this is often crucial for the continuation of his clients’ business.