Europe Germany Insurance

BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr houses a stellar insurance practice with a particular focus on defending large national and international insurance companies in litigation. The team regularly covers D&O as well as professional, third-party and product liability cases including global product recalls. With its further strength in liability for cyber-attacks and claims arising from industrial damage as well as insolvency-related disputes, BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr is in a prime position to handle contentious mandates. Furthermore, the firm is highly esteemed for insurance regulatory advice, assisting with the development of new property, life and health insurance products. Additionally, the team offers experience in handling insurtech mandates.

DLA Piper houses a highly esteemed insurance practice, covering regulatory as well as transactional mandates for policyholders as well as prominent insurers. Its team regularly represents clients in complex disputes including mass proceedings often in relation to D&O, E&O and construction defects as well as product liability claims. The firm also assists with insurance coverage issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the team offers expertise in transactional and regulatory mandates, including capitalisations, group-wide structurings and policy product distributions. In addition, insurers seek the firm's assistance with the implications of insolvencies of policyholders while also handling authority proceedings. Due to its international office network the law firm is well placed to handle cross-border insurance mandates.

Noerr houses a well-known insurance department with a particular strength in litigations and arbitration proceedings. Insurers and corporate clients alike seek the firm's advice on high-end claims, primarily connected to D&O as well as business disruptions and construction defects. Product liability matters, including international product recalls, as well as professional liability and cyber insurance mandates are also handled by the firm. The team is also active on both domestic and multi-jurisdictional insurance and reinsurance matters. Clients also benefit from Noerr's experience in insurance regulatory and tax issues, making it a strong candidate for comprehensive advice.

The law firm CMS offers noteworthy expertise in the German insurance world. Well-known German insurance companies as well as subsidiaries of international groups seek the firm's assistance with complex regulatory mandates, covering supervisory law and policy distributions especially in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The team also assists with D&O policies and cooperation agreements as well as insurance contracts. Besides its strength in advisory work, CMS is also respected for its prowess in handling litigation. Due to its holistic coverage across Germany as well as its international network CMS is well placed to advise on cross-border insurance matters.

Fiedler Cryns-Moll FCM is a successful boutique law firm with a strong focus on financial lines mandates and D&O claims. Its team is best known for advising and representing managers and insurers on managerial liability disputes. Furthermore, the firm covers prospectus liability cases, which makes it a strong choice for comprehensive advice.

As an international law firm White & Case is well placed to handle multi-jurisdictional insurance mandates. The team often represents prominent insurers and policyholders in disputes relating to coverage claims especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as construction damage liability. Furthermore, the team advises well-known corporates on strategic partnership agreements with insurance companies. White & Case also has coverage of regulatory mandates, and contract and product issues.

As a German law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek often advises on domestic mandates with a focus on representing insurers and reinsurers in litigation. Its team is particularly active in the areas of professional liability, frequently assisting with defence against damages claims, especially in the auditing sector in connection with insolvencies. Insurance claims regarding business closures and recourse proceedings are equally handled by the firm, where clients include restaurant chains and other policyholders. It has further expertise in supervisory law regarding brokerage agreements.

Taylor Wessing often represents insurers and public associations in various contentious and non-contentious mandates. Its team is experienced in all matters related to reinsurance contract, regulatory and distribution law. Strategic partnership agreements, joint venture set-ups and portfolio run-offs also fall within the law firm's offering. In addition, Taylor Wessing assists with financing rounds in the insurtech sphere, cyber insurance T&Cs and IT outsourcings for insurers as well as IDD requirements. Furthermore, clients benefit from the firm's strong presence in liability proceedings, D&O and W&I issues.