Insurance

Our knowledge extends beyond regular insurance products, such as fire insurance, business loss insurance and liability insurance; we can also assist you with questions about latest developments, such as the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD), Solvency II and Warranty & Indemnity Insurance. Our advice integrates our knowledge in the fields of liability and financial supervision law, tax law, corporate law, litigation and arbitration law.

We can advise you in the following areas:

• financial supervision; for example, in the area of market access and the ban on commission payments;
• portfolio transfer; both insurers as intermediaries;
• mergers and acquisitions, etc.

Loyens & Loeff advises and litigates on a wide variety of insurance-related issues and has extensive experience in assisting all parties in the insurance process, including insurers, reinsurers, insurance brokers and commercial insureds. We monitor developments at European as well as national level.

We assist insurance companies, reinsurance companies, brokers and insured persons with complex litigation cases. We have years of national and international experience in litigation and arbitration on:

• coverage disputes;
• recourse;
• liability; and
• financial supervision law.

An interviewee opines that the team has "done a fabulous job and seems very savvy on Dutch insurance issues and complex litigation," adding that the lawyers "have been easy to work with." (2021)

Another client echoes: "It is very pleasant working with the team," and particularly highlights that the lawyers "provide guidance, which is what you want when you are in a jurisdiction where you don't have the expertise. They give you a good sense of probabilities." (2021)

The Swiss Insurance Policies Act (IPA) which governs the relationship between insurance companies and their clients has been partially revised.

EIOPA published a paper on its approach to product oversight and governance requirements for insurance distributors and manufacturers.

Here you find the factsheet of COVID-19 and insurance in all our home markets.

Legal guide Chambers & Partners Europe has published its rankings for 2020. Loyens & Loeff continues its top ranking as leading business law firm.