Germany: Insurance & Reinsurance
A key development in insurance and reinsurance law is the increase in regulation in the form of the EU Directive Solvency II, which aims to modernise supervision and increase the competitiveness of European insurers by requiring insurers to take account of all types of risk and manage them more effectively and with increased transparency. Lawyers are playing a key role in helping insurers understand these regulations and the compliance issues that derive from them. In this chapter we feature 15 leading individuals who are well equipped to deal with changes in the sector.
Bach Langheid & Dallmayr is a specialist firm in insurance and liability law and emerges as the leading firm in the country in this field with four lawyers recommended for their “high level of expertise”. Reinhard Dallmayr advises both German and international insurers and reinsurers and is active in the field of arbitration for reinsurance law matters. Theo Langheid specialises in both advisory and forensic work for domestic and foreign insurance companies. Managing partner of the firm, Peter Bach is a “brilliant litigator” in the field of personal insurance. Burkhard Jacoby is an insurance contract law expert with a broad knowledge of sectors including life, disability, health, accident and property insurance.
Two lawyers feature from the firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek. Herbert Palmberger is a recognised “leader” in arbitration of insurance matters and Hans-Jochem Lüer is a “notable figure” in the insurance and reinsurance field.
At Noerr, two lawyers receive recognition for their proficiency in the sector. Oliver Sieg is a “very active” arbitrator and litigator who specialises in insurance and reinsurance law and Michael Molitoris focuses his arbitration, litigation and ADR practice on insurance and reinsurance law and is a “valued and trusted lawyer”.
Hanno Goltz at Oppenhoff & Partner, is a “leading lawyer” in this field and his expertise includes advising on the establishment of new insurance companies, insurance supervision law, and restructuring and development of new insurance products.
Head of the insurance and reinsurance group at DLA Piper LLP, Gunne Bähr advises clients on regulatory and corporate issues, policy wording and litigation and arbitration for domestic and international insurance and reinsurance companies and brokers.
Jan Schröder at Allen & Overy LLP in Düsseldorf is “well versed” in insurance corporate law and he is “highly regarded” for his work on contractual trust arrangements.
Based in Frankfurt, Daniela Weber-Rey at Clifford Chance LLP is a “top name” in the field and her practice covers both national and international insurance organisations. Winfried Schnepp of CMS Hasche Sigle has “extensive experience” in the field, which covers counselling foreign insurance companies on entering the German market, the structuring of new insurance products and the restructuring of insurance companies.
At Hengeler Mueller, Daniel Wilm stands out for his “vast knowledge” of insurance supervisory law and Andreas Löhdefink at Shearman & Sterling LLP is a “proficient practitioner” in the field of insurance and is “well regarded” among peers.