Commercial Insurance
We advise the insured companies and insurance brokers on all matters relating to insurance cover – from risk assessment to claims settlement.
How we support you
Drafting of contracts
- Drafting and review of terms and conditions
- Analysis of compared insurance terms and conditions
- Assessment of individual clauses (wilful breach of duty, serial claims clauses, deductible clauses, indemnity clauses, etc.)
- Conducting contract negotiations on the drafting of clauses
Solutions in special situations
- Development of cover concepts for individual, complex risks, for example in connection with M&A transactions or major industrial projects
- Advice on setting up international insurance programmes that take into account different liability regimes and compliance requirements
- Development of modern finance and insurance concepts (alternative risk transfer) and establishment of captives
- Design of group insurance models
- Advice on the structure of insurance purchasing (e.g. setting up company-affiliated brokers)
Claims settlement
- Representation in out-of-court settlement negotiations with the insurer
- Conducting coverage proceedings before state courts and arbitration tribunals
- Examination and assessment of questions relating to cover law, e.g. the scope of cover or the validity of risk exclusions and obligations, contract disputes, rescissions and cancellations
- Support in expert proceedings
What we achieve for you
Our aim is to support the insurance industry in making the best possible use of industrial insurance. Together, we achieve:
- insurance solutions that enable innovation and free up otherwise tied-up funds
- insurance policies that are designed to be ‘watertight’ so that decision-makers can sleep soundly
- quick and maximum compensation in the event of a claim
"In terms of German law firms, 'none is better regarding insurance law for policyholder interests'."
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