Insurance | Europe

A&L Goodbody has a renowned non-contentious insurance offering, acting for international insurers on all corporate and regulatory issues flowing from M&A transactions. It coordinates with foreign firms to advise on the Irish law aspects of global transactions. The team assists with portfolio transfers, and has considerable experience in re-domiciliation processes and Brexit contingency planning. The law firm has notable recent experience in regulatory issues around business interruption policies, ESG and the impact of sanctions.

Matheson has a strong corporate insurance practice acting for major insurers on M&A mandates, portfolio transfers and the establishment and authorisation of Irish insurance entities. The law firm also has experience in the negotiation of outsourcing, reinsurance and other commercial agreements between insurers and service providers. Matheson also has a strong disputes offering spread across London and Dublin that assists both policyholders and insurers with significant coverage disputes and business interruption claims. The team also acts for insurers on high-value subrogated claims.

William Fry offers a highly rated commercial insurance team with proven experience in the management of all corporate and regulatory issues arising from life and non-life insurance transactions. The law firm advises on the establishment of new Irish insurance intermediaries for EU and UK-based insurers seeking to facilitate the continued distribution of products across the EU. It has experience in reorganisations and restructurings of insurance and reinsurance firms. The team also acts for clients on matters involving compliance with regulations and directives.

Arthur Cox maintains a strong corporate and regulatory practice, offering high-level advice to insurers on M&A transactions. The law firm has experience in cross-border portfolio transfers and the coordination of related regulatory notifications. It offers broad insurance disputes capabilities with experience acting on both the insurer and policyholder sides of significant coverage disputes that relate to high-value claims under crime insurance. The team also defends professional negligence and indemnity or personal injury claims.

McCann FitzGerald has a broad insurance disputes offering with experience across diverse insurance cases. The team is knowledgeable in business interruption claims. Key partners are recognised as top mediators with particular experience in professional indemnity cases. Additionally, the law firm houses a notable corporate practice assisting insurers with M&A transactions, reorganisations and related regulatory matters. It further advises on the establishment of insurance undertakings.