Mr Jan Broekhuizen > Kennedy Van der Laan > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Kennedy Van der Laan
MOLENWERF 16
1014 BG
P.O. Box 58188, 1040HD
Netherlands

Work Department

Banking and Finance Group & Insurance and Liability Group

Position

Partner

Career

Jan is a financial regulatory partner. He is experienced in providing technical regulatory advice as well as handling transactions and contentious matters, often for clients with public sector interests. He has represented insurers and reinsurers, banks and investment firms, financial services providers as well as supervisory authorities.

In recent years, Jan has focused in particular on the insurance sector, advising domestic and international insurers, brokers and other financial services providers on the development and documentation of their services, financial products and distribution arrangements.

He also advises on licence requirements, governance matters, duties of care and on the ongoing prudential (Solvency, MiFID) and conduct (IDD) supervision of companies active in the insurance sector and the broader financial services industry.

Languages

Dutch, English

Memberships

Jan is a member of the Groningen Centre for European Financial Services Law and of the Amsterdam Centre for Insurance Studies (ACIS).

Jan also holds several non-executive board positions. He is chair of the supervisory board of Rijnbrink, vice chair of the board of CARE Netherlands and a member of the governance code committee for Dutch public housing associations.

Education

Law, private law
Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1996
Philosophy (Bachelor and Master cum laude)
University of Amsterdam, 2012
Insead Internation Directors Programme, 2017/2018

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Insurance

Kennedy Van der Laan advises on standalone insurance law and associated regulatory issues, covering both Dutch and European matters for a client roster that includes insurers, brokers and public bodies. The group handles a range of insurance products, with particular focus placed on casualty, property and engineering and financial lines coverage in addition to a growing class actions practice. The insurance side of the practice is headed by a team consisting of Erik van Orsouw, Chris van Dijk, Frits van der Woude, Peter van den Broek and Petra Oskam, with Jan Broekhuizen taking the lead on matters of insurance regulation. Marit van der Pool joined the firm’s partnership ranks in September 2023, with a defence and coverage practice centred around D&O and professional indemnity claims.