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Bech-Bruun's team, which is led by Anne Buhl Bjelke, demonstrates strength across corporate and regulatory issues, reinsurance mandates and insurance-related mediation and litigation. The group is frequently instructed on high-value disputes spanning professional indemnity, all-risks insurance, product liability, marine insurance, personal injury, life insurance and coverage claims. In addition, Bjelke, who regularly assists international life and non-life insurance companies, handles cross-border insurance portfolio transfers. Jes Anker Mikkelsen has experience in cases before the Maritime and Commercial High Court, Danish High Courts and the Supreme Court, as well as disputes settled by mediation.

Product liability expert Georg Lett and life insurance specialist Pernille Sølling co-head DLA Piper Denmark’s insurance practice, which is frequently instructed in high-profile, multi-jurisdictional insurance, reinsurance and liability disputes. Representing a range of Danish and foreign insurance companies, business enterprises, pension companies and insurance intermediaries, the department also has experience in W&I insurance, insurance policies related to M&A, and cases concerning crime insurance, product liability and professional liability claims. Dispute resolution practice head Anders Julius Tengvad is also active in contentious insurance matters.

Under the leadership of Henriette Gernaa, Gorrissen Federspiel's group is skilled at handling complex insurance and reinsurance disputes, and also advises on transactional and regulatory issues. From a contentious viewpoint, the group represents insurance companies, reinsurers and brokers in a wide range of disputes and international arbitration proceedings including product liability and product recall claims, professional liability issues, commercial liability matters, personal injury claims and workers’ compensation work. Non-contentious areas of focus include Solvency II regime matters, fund issuances and insurance business restructurings. Peter Appel and Jens V. Mathiasen are particularly active in maritime insurance matters.

Plesner’s insurance group is spearheaded by Torben Bondrop, who is ‘one of the most well-respected, experienced and knowledgeable insurance lawyers in Denmark’. The team represents several large domestic and international insurers and pension funds in insurance and reinsurance matters, most notably in product liability, commercial liability and personal injury claims. Other key areas of strength include matters relating to workers' compensation, property damage and regulatory issues, particularly in connection with the establishment and restructuring of insurance companies and pension funds. It is also active in reinsurance matters and insurance-related mediation.

The insurance team at Accura Advokatpartnerselskab focuses on insurance litigation and commercial arbitration work, with notable experience in D&O, professional indemnity, product liability, project insurance and W&I disputes. As well as acting for domestic and international insurer clients, the group also receives instructions from pension funds, engineering companies and insolvent corporations. Jacob Møller Dirksen, who leads the group, also has experience in cross-border coverage issues.

The ‘very approachable, knowledgeable and experienced’ Christina Steen heads up Horten’s wide-ranging insurance practice, which regularly assists an assortment of major domestic and international insurers and brokers. In its contentious work, the group is instructed in a large variety of D&O, cyber crime, product liability, construction liability and coverage claims. Steen is also adept at handling commercial disputes and professional liability matters, particularly in litigation and arbitration proceedings relating to the liability of executives and board members.

Instructed by a variety of life and non-life insurance companies, captive insurers and pension funds, Kromann Reumert has a particular focus on corporate and M&A transactions in the insurance space, with additional expertise in contentious matters. Non-contentious insurance specialist Jakob Rosing and regulatory and corporate expert Jens Steen Jensen head up the practice, which counts product liability and marine insurance work among its key areas of expertise. Litigation and arbitration practice head Jens Rostock-Jensen also has a track record in class actions and coverage matters.

Considered ‘true experts in insurance law’, the ‘extremely well-coordinated and well-resourced’ insurance team at Poul Schmith has recently handled litigation and arbitration in the private insurance market, expanding beyond its previous focus on state-related insurance and liability issues. The department, which is led by Henrik Nedergaard Thomsen, acts for a wide variety of insurance companies, insurance brokers and insured companies in insurance disputes and court proceedings concerning product and professional liability claims. Sigrid Majlund Kjærulff, who was promoted to partner in 2020, is another key name to note.

At Lundgrens, the insurance group specialises in life insurance and high-profile professional liability matters, acting for accountants, board members and lawyers. In particular, the group has notable litigation and arbitration expertise and is frequently instructed in claims arising from bankruptcies, financial losses and tax issues. The team is led by Jesper Hjetting, who has additional experience in establishing insurance companies and formulating insurance terms in contracts. The group also assists with insurance matters relating to real estate transactions.

Lundsgaard & Partnere’s insurance team is led by Søren Lundsgaard, who has extensive experience in professional liability cases, representing directors and board members in court proceedings and preliminary investigations. As a litigation boutique specialising in litigation and arbitration proceedings, the firm also acts in general commercial and D&O disputes, as well as advising on the interpretation and preparation of new insurance products. The team has cross-border insurance experience, especially in litigation concerning Faroe Islands and Greenland entities.

Jointly led by Kolding-based Ulrik Christrup and Christiane Feist in Hamburg, the insurance team at Andersen Partners is best known for handling insurance litigation and arbitration proceedings, particularly for clients with operations in Kolding. The practice focuses on representing clients in claims proceedings relating to fire, transport damages and product liability issues.

Michael S. Wiisbye , Jan Presfeldt and Michael Kjær Lauritsen jointly lead the Nielsen Nørager insurance practice, which has expertise ranging from dispute resolution to insurance contracts; professional liability litigation, commercial issues and product liability claims are particular areas of focus for the team. Singled out for his ‘exceptional insurance knowledge’, Wiisbye has experience in arbitration proceedings and cases before the Supreme Court concerning fundamental principles in Danish insurance and tort law.