BAHR‘s team of ‘very good insurance lawyers‘ is led by oil and gas expert Jan Jansen, who handles D&O and professional indemnity claims for international insurers and is also well known for his expertise in litigation. Atle Skaldebø-Rød is ‘extremely sharp and quick on his feet, and a great litigator‘, with a solid track record in handling contentious marine insurance work. Tarjei Thorkildsen is also a key contact for marine insurance litigation, and acts as counsel to the Norwegian Hull Club on business interruption claims, reinsurance work, and ship and cargo damage cases. Senior associate Mads Schjølberg is a name to note.

Advokatfirma DLA Piper Norway DA is well known for its expertise in professional liability and reinsurance matters, and also provides advice to global insurers on financial services, product liability, marine and professional indemnity claims. Regulatory expert Camilla Wollan handles cross-border financial services mandates, and Hugo Munthe-Kaas, who leads the firm’s compliance group, is the key name for shipping and offshore work. Associate Lars Albert Jøstensen handles dispute resolution. In early 2023, former practice head Alexander Plows departed to Arntzen de Besche.

Boutique firm Advokatfirma Kogstad Lunde & Co ‘knows the insurance industry very well‘ and is home to a ‘highly experienced and specialised team‘. The department provides advice to a high-profile client roster of international and national companies on the whole spectrum of insurance work. Terje Marthinsen, who leads the personal injury and employers’ liability team, is ‘an excellent lawyer and strategist‘, and is regularly instructed in D&O and professional indemnity claims. Trond Werner Lunde is ‘a stand out senior partner‘ and is highly regarded for his ‘towering profile in Norwegian insurance law, with all-round knowledge.’ Group co-head and health insurance expert Claus Krag Brynildsen is ‘very knowledgeable‘ and has ‘vast experience‘. Newly promoted partner Karoline Stenberg is ‘up and coming, always well prepared, and very open and direct‘.

With notable expertise in marine insurance mandates, Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS is equally adept at advising major national and international insurers on a range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Practice head Andreas Meidell has notable experience in litigation, and assists with marine and cargo insurance, reinsurance and property and liability claims. Henrik Hagberg is noted for his expertise in shipping and oil sector work, while financial services regulatory matters are a core strength of Tore Mydske‘s practice. Managing associate Henrik Fabian Torgrimsby regularly assists with infrastructure projects.

Wiersholm ‘has a strong regulatory and practical understanding of the insurance sector that is essential for ensuring swift and relevant advice.’ Hans Kenneth Viga-Gerhardsen, who leads the team, ‘has good insight into the industry and a clear understanding of how it operates‘; together with shipping insurance expert Christian Hauge and Kjersti Trøbråten, who has expertise in financial regulatory law, he is assisting INSR Insurance Group with its restructuring, involving multiple reinsurance agreements, insurance portfolio transactions, and litigation. Olav Perland is noted for his expertise in handling disputes, and regularly advises on professional liability claims. Erik Blaker retired.

Sven Iver Steen heads up the department at Arntzen de Besche, which is well known for its full-service insurance offering. The team has a solid track record in assisting prominent insurance companies with high-profile claims, and is noted for its strong capabilities in professional liability work, D&O insurance, and pension sector issues. Oil and gas, aviation, offshore and shipping are other sector strengths for the group. Karl Rosén is noted for his expertise in financial services regulatory matters. Associate Tobias Behncke is also singled out. Linn Kvade Rannekleiv has left the firm for an in-house role and, in early 2023, Alexander Plows joined the practice from Advokatfirma DLA Piper Norway DA.

Bull & Co Advokatfirma AS‘ practice is home to a team of ‘experts within insurance’. Department head Runar Hansen is ‘one of the absolute best lawyers within Norwegian insurance law‘, and regularly represents large insurance and financial services companies in litigation. Nils Henrik Varmann Jørgensen is recognised for his expertise in handling liability issues, and Erlend Balsvik focuses on regulatory matters.

Led by Jon Andersen, the ‘experienced and knowledgeable‘ team at Advokatfirmaet Ræder AS is well known for acting for manufacturing companies and large insurers in professional liability and product claims, as well as transport and marine insurance work. Andersen is noted for his expertise in handling maritime matters, and regularly appears in litigation. Other key practitioners are newly promoted partner Kristian Østberg; Kyrre Kielland, who is a product liability expert; and professional liability specialist Joar Heide.

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt‘s practice focuses predominantly on acting for insurer clients in a range of matters, including insurance-related M&A, product development work and regulatory matters. Pension funds, reinsurers, and life and non-life insurers are included in the group’s client base. Practice head Klaus Henrik Wiese-Hansen acts for insurance intermediaries and larger corporate policyholders in cross-border mandates, and associate Ellen Hjelset is active in financial regulatory work. Amund Bjøranger Tørum left the firm in April 2021.

Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig‘s insurance practice is singled out for its strength in marine insurance matters, with a solid track record in representing insurers in a range of disputes involving cargo, loss of hire, and marine P&I, among other areas. Lars Inge Ørstavik, who co-leads the team with Herlofsen, is very experienced in compensation law and casualty work. Christian Bjørtuft Ellingsen‘s practice focuses on transport insurance matters, and senior associate Marte Sønstevold is noted for her experience in handling cargo-related matters and coverage disputes.

Wikborg Rein‘s team ‘has a solid understanding of insurance‘ and provides ‘excellent advice‘ on a broad range of marine and non-marine insurance work, with portfolio transfers and acquisitions, coverage issues and marine insurance litigation included in the group’s recent workload. Department head Anders Færden is ‘a skilled negotiator and particularly strong in insurance contract law'. Specialist counsel Anne-Karin Nesdam‘s practice focuses on gas sector matters, while Herman Steen is very experienced in handling disputes relating to marine P&I, war and cargo insurance.