Mr Jan Ekelmans > Ekelmans Advocaten - Insurance & Corporate > The Hague, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile
Ekelmans Advocaten - Insurance & Corporate Offices
ANNA VAN SAKSENLAAN 30, 2593 HT DEN HAAG
PO BOX 93455
2509 AL DEN HAAG
Netherlands
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Mr Jan Ekelmans
Work Department
Insurance & Liability; Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Jan Ekelmans is an authority on insurance law in the Netherlands. For over 30 years as a lawyer, he has operated at the point where corporate law, liability and insurance meet. Jan is smart and quick to grasp new information. This lets him rapidly get to the heart of the problem. By considering the matter from various perspectives, he is able to work towards solutions that genuinely help his clients.
Accordingly, insurers come to him for advice when venturing into unknown or complex territory or when they face a substantial risk of damage due to internal politics or negative publicity. They value the clear picture he gives, the pleasurable working relationship, his sense of humour and the joint result that Jan aims for.
Jan unites the worlds of insurance law and corporate law. He has provided support in major acquisitions, privatisations and outsourcing of services and has helped resolve complex disputes involving a wide range of insurance policies.
What his clients say about him: ‘Jan Ekelmans is the partner who stands out in strategic thinking. He knows exactly when it is time to offer a settlement and when not. In coverage discussions, too, he knows how to convey the insurer’s point of view in a firm but customer-friendly manner.’ (Legal 500 2022).
Background
In addition to being a practising lawyer, Jan also has experience as a deputy justice at the Arnhem-Leeuwarden court of appeal, an investigator appointed by the Netherlands Enterprise Court, a lecturer at the training institute for judges, a lecturer in interactive training courses for insurers and a member of the advisory committee on the civil law of procedure that advises the government and both Houses of the States General.
Author
His book De Zorgverzekering (‘Health insurance’) was published in 2020. In this book, Jan provides a picture of the health insurance scene and unpicks it layer by layer. He has also written a practical manual on the procedure in civil courts, a doctoral thesis on discovery of documents and a number of articles for academic journals.
Education
Jan Ekelmans obtained his Phd in 2010 at the University of Groningen for a thesis on obtaining information from physical and digital documents for use in civil proceedings. He graduated from the University of Amsterdam in 1984.
Lawyer Rankings
Netherlands > Insurance
Ekelmans Advocaten – Insurance & Corporate ‘understands the commercial and practical aspects of the insurance industry like no other’, focusing on healthcare-related insurance matters as part of a broader general liability practice that also handles D&O, professional liability and insurance fraud matters. Jan Ekelmans manages a broad spectrum of claims, ranging from medical device recalls to life insurance and aviation issues, while Astrid van Noort focuses on personal injury and income protection disputes. Professional and corporate liability fall within the practice of Frank Schaaf, while Daan Spoormans handles both insurance and corporate litigation. Fleur van Kersbergen acts for clients and their insurers who are facing professional negligence suits. Former practice head Hanco Arnold departed the firm in September 2023.