The insurance team at Bech-Bruun is well versed in a variety of insurance matters, including professional indemnity, product liability, workers' compensation, and life insurance and coverage disputes. Alongside litigation, the team is well-positioned to advise on regulatory matters at both the domestic and international levels. Spearheading the team is Anne Buhl Bjelke, who brings experience in working as defence counsel in professional liability, product liability, and D&O matters with a particular focus on regulatory work in the financial sector. Also in the team is Camilla Søgaard Hudson, ‘a star within the insurance sector’, who brings a focus in maritime insurance and dispute resolution, alongside international arbitration.
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Work Department
Transport and insurance. Dispute resolution.
Position
Partner
Career
Anne Buhl Bjelke specialises in insurance law and dispute resolution. For several years, Anne has established corporate and regulatory insurance law as her separate field of expertise, and she is now an acknowledged expert in this field of law.
With great knowledge and professionalism, Anne advises insurance companies in Denmark and abroad, focusing on the commercial challenges and opportunities for the industry as such. Her advisory services include regulatory insurance law, portfolio transfers and insurance mediation as well as life and pension insurance. Furthermore, she has particular insight into financial sector regulation. Anne is an experienced litigator, having convincingly conducted several cases on insurance cover and liability in tort and contract, including professional liability, directors' liability and product liability. Anne represents clients before ordinary courts of law as well as arbitration tribunals.
Even at a young age, Anne was a recognised legal expert, which is illustrated by her being admitted to the list of young talents of corporate Denmark in Berlingske Business's "Talent 100" at the age of 35. A few years later, she was named as a "Leading individual" in insurance law by Legal500. Anne devotes time and efforts to international work and networking and has co-organised several international conferences and lectures.
Most recently, Anne completed her training as mediator in 2020 through the Association of Danish Law Firms and she was named as a "Leading individual" in Dispute Resolution by Legal500 in 2021.
Languages
The Scandinavian Languages, English
Memberships
Chairman, IBA’s Insurance Committee
Chairman, IBA's Insurance Regulation Subcommittee (2019-2020)
Member, Comité Maritime Internationale (CMI)
Vice Chairman, IBA's Insurance Regulation Subcommittee (2018-2019)
Member, The Danish Association of Insurance Law
Member, The Danish Insurance Association
Member, The Danish Appeals Permission Board 2016-2019
General Representative, Lloyd's Denmark
External Examiner, The Danish Bar and Law Society's Trial Test (retssagsprøven)
Education
Right of audience, The Danish Supreme Court (2011)
Associate (2004)
Master of Laws (2001)
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Testimonials
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‘My experience of the Bech-Bruun team is that they have great speed of response, are pragmatic and resourceful in solving clients' problems.’
‘Camilla Søbjerg Nielsen is outstanding in relation to insurance matters. High quality in material and fast deliveries.’
'They have competence in our field - insurance brokering - and they offer clear advice.'
‘What I like about her is straight-forwardness, clear competence and pragmatism.'
‘The team (Anne Buhl Bjelke and Camilla Søbjerg Nielsen) is extremely professional yet contemporary in their approach to providing legal services within the insurance area.'
'As a client, I feel seen, heard and helped. They have a profound understanding of our business and industry.’
‘Camilla Søbjerg Nielsen is a star within the insurance sector. She has a unique way to make the client feel safe and held in the midst of complicated legal matters and interactions with the authorities.’
Key clients
- Gjensidige ATP Gard Marine & Energy Insurance IDA Forsikring Forsikringsformidling FDM Karnov Group Denmark Lloyd's Vejdirektoratet Velliv Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Røde Kors (Red Cross Denmark) Söderberg & Partners Tryg Forsikring Max Matthiessen Dansk Sundhedssikring A/S QBE Europe NV
Work highlights
Acted as defence counsel to Tryg Forsikring and their client, a leading Danish law firm, in potential professional indemnity claims against the law firm.