With strong industry knowledge and leveraging 'excellent links with the regulator', Arendt & Medernach continues to thrive in the market, regularly acting for many of the world's largest insurance/reinsurance companies on issues relating to their Luxembourg operations. Team head Pierre-Michaël de Waersegger is steeped in the nuances of the industry and as well as frequently providing standalone regulatory advice, also plays a key role, working alongside the firm's corporate/private equity lawyers, on M&A in the sector. He also advises insurance/reinsurance groups subject to regulatory investigations, as does the 'excellent' Emmanuelle Mousel, who continues to build out her impressive body of work in the sector, including with regard to ESG compliance. Experienced litigator Christian Point often handles disputes in the sector, including as it relates to coverage and liability issues.
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- ‘We value the excellent links they have with the regulators in Luxembourg, meaning advice is given (and received) with the knowledge that this is as close to what the regulator expects as if we'd asked the regulator.'
‘Emmanuelle Mosel is excellent.'
Key clients
- AIG (American International Group)
- Baloise Group
- Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc.
- CattRe (Generali/Cattolica Group)
- CNA Hardy
- CNP Luxembourg (member of the CNP group)
- Convex Europe S.A.
- Crédit Agricole Life Insurance
- Edmond de Rothschild Group
- Foyer Assurance
Work highlights
- Advising Blackstone Group on the sale of Lombard International Assurance Holdings to Utmost Group plc, which includes Lombard International Assurance S.A., the European leader of Luxembourg unit-linked life insurance.
- Advising Integrale Insurance group in the sale of its Luxembourg closed book portfolio of long-term life insurance business to Monument Re Group.
- Advising Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A., Italy’s largest insurance company, in the context of the merger of CATTRE S.A., a reinsurance company based in Luxembourg, into AGI.
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Emmanuelle Mousel
Practice head
Pierre-Michaël de Waersegger
Other key lawyers
Christian Point; Emmanuelle Mousel; Sandrine Margetidis-Sigwal