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Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS

Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS

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Norway

3

Insurance

With a focus on insurer clients, Advokatfirmaet Schjødt AS is a strong choice for cross-border and complex insurance disputes, as well as insurance transactions. Klaus Henrik Wiese-Hansen heads the practice, which encompasses a diverse range of services including regulatory, product development,  transactional matters, and insurance claims. The team is supported by a team of associates including Ingrid Austjore Valseth, who focuses on insurance regulation and product development, and Bente Eide Fossmark, who adds additional expertise in compliance matters.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Testimonials

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  • ‘Very competent within our area of business and always easy to reach. Not only do what we ask for, but also give suggestions on things we have not considered - i.e. being proactive.’
  • Schjødt is incredibly responsive and helpful, and its advice is very commercial and pragmatic.'
  • 'They keep their memos concise and to the point, and it is much appreciated when working in a busy in-house environment. We often have urgent requests and we can always rely on Schjødt to reply promptly and meet required deadlines.’
  • ‘Klaus Henrik Wiese-Hansen really stands out and his response times are possibly the fastest of all of the external counsel that we use throughout Europe. He is incredibly helpful and pragmatic and we really enjoy working with him.’

Key clients

  • Alm. Brand Forsikring A/S
  • Beazley Group Ltd
  • Chubb European Group SE
  • Codan Forsikring NUF
  • Dual Group
  • Frende Livsforsikring AS
  • Howden Norway AS
  • HDI Global SE
  • Hyperion Insurance Group Limited
  • KLP
  • Lombard International Assurance S.A
  • Protector Forsikring ASA

Work highlights

Advised Buysure AS on the sale of the entire insurance portfolio held by the company as an agent for Anticimex A/S and If to Gjensidige ASA, a portfolio which represented a (approx.) 20 % share of the market for latent defects insurance in Norway.
Advised DARAG Deutschland AG on their EUR 130 million Portfolio Transfer Agreement with Protector Forsikring ASA for Protector’s entire Danish Worker’s compensation portfolio.
Practice head

Klaus Henrik Wiese-Hansen

Other key lawyers

Ingrid Austjore Valseth; Bente Eide Fossmark; Sigurd Holter Torp