Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP‘s insurance team is known for acting for clients on a range of matters including M&A, reinsurance, capital markets, and regulatory guidance. Its client base often includes insurers, reinsurers, asset managers, and brokers. Based in New York, Todd E Freed, Elena M. Coyle, and Jon A Hlafter co-lead the team and have extensive experience in the field. Freed and Hlafter represent clients in acquisitions concerning the fintech and insurance industries. Coyle has strong knowledge of M&A, reinsurance, and regulatory matters, and is experienced in acting for clients in deals concerning life and travel insurance. The practice is further strengthened by New York-based Patrick J. Lewis, who assists clients in the negotiation and structuring of cross-border transactions regarding insurance brokerage deals. Also in New York is Dwight S. Yoo, who is well versed in capital market transactions and regularly advises on the IPO of insurance companies.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Key clients
- Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company
- Brown & Brown, Inc.
- Aquarian Capital LLC
- Sompo International Holdings Ltd.
- Acrisure, LLC
- JAB Holding Company S.à r.l.
- The Travelers Companies, Inc.
- Radian Group, Inc.
- Starr International Company, Inc.
- Manulife Financial Corporation
- Markel Insurance Group LLC
- Sompo International Holdings Ltd.
Work highlights
Advising Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company in its $10 billion block reinsurance of U.S. retail variable annuity and rider reserves with MetLife, Inc.
Advised Brown & Brown, Inc. in its $9.8 billion acquisition of RSC Topco, Inc., the holding company for Accession Risk Management Group, Inc.
Representing Aquarian Capital LLC in its $4.1 billion all-cash acquisition of Brighthouse Financial, Inc., one of the largest U.S. providers of annuities and life insurance.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Todd E. Freed; Elena M. Coyle; Jon A. Hlafter
Other key lawyers
Dwight S. Yoo; Patrick J. Lewis