Insurance

Recognized Advisor to Insurance Companies

The Firm has been a recognized insurance law advisor since its founding in the early 90’s, offering a broad range of services to clients in the insurance industry.

Over the past decade, our insurance practice has evolved into a multidisciplinary team, providing not only litigation services but also regulatory, commercial, and competition advisory. We represent insurance companies before the KNF (Financial Supervision Authority) and UOKiK (Competition Authority), ensuring compliance and offering strategic guidance.

Insurance Attorneys Team

Our highly regarded team, recognized by Legal500 and Chambers Partners, is composed of experts in various fields. Anna Szymielewicz oversees litigation, Piotr Putyra leads regulatory advisory, Michal Dudkowiak heads competition and antitrust matters, while Michal Puk manages commercial and contractual projects.

Supported by a team of around 10 experienced lawyers, we offer comprehensive day-to-day advisory and representation to key players in the insurance market.

Insurance Litigation and Coverage

We specialize in insurance coverage and litigation, representing insurers, reinsurers, policyholders, and claimants in disputes before Polish courts and arbitration tribunals. Our services include pursuing and defending insurance claims, lodging subrogation claims, and negotiating settlements both in and out of court.

We provide expert advisory and representation in litigation arising from a wide range of insurance products, including aviation, banking, directors and officers, construction, environmental, transport, maritime, life and disability, and medical malpractice. Our team is skilled in handling complex claims, ensuring robust defense and effective claim recovery for our clients.

Usual insurance litigation services include:

• Representation of insurers, reinsurers, policyholders and claimants before courts in Poland
• Representation and advisory regarding participation in litigations related to insurance events
• Pursuing insurance claims in front of Polish common and arbitration courts
• Lodging subrogation claims in Poland
• Negotiating court and out of court settlements
• Advisory and representation in litigation regarding claims deriving from following insurance products, e.g.:
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Directors and officers
  • Construction
  • Environment and pollution
  • Transport
  • Martime
  • Traffic accidents
  • Rail
  • Life and disability
  • Professional insurance
  • Medical malpractice

Regulatory – Insurance Law

We offer expert legal services to insurance companies in Poland, focusing on regulatory compliance, licensing, and representation before authorities like KNF and UOKiK. Our advisory covers Polish Insurance Law, regulatory obligations, and competition law, ensuring insurers meet both local and EU standards. We also provide ongoing support to domestic and international insurers, including guidance on compulsory and non-compulsory insurance products, as well as representation in regulatory disputes.

Usual regulatory insurance law services related to:

• Advisory and representation in insurnace licensing procedures
• Advisory regarding regulatory obligations, incl. reporting obligations of insurance companies
• Representation before Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)
• Advisory regarding Polish Insurance Law
• Day to day advisory to domestic and foreign insurers
• Advisory regarding regulation of compulsory and non-compulsory insurance products in Poland
• Advisory regarding Polish consumer and competition regulation in insurance industry
• Representation in front of Competition Authority of Poland (UOKiK) in cases against insurance companies

Insurance – Commercial and Contractual

We offer comprehensive commercial and contractual advisory services for the insurance industry, ensuring compliance with Polish legal standards. Our strong regulatory, competition, and consumer law team assists in adjusting the general terms and conditions (T&Cs) of insurance products to meet legal requirements. We provide expert review and advisory services on insurance contracts and documentation, draft tailored insurance product agreements, and adapt foreign insurance products to Polish regulations. Additionally, we assist in evaluating contracts from the customer’s perspective and negotiating favorable terms for clients of insurance companies.

Usual insurance contracts services include:

• Advisory regarding general terms and conditions of insurance products
• Review and advisory regarding insurance contracts and remaining insurance documentation
• Drafting contract of insurance products
• Adaptation of foreign law insurance products to Polish legal requirements
• Reviewing and evaluating insurance contracts from customers perspective
• Negotiating insurance contact for customers of insurance companies

Insurance attorneys in Warsaw and Kraków

We provide insurance legal services all around Poland thought all five offices, and in particular in Warsaw and Kraków.