Insurance

Insurance practice was one of key expertise of the Firm from its very founding in early 90’s. Initially the services were focused on our speciality – insurance litigation. Over 10 years ago insurance practice expanded and started providing regulatory advisory to insurance companies, incl. representation in front of KNF (Financial Supervision Authority) and UOKiK (Competition Authority). 

Recently the insurance practice is genuinely multidisciplinary, team members are awarded and internationally recommended by Legal500 and The Lawyers Global. Full list of awards and noble cases may be explored in below section (“Awards” and “Case studies”).

Insurance litigation is still taking a lead and currently headed by awarded litigator – Anna Szymielewicz, regulatory advisory is run by Piotr Putyra, competition and antitrust by Michal Dudkowiak, commercial and contractual assignments are executed by Michal Puk. Further team of approx. 10 lawyers in dedicated to day to day advisory and representation of insurance industry market players.

Insurance coverage and litigation

• 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

• 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

• 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.