Allen & Overy LLP continues to be among the top addresses in the German insurance market and has extensive expertise in the ongoing advice to insurance companies, insurtechs, brokers and investors. The co-head of the global insurance practice, Jan Schröder, also leads the German team and focuses on insurance company law, corporate law, insurance supervisory law and company pension law. Hans Diekmann is a key contact for transactions and restructuring projects, while of counsel Stephan Funck specialises in supervisory law compliant alternative investments and Achim Schmid advises insurance and reinsurance companies on transactions pertaining to German and European supervisory law, including cross-border matters. Marie-Luise von Buchwaldt is also well versed in transaction support.

Insurance companies frequently instruct Clyde & Co LLP on insurance supervision and transactions; these competencies also correspond with the expertise of practice head Eva-Maria Barbosa. She acts from the Munich location, which focuses on W&I insurance matters. This offering is complemented by expertise in run-offs, insurance disputes, insurance contract and insurance broker law as well as issues at the interface with compliance, data protection law and D&O liability.

Led by Thomas Gädtke, DLA Piper focuses on insurance supervision, whereas recent growth areas include compensation issues in life insurance and compliance. Gunne Bähr regularly advises German and international insurers and reinsurers as well as insurance brokers on the regulatory aspects of transactions and also acts in proceedings before BaFin. Christian Schneider is well versed in insurance and liability insurance law; the two counsel Manuel Baroch Castellvi and Volker Lemmer are experienced in regulatory matters. Andreas Meyer-Landrut (expertise at the intersection with corporate law) joined Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in February 2024 as of counsel.

Hengeler Mueller‘s insurance practice is led by Carl-Philipp Eberlein and offers longstanding experience in corporate law and supervisory matters, including transaction support as well as antitrust and merger control issues; the latter two areas also draw on the team’s extensive experience in insurance antitrust law. Eberlein complements this with interface expertise in insurance supervisory law, banking supervisory law and financial market regulation, while Vera Jungkind primarily advises on compliance issues and internal investigations; Daniel Illhardt regularly acts at the corporate law intersection. Among the client roster are well-known German insurers as well as numerous smaller insurance companies and international insurance groups.

Linklaters demonstrates particular strength in restructuring and transactions and is also well versed in the advice on business expansion. The focus here is on insurance company law at the interface with corporate law and M&A. The international orientation and integration of the German team is highlighted with Wolfgang Krauel and Thomas Broichhausen as co-heads of the global insurance group. Broichhausen is experienced in reinsurance structures and bancassurance transactions and also counts insurtechs and fintechs among his clients; Frederik Winter is the key contact for general insurance supervisory matters and investment restrictions.

BACH LANGHEID DALLMAYR specialises in insurance and liability law and advises national and international insurance companies, financial service providers as well as clients from the industry, commerce and trade sectors. Insurance company law and personal insurance are key competencies of Joachim Grote; he is additionally experienced in insurance supervisory law as well as life, occupational disability, health and accident insurance. Martin Schaaf is a key contact for regulatory matters and life insurance, while Alexander Beyer and Tobias Britz have expertise in data protection matters. Beyer is also experienced in advising on health insurance and Britz is well versed in company pension schemes. Reinhard Dallmayr‘s expertise is regularly requested in the areas of reinsurance, insurance supervisory law and financial and professional lines (D&O).

CMS advises clients on the entire spectrum of insurance and reinsurance law and is led by Winfried Schnepp, who regularly advises insurance companies and insurance brokers on private law and regulatory issues. Thomas Maur made partner in early 2023 and specialises in the development and distribution of insurance products; he frequently advises on the market entry of fully digitised insurers and insurance brokers.

Dentons impresses with its expertise in insurance distribution and supervision as well as the interface expertise in insurance contract, corporate, antitrust and tax law. Kai Goretzky leads both the German and European insurance practice and demonstrates particular strength in European insurance supervisory, broker and insurance contract law as well as in compliance matters; his current advisory focus includes the digitisation of the insurance industry via insurtechs, automatic processes and AI, as well as the distribution of sustainable insurance products. Michael Graf (head of German and European tax practice) is the key contact for tax law issues. Andreas Berberich primarily advises on W&I insurance and tax risk insurance matters.

KPMG Law in Germany focuses on the establishment and restructuring of insurance companies, insurance-related services, M&A transactions and the establishment of new distribution channels and products. Practice head Ulrich Keunecke in particular is well versed in these topics and supports clients in national and cross-border projects and also advises on capital investments. The regulatory advice on the establishment and restructuring of insurance companies is accompanied by interfacing tax law matters and business management expertise, thanks to the close cross-practice cooperation. Frank Püttgen impresses with his expertise in financial lines as well as distribution and regulatory matters.

Since September 2022, Norton Rose Fulbright's insurance practice is led by Anne Fischer, formerly at Allen & Overy LLP; she is well versed in transaction support as well as in insurance company and supervisory law. While the practice's traditionally strong focus on W&I matters has continuously expanded, recent instructions by well-known German insurers pertain to company law, governance, licensing, supervisory law as well as product design and distribution matters. In December 2022, Friederike Landauer (insurance law) joined the team as counsel from DLA Piper.

Oppenhoff's traditional strength is the advice on transactional insurance law matters to insurance companies. Peter Etzbach's team routinely handles insurance supervisory and compliance issues as well as tax, accounting and corporate law issues. Thanks to interface expertise in employment law as well as outsourcing, IT and data protection, the team is regularly instructed in connection with digitisation matters. Till Liebau acts on behalf of leading W&I insurers in the underwriting of M&A risks and advises on group structuring and other corporate law matters.

Clifford Chance supports insurers in M&A transactions, particularly in the real estate sector, and in corporate restructuring; Christian Keilich is a key contact for the latter; while Marco Simonis is regularly instructed on investment funds and asset management structures. The team is also experienced in cross-border transactions thanks to the international network; Thomas Krecek and Jörg Rhiel are among the key contacts here. Jan Grabbe focuses on accounting and tax-driven restructuring measures.

Gleiss Lutz's team is led by Tobias Harzenetter and Andreas Löhdefink and supports leading international insurers and reinsurers as well as health insurance companies in restructuring and transactions, which also includes corporate and insurance supervisory matters. This is complemented by expertise in various interfaces such as compliance and corporate governance as well as antitrust, employmnet, data protection and tax law.