The Insurance, Torts and Liabilities department of Philippe & Partners provides a wide range of high quality legal services to both domestic and international clients.

We advise all types of companies facing liability and/or insurance problems, as well as the different actors of the insurance market (insurers, companies with a wide range of insurance products, companies with activities limited to very specific products and brokers).

The Insurance, Torts & Liabilities Department is composed of a team of lawyers working on different aspects of insurance and liability laws and regulations on a daily basis. They are capable of carrying out specific national, regional, European or international missions.

We have developed extensive experience in the following areas:

Torts and Liabilities

• Preventive Legal advice on risks and limitation of risks (limitation of liability clauses, transfer of risks and liability, adequate insurance coverage)
• Advice on the most appropriate ways to face liability issues
• Special experience in professional liability issues (doctors, accountants, auditors, lawyers, etc.) and in specific risk areas (product liability, construction, nuclear liability, etc.)
• Assistance in court proceedings and in alternative conflict resolving procedures (arbitration, sector limited arbitration chambers, etc.)

Insurance:

• Compliance check of standard insurance contracts with mandatory legislation (consumer protection, etc.)
• Assistance in drafting and negotiating insurance contracts (limitation of guarantees, excluded risks, International Private Law, etc.)
• Distribution of insurance products
• Insurers-brokers relationships (contracts, fees, professional rules of the sector, etc.)
• Fraud
• Reinsurance and co-insurance