The far-reaching practice at Stibbe incorporates expertise in insurance litigation and arbitration, employee benefits and corporate and M&A work. Other areas of strength for the unit include advising of the financial regulatory aspects of the insurance sector, tax mandates, and insurance issues arising from major infrastructure projects and public contracts. Oliver Stevens heads up the ‘very knowledgeable’ team; his longstanding experience in the space includes dealing with financial lines insurance, property insurance and litigation concerning the mis-selling of life insurance schemes. Corporate and capital markets expert Jan Peeters frequently advises on transactional work in the sector, and Marc Fyon has amassed considerable experience in corporate finance work. Complementary pensions expert Jan Proesmans and accredited mediator Sophie Bourgois are further recommended.

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‘The team is very knowledgeable in insurance regulatory matters and always very responsive.’
‘Jan Peeters and his team are very competent and always able to explain complex matters in an easy to understand way. William Poelmans is always very helpful too.’
'We would especially like to emphasise our collaboration with Oliver Stevens. Our case concerns an atypical and complex file, where financial insight and empathy with our business context was an absolute condition to be able to represent our case to the fullest. Oliver has absolutely succeeded in explaining this clearly in our file and arguing strongly in our favour. Furthermore, his search for relevant case law regarding our case has ensured that a rock-solid file was built up.'

Work highlights

Assisting Infrabel with respect to a claim under its property insurance regarding damages to the rail infrastructure caused by the flooding of July 2021.
Assisting Private Insurer in a critical dispute that arose shortly after its acquisition by its new shareholder, P&V Insurances.
Assisting Goed with transferring its employee-related insurance policies in the framework of multiple restructurings.