Alexander Hansebout
ALTIUSThe practice at ALTIUS is ‘highly skilled and very easy to communicate with’, with expertise in advising insurance companies, reinsurers, and insurance intermediaries on a wide range of matters. Insurance coverage disputes are a strength of the team, along with providing advice on insurance policies. Alexander Hansebout leads the team, and is a ’very skilled and reputable lawyer’ with extensive experience in liability and insurance work, as well as the enforcement of foreign judgments. Stijn Van Schel is key to the practice, working with insurance companies on complex liability and coverage disputes. Audrey Zegers is noted for assisting financial institutions and investment funds in domestic and cross-border transactions.
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‘The Altius insurance team are highly skilled and very easy to communicate with. They are great at navigating cross-border cases and have a good feel for differences between the various legal systems.’
‘Alexander Hansebout is a very skilled and reputable lawyer. He is extremely knowledgeable without losing sight of practical solutions. His team, like him, are not only lovely individuals but are also very communicative.’
Key clients
- AG Insurance
- elipsLife
- Aviva Plc
- Bastion Insurance Company
- Mapfre and Mapfre Re
- Amplifon
Work highlights
- Advising the listed British insurance group, Aviva, regarding all Belgian legal aspects of its 242 million GBP acquisition of Probitas Holdings (Bermuda) Limited, the ultimate holding company of the Probitas Group.
- Advising German car insurance company, Car-Garantie, on liability disputes and on its information obligations under the Insurance Distribution Directive in Belgium, reviewing and amending its client information documents to align with Belgian standards.
- Advising Amplifon on its consumer credit and insurance intermediary activities in Belgium, including the set-up of an additional loss and theft warranty service.
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Alexander Hansebout