ALTIUS
ALTIUS‘ multi-disciplinary practice assists insurance companies, reinsurers and insurance intermediaries across a broad section of matters with advice on regulatory issues concerning M&A, the structuring of insurance distribution channels and employment mandates among the team’s key areas of focus. Contentious work including insurance coverage disputes is an additional strength. Alexander Hansebout and Jérôme Vermeylen jointly chair the practice with the former a key contact for international disputes. Fellow litigator Stijn Van Schel has a proven track record in handling liability and coverage disputes. Cross-border transactions specialist Audrey Zegers is a further key contact.
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‘Alexander Hansebout is knowledgeable, intelligent and hands on. Pleasant to work with.’
Key clients
- Aetna Insurance
- AG Insurance
- Car Garantie
- Mapfre
Work highlights
- Acted as a permanent representative in Belgium of UK insurer Aetna Insurance, allowing the company to continue its legacy insurance contracts without obtaining a licence from the National Bank of Belgium, post Brexit.
- Advising German car insurance company Car-Garantie on its information obligations under the Insurance Distribution Directive in Belgium, reviewing and amending its client information documents to align with Belgian standards.
- Assisting Mapfre Asistencia with the restructuring of its Belgian activities, primarily employment issues and the termination of post-restructuring disputes.
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Alexander Hansebout, Jérôme Vermeylen