Poul Schmith provides ‘excellent service’ to insurers and their clients across key areas including professional liability, financial lines, D&O insurance, crime insurance, reinsurance, insurance disputes, and underwriting advice. Practice Jacob Christian Sølling advises on matters concerning financial lines, including professional and D&O liability, as well as dispensing specialist advice on construction insurance, post-M&A disputes, and coverage matters. Inge Houe focuses on mandates in the insurance and pension industry.
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‘Inge Houe is particularly skilled at cutting down complicated cases, so that the superfluous is cut away and the absolutely essential comes into focus.’
‘They are great professionals with the right approach. They deliver high quality services to their clients.’
‘The team has unique knowledge of insurance insolvencies and understands the issues we encounter.’
‘Jacob Christian Sølling is a highly competent lawyer, with a good strategic overview and extensive knowledge of the insurance sector. At the same time, he is an extremely pleasant person who is able to communicate appropriately with all types of clients.’
‘Jacob Christian Sølling is highly skilled and competent.’
‘Jacob Christian Sølling has a good knowledge of insurance matters, and is excellent at combining this with bankruptcy matters. It is pleasant to work with Jacob and his team, and the service level is excellent.’
‘Provides an excellent service, on time and trustworthy attitude.’
‘Jacob Christian Sølling is a good sparring partner and manages to combine law and business considerations.’
Key clients
- Allied World Assurance Company
- Arch Insurance Company (Europe)
- AXIS Specialty Europe SE
- CV Starr – Lloyds Syndicate 1919
- If Insurance
- Lloyd's Insurance Co. S.A.
- Markel Insurance SE
- Per Aarslef A/S
- Region of Northern Jutland
- Sparekassen Danmark A/S
- Talbot
- Wakam Insurance
- Ankestyrelsen (Social Appeals Board)
- AP Pension
- Arbejdsmarkedets Erhvervssikring (Labour Market Insurance)
- Banedanmark (Rail Net Denmark)
- Brookfield Underwriting
- Bygningsstyrelsen (Danish Building and Property Agency)
- Chubb US
- Civilstyrelsen (Civil Affairs Agency)
- CNA Hardy
- Codan Forsikring A/S
- DSB (Danish State Railways)
- Erstatningsnævnet (Victims’ Compensation Board)
- Garantifonden for Skadesforsikringsselskaber (Guarantee Fund for Non-Life Insurers)
- Justitsministeriet (Department of Justice)
- Medarbejder- og Kompetencestyrelsen
- Municipal of Gentofte
- Patienterstatningen (Patient Compensation Association)
- Politiet (Danish National Police)
- RiskPoint
- Styrelsen for Patientklager (Danish Agency for Patient Complaints)
- Tryg Forsikring
- University of Copenhagen
- Willis Tower Watson
Work highlights
- Advising CNA Hardy’s UK and Danish offices on a joint wording project reviewing all Danish PI wordings, including wording regarding Lawyers, Accountants, D&O, Media Liability.
- Acting as sole curator for the Danish insurance companies Alpha Insurance and Qudos Insurance and co-curator for the Danish insurance company Gefion Insurance all three of which operated mainly outside Denmark predominantly in different European countries.
- Advising RiskPoint A/S regarding the assessment of claims from passengers and surviving relatives following the train accident on 2 January 2019 on the Great Belt Bridge (Storebæltsbroen).
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jacob Christian Sølling