Gunne Bähr
DLA PiperLed by Thomas Gädtke, DLA Piper focuses on insurance supervision, whereas recent growth areas include compensation issues in life insurance and compliance. Gunne Bähr regularly advises German and international insurers and reinsurers as well as insurance brokers on the regulatory aspects of transactions and also acts in proceedings before BaFin. Christian Schneider is well versed in insurance and liability insurance law; the two counsel Manuel Baroch Castellvi and Volker Lemmer are experienced in regulatory matters. Andreas Meyer-Landrut (expertise at the intersection with corporate law) joined Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in February 2024 as of counsel.
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Testimonials
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- 'The DLA team for insurance law is at the top, particularly in the area of regulatory law. It not only knows the legal requirements, but also the practice of the supervisory authorities and the insurance market. Very strong in dialogue with the insurance supervisory authority.'
- 'Gunne Bähr: Strong lawyer with an extraordinary market overview in the insurance industry.'
- 'Volker Lemmer: Very thorough, always well prepared.'
- 'Gunne Bähr: Competent, experienced, concise and tactically adept.'
- 'Manuel Baroch Castelvi: Always approachable, very competent and client-oriented, is in no way inferior to the partners involved.'
- 'Christian Schneider: Excellent claims processing; Always a professional and goal-oriented approach when processing mandates.'
Work highlights
- Advising the Luxembourg subsidiary of a listed insurance group on the design of life insurance conditions for the German market. Advising the client on its offer of unit-linked life insurance in the service sector in Germany and on the cooperation of the German sales unit with the group.
- Advising an internationally active insurance company on cooperation with an online travel portal; Among other things, various wording projects as well as numerous regulatory issues such as complaints and tax compliance.
- Advising a leading Scandinavian insurer on market entry in Germany in the affinity business (consumer/supplementary insurance). Additionally, advice on regulatory and product compliance, tax law and general compliance in Germany.
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Thomas Gädtke