S. Horowitz & Co has a diverse client roster in the insurance industry, including major domestic and international insurers, Lloyd’s underwriters, HMOs, brokers, and syndicates. Highly regarded for its work in insurance disputes, it is also a key player in M&A transactions in the sector, as well as providing in-depth advice on corporate restructuring and regulatory matters. Avi Ordo and Ehud Arzi now jointly lead the practice following the passing of renowned litigator Alex Hertman in early 2024. Both Oreo and Arzi are acknowledged as strong commercial and insurance law litigators. Ordo recently defended a major international insurer in a NIS360m case arising from a huge fire at a factory in 2015. Moran Katz and Gilad Gafni are emerging litigation talents.

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Key clients

  • Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE
  • HDI – Gerling
  • Tokio Marine Kiln Group Limited
  • Phoenix Insurance Ltd.
  • ION Insurance Company Inc
  • LRQA Verification Ltd.
  • Maccabi Health Services
  • General Electric Corporation
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
  • Smet – Groundwater technics
  • Dexcel Ltd.
  • Dexcel Pharma Technologies Ltd.
  • Ambridge Europe Ltd.
  • Euclid Insurance Services, Inc.
  • Toyota Motor Corporation
  • Robert Bosch Investment Nederland BV
  • Madanes Insurance Agency
  • Strauss Water Ltd
  • Poalim Mortgages Insurance Agency (2005) Ltd.
  • Schindler Nehushtan Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Advising Allianz SE, a global insurance giant, and representing one of its policyholders, Max Weishaupt GmbH, one of the world's leading manufacturers of burners, in a NIS360m lawsuit which concerns various insurance issues with enormous weight and financial consequences.
  • Acting for the General Electric Corporation entities in the framework of a subrogation claim relating to gas turbines manufactured by one of the GE entities.
  • Advising Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on aspects of the Israeli Law concerning directors and officers’ liability insurance coverage.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Avi Ordo, Ehud Arzi

Other key lawyers

Moran Katz, Gilad Gafni