Insurance

Houthoff

The practice at Houthoff is well-equipped to assist its client roster on complex regulatory matters, including on insurance and reinsurance issues, on insurtech and product launches, and on the array of related commercial and corporate issues. Matters regarding the mis-selling of unit-linked insurance products is a particular area of expertise. The ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Berry van Wijk oversees the practice and has noteworthy expertise handling financial regulatory work. Lucas Dröge and Huib Lebbing are experienced handling liability claims, including defending insurers in toxic chemical disputes and mass claims. Gijs Hamelijnck has expertise assisting insurtech companies.

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Testimonials

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‘The team delivers quality on time and in doing so they think along with the customer. They combine this with a solid knowledge of the insurance industry.’
‘Berry van Wijk is an absolute added value. She carries the team, is extremely knowledgeable, pleasant to work with and is customer-oriented. Gijs Hamelijnck has good added value and is a rising star.’

Key clients

AIG
a.s.r.
Achmea
Centraal Beheer
Allianz
Aon
Atradius Credit Insurance
AXA XL
CNA
Generali
HDI-Gerling
Lifetri
Marsh
MS Amlin
NN Group
Onderlinge's Gragenhage
Soderberg & Partners
Swiss Re

Work highlights

Acting as purchaser's counsel to Onderlinge's Gravenhage in the acquisition of the entire life insurance portfolio from NH1816 Verzekeringen.
Acting for the largest public housing corporation in the Netherlands in relation to a fraud insurance coverage dispute in relation to a fraud initiated by two former employees between 2015 and 2018.
Acting in a complex coverage dispute regarding the recall of respiratory devices through which it was found that patients could ingest and inhale degraded polyurethane foam particles.