Johannes Ericson
SetterwallsSetterwalls’ nationwide insurance practice group, with offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, has an excellent reputation for handling a wide variety of matters, ranging from claims handling and policy drafting and negotiation issues to policyholder defence disputes and recovery disputes. The team represents domestic and international clients, including major insurance carriers. Johannes Ericson, who has extensive arbitration and litigation experience, leads the practice in Stockholm. Åke Fors has advised on non-contentious insurance matters for over 40 years and has notable experience working for overseas P&I insurers. Disputes specialist Magnus Rydberg’s practice covers product and directors’ liability cases, while Tobias Björklund offers clients notable regulatory expertise.
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- 'Setterwalls’ team has a deep knowledge of insurance law and an impressive knowledge of the insurance market as well. They know exactly what clients want in terms of quality and responsiveness and they always deliver on or above market expectations. They are also very good at getting down to the nitty gritty in complex matters.'
- 'Johannes Ericson is exceptionally responsive, does excellent work and is very easy to work with. He knows the insurance industry inside out.'
- 'Magnus Rydberg is very knowledgeable on insurance law and is also a strategic litigator. He is very responsive and overall is a ten out of ten.'
- 'Jakob Andersson is very much into the details and Andreas Bullarbo and Malin Gustavsson are also both very good.'
- 'They have very good insurance knowledge and they are always ready to have a discussion.'
- 'A technically excellent, extremely responsive and very user-friendly team.'
Key clients
- AP7 (the Swedish Seventh governmental AP pension fund)
- Euro Accident Livförsäkring AB
- If Skadeförsäkring
- Länsförsäkringar
- London P&I Club
- North of England P&I Club
- NRG Victory Reinsurance
- Steamship Mutual P&I Club
- Third Point Reinsurance Ltd.
- UK P&I Club
Work highlights
- Representing Compre concerning an agreement for a ground-up Loss Portfolio Transfer, which covers approximately $1.3bn of reserves, on a diversified portfolio of primarily reinsurance business with SiriusPoint Ltd.
- Representing the North of England P&I Association Ltd in a large and complex bankruptcy proceeding.
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Johannes Ericson