The insurance and liability team at Kellerhals Carrard is particularly strong in all matters relating to D&O claims, property damage matters, and professional indemnity cases. The team is co-headed by a number of recognised specialists, including Pascal Grolimund, who has broad experience in the resolution of insurance disputes.

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Key clients

  • KPT Versicherungen AG
  • Visana Services AG
  • Baloise Insurance Ltd
  • Chubb Insurance (Switzerland) Limited
  • AXA Insurance Ltd
  • AIG Europe S.A., Luxembourg; Branch Opfikon; Zürich Glattbrugg
  • Swiss Re International SE, Luxembourg, Zurich Branch,
  • Swiss Mobiliar Insurance Company Ltd
  • Swiss Life Ltd. Zurich
  • Allianz Suisse Insurance Company Ltd
  • Helvetia Swiss Insurance Company Limited
  • Catlin Europe SE, Cologne, Zurich Branch

Work highlights

  • Representing a Swiss insurer regarding the coverage of business interruption losses resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Advising a Swiss company in the healthcare sector on coverage for a ransom payment in a cyber incident (amount in dispute CHF 1.5 million).
  • Advising a foreign insurer in the context of an excess insurance policy in the area of product liability (amount in dispute over CHF 10 million).

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Christoph Frey, Pascal Grolimund, Thomas Eichenberger, Nicolas Gillard, Ivan Paparelli