Insurance and Liability

Kellerhals Carrard is your point of contact for insurance and liability law. A large team of specialists and litigation attorneys will support you with their long-term industry experience and pragmatic solutions. The team is led by Christoph Frey, Specialist SAV Liability and Insurance Law, Zurich, and Prof. Dr. Pascal Grolimund, Basel.

We advise and represent insurance companies, reinsurance companies, insured and liable companies, brokers, interest groups, professional liability persons, responsible bodies and supervisory authorities.

As a member of Insuralex (www.insuralex.com), a global network of independent insurance lawyers, Kellerhals Carrard offers comprehensive services to its international clients.

Private insurance law

• Claims settlement in all insurance divisions
• Representation in state courts and arbitration tribunals
• Contractual arrangements in the field of direct insurance and reinsurance
• Coverage and liability analyses
• Recourses
• Analysis of national and international insurance programs
• Support in the development of insurance products

Liability law

• Advice and legal representation in the field of contractual and non-contractual liability
• Directors and officers liability (D&O)
• Complex personal injury and coordination
• State liability
• Professional liability (especially doctor’s and hospital liability as well as lawyer’s liability)
• Product liability, motor vehicle liability
• Liabilities with regard to new technologies, such as cyber and artificial intelligence (AI)

Regulatory legislation

• Advice and assistance in setting up insurance companies or branch offices
• Setting up and structuring investment products
• Representation in FINMA proceedings
• Legal clarifications and expert opinions for insurance companies, associations and brokers on regulatory issues.

Social insurance law

• Representation of accident and daily sickness allowance insurance
• Health insurance companies
• Occupational pensions, in particular support in drawing up regulations (such as pension, partial liquidation, organizational and investment regulations)
• Management of pension funds; support of compensation funds
• Recourses
• Advising pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers as well as hospitals and doctors, etc. on issues relating to remuneration and reimbursement within social health insurance