A&L Goodbody's Insurance Group is a cross-departmental Group and its expertise spans all aspects of insurance law and regulation. The Group is the leading adviser to the domestic and growing international insurance sector in Ireland, including the expanding captive insurance sector.
Our Litigation Department provides specialist expertise, advising on all aspects of policy coverage, interpretation and policy administration, as well as representing insurers in contentious insurance and reinsurance disputes in relation to both life and non-life claims.
We act for most of the major insurance companies in Ireland including Standard Life, Eagle Star (Life), Eagle Star, Ark Life, Friends First, Noble Insurance Companies and Hibernian as well as many foreign-based insurers including Norwich Union, certain Lloyds Syndicates and Sompo. We advise on all aspects of insurers’ business.
Key recent cases:
- Advising Noble Insurance Company in a significant dispute with reinsurers on a product recall claim.
- Advising two large domestic insurers in relation to ongoing Revenue investigations into single premium investments.
- Advising one large domestic insurer on issues concerning mortgage endowment policies.
- Successfully representing a Dutch insurer in High Court proceedings concerning a maritime insurance claim in relation to the MV Amy.
- Representing Hibernian Investment Managers Limited and Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Limited in proceedings against DCC plc concerning the purchase of Fyffes shares.
- Successfully advised Nascent Life Limited and St James’s Place International plc in the transfer of their insurance business.