Regulatory & Corporate insurance

Financial regulation, insurance distribution, duty of care, disputes, IDD, Solvency II, MiFID

Banks, insurance companies and financial services providers, including brokers and advisers, operate in a complex, highly regulated environment. They have to comply with rules that change rapidly, at the local, European and international level. Social and technical developments and the introduction of innovative financial products also bring new challenges to this constantly evolving arena.

Kennedy Van der Laan’s financial regulatory team led by Jan Broekhuizen and Mark Wisse provides strategic and practical advice on national and cross-border supervisory and enforcement matters to directors, legal counsel and compliance officers . Combining expertise in financial regulatory law with civil law and insurance law, the team assists clients with a wide range of matters, including the preparation of product, distribution and cooperation documentation, licensing and governance questions and disputes and legal proceedings.

The team’s longstanding experience and expertise includes in particular in-depth knowledge of the insurance and broader financial services markets, making the team a trusted adviser of leading market operators. We are known not only for finding opportunities and handling challenges for commercial clients, but also for having practical experience in liaising with the financial supervisory and regulatory authorities.

Our firm’s expertise in supervision, regulation and enforcement matters extends beyond the financial sector. Our attorneys add to our collective strength in regulation, by assisting clients in privacy and competition matters, and in other regulated sectors such as telecom and healthcare.