Insurance

The Debevoise Global Insurance Practice brings decades of experience to the most complex insurance industry transactions, the highest-stakes disputes and the most challenging regulatory engagements.

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Eric R. Dinallo

Nicholas F. Potter

John M. Vasily

Thought Leadership

Future of New York’s “Best Interest” Rule for Life and Annuities in Doubt after Being Found Unconstitutional
The Future of AI Regulation (Part 4): 24 Ways That Companies Can Reduce Their Regulatory and Reputational AI Risks
Private Equity Report Spring 2021, Vol 21, No 1

Recognition

Ranked in the top tier for Insurance: Non-Contentious by The Legal 500 US (2020).

Ranked as a Band 1 firm for Insurance: Global-wide.

In terms of quality, they are right up there with the best and can do it on both sides of the Atlantic.

—Chambers Global, 2019-2020

Absolutely top-notch [and] outstanding.

The team as a whole works well as a cohesive unit, with excellent client service and deep knowledge of the insurance industry.

—Chambers USA, 2019-2020

The firm has a very strong insurance practice across the Asia-Pacific region, I would hold out the firm as second to none on insurance transactions in the region.

—Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2020

They have a really sharp team that knows the insurance space extremely well.

—Chambers UK, 2020

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The market-leading and multidisciplinary practice won the Chambers USA 2016 Award for Excellence in Insurance and Law360 has named Debevoise Insurance Practice Group of the Year for three consecutive years (2015-2017). The group provides the highest level of capabilities and client service in all markets, and clients in return tell The Legal 500 US that Debevoise is “a top-notch insurance industry practice” that is at the “top of its field.” The team is consistently the first choice for major insurance industry mergers and acquisitions, intricate financings against an evolving regulatory backdrop, restructurings and a host of other transactions. The deep industry and market knowledge that powers the transactional practice also fuels a world-class disputes practice. The Debevoise Global Insurance Practice advises a wide range of industry clients, including major:

insurers;

reinsurers;

asset management firms;

private equity funds and other capital providers;

intermediaries; and

significant industry associations.

The group’s broad and collaborative team of lawyers include leading U.S., English and Hong Kong qualified insurance industry practitioners based in New York, London and Hong Kong, as well as U.S. and locally qualified lawyers elsewhere in Europe and Asia. As Chambers USA notes, this global team “[takes] the lead on many of the most complex of deals in the market, including those with significant cross-border or multijurisdictional aspects.” Financial Sponsors and Insurance: A Look at Developments from the Insurance Company23 April 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Drew Dutton, Ben LyonESG3/3 - Discriminatory Claims Handling, Disclosure Issues, Litigation Risk, Predictions9 April 2021Eric Dinallo, Susan Gittes, Eric Juergens and Katie PowerESG2/3 - General Account, Separate Account and ERISA Investments by Insurance Companies26 March 2021Rich Buckley, Eric Dinallo, Franklin Mitchell, AJ Salomon and Brita SiepkerESG1/3 - Decoding Bias in Underwriting19 March 2021Eric Dinallo, Tigist Kassahun and AJ SalomonDecoding Bias in Underwriting19 March 2021Eric Dinallo, Tigist Kassahun and AJ Salomon2021 Insurance M&A Activity: Early Reviews12 March 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Nicholas Potter and Andrew JamiesonAn Overview of Current Litigation Related to Business Interruptions as a Result of COVID-1926 February 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Susan GittesDistressed Real Estate: Considerations for Insurance Companies19 February 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Sidney Levinson, Nicole Levin MesardOverview of Consumer Finance Issues12 February 2021Courtney Dankworth, Eric Dinallo, Susan Gittes and AJ SalomonPart II of How the Biden Administration Enforcement Priorities May Affect the Insurance Industry5 February 2021Eric Dinallo, Satish Kini, Andrew Levine, David Sewell and AJ SalomonBiden Administration Enforcement Priorities: A Look at the Insurance Space29 January 2021Andrew Ceresney, Eric Dinallo, Arian June and Charu A. ChandrasekharTrends and Predictions for 202115 January 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Drew Dutton, Daniel Priest and Ben Lyon2020 Year in Review: A look back at the major developments that affected the insurance industry8 January 2021Alex Cochran, Susan Gittes, Nick Potter and AJ SalomonCoverage of the NAIC Fall National Meeting11 December 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Risa Gordon, Matthew Parelman and AJ SalomonThe New York Special Considerations Letter: Key Takeaways4 December 2020Alexander R. Cochran and Eric R. DinalloWhat the election results may mean for the insurance sector13 November 2020Lawrence K. Cagney, Alexander R. Cochran, Eric R. Dinallo, Nicholas F. Potter, Daniel Priest, and AJ SalomonInsurance Capital Markets Update 23 October 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Eric Juergens and Paul RodelThe View from Bermuda: How U.S. and U.K insurers, reinsures and other market participants are investing in Bermuda16 October 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, E. Drew Dutton, Peter Schuur and Clare Swirski.ESG Considerations for Insurers9 October 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Eric Juergens and William RegnerView from London: FCA Business Interruption Test Case, Lloyd’s of London (flavour of the month?), and Brexit (what now?)2 October 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Clare Swirski and Ben LyonRethinking Risk Allocation Between Signing and Closing in Insurance M&A Transactions25 September 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Susan Reagan Gittes and Nick PotterThe Current State of Play in the Insurance Industry: A Recap of Where Things Stand as the Third Quarter Comes to an End18 September 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Maeve O’Connor and Nick PotterTakeaways from the NAIC Summer National Meeting 14 August 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Eugene Benger, Robert M. Fettman, Risa Gordon and AJ Salomon.Ongoing Coverage of the NAIC Summer National Meeting 7 August 2020David Grosgold, Eugene Benger, Robert M. Fettman, Risa Gordon and AJ Salomon.Coverage of the NAIC’s Summer National Meeting31 July 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Eugene Benger, Christopher S. Ford, Risa B. Gordon, AJ SalomonThe Latest on Corporate Divisions and Insurance Business Transfers24 July 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Marilyn A. Lion, Daniel PriestDeveloping Regulatory Scrutiny of Underwriting Standards17 July 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Susan Reagan Gittes, Robert M. FettmanInsurance Company Balance Sheet Solutions: A Look at How Reinsurance Can Be Used for Efficient Capital Management10 July 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Peter F.G. Schuur, Benjamin LyonThe Current State of Play in the Insurance Industry: A Recap of Where Things Stand as the Second Quarter Comes to an End26 June 2020Eric Dinallo, Marilyn A. Lion, Maeve O'Connor, Nicholas F. PotterHow the COVID-19 Crisis has Affected Insurance M&A Activity 12 June 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Drew Dutton, David GrosgoldReturning to Work in the US: Key Employment Law Considerations 5 June 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser, Jyotin Hamid, Tricia ShernoInsurance Company Capital Raising: How Insurers Have Been Accessing the Capital Markets During the COVID-19 Crisis 29 May 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Eric Juergens, Paul RodelCOVID-19: The View from the UK and Europe 22 May 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, James Scoville, Benjamin Lyon, Clare SwirskiAn Overview of Current Litigation Related to Business Interruptions as a Result of COVID-19 15 May 2020Eric Dinallo, Susan Gittes, Maeve O’ConnorProtecting Policyholder Data 8 May 2020Luke Dembosky, Eric Dinallo, Avi GesserReserving in the Age of COVID-19: A Look at How the COVID-19 Crisis is Affecting the Liability Side of Insurers’ Balance Sheets

1 May 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, William Sayre, Marc Slutzky Downgrades, Defaults and More: Thinking About Holistic Solutions to Managing Insurance Company Asset Portfolios During the Time of COVID-1924 April 2020Eric Dinallo, Marilyn Lion, Sid Levinson Regulatory Developments Briefing for Insurance Industry17 April 2020Eric Dinallo, Nicholas Potter