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Debevoise Advises AIA in Its $1 Billion Securities Offering
5 April 2024
Debevoise Advises Bain Capital in Its Strategic Investment in Emerald Bay
1 April 2024
Debevoise Advises CD&R in Its Investment in Truist Insurance Holdings at an Enterprise Value of $15.5 Billion
20 February 2024
Debevoise Advises Artificial Labs in Its £8 Million A+ Funding Round
7 February 2024
Debevoise Partner Edwin Northover and International Counsel Jan Buschmann and Tingting Wu Recognized in China Business Law Journal’s “A-List”
19 January 2024
Debevoise Advises New York Life Investment Management in Its Strategic Partnership with Bow River Advisers
11 January 2024
Debevoise Appoints Drew Dutton and Clare Swirski to Lead UK/European Insurance Practice
8 January 2024
Debevoise Advises Global Atlantic in Its Approximately $5 Billion Long-Term Care Retrocession Transaction
14 December 2023
Debevoise Wins the M&A Deal of the Year at the InsuranceAsia News Awards for Excellence
8 December 2023
Debevoise Advised AIG in Its Secondary Offering of Approximately $712 Million of Corebridge Financial Common Stock
6 December 2023
Debevoise Advises Global Atlantic in KKR’s $2.7 Billion Acquisition of the Remaining 37% Stake in the Company
30 November 2023
Debevoise Advised AIG in Its Secondary Offering of Approximately $1 Billion of Corebridge Financial Common Stock
9 November 2023
Wen-Wei Lai Rejoins Debevoise as an International Counsel in Hong Kong
24 October 2023
Debevoise Advises Prosperity Life Group in Its Acquisition of National Western in a Transaction Valued at Approximately $1.9 Billion
9 October 2023
Debevoise Advises Prudential Financial in the Formation of Prismic Life Reinsurance
19 September 2023
Debevoise Advised Corebridge Financial in Its $500 Million Senior Notes Offering
15 September 2023
Debevoise Named Insurance Law Firm of the Year at the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards
15 September 2023
Debevoise Advised Swiss Re in its Strategic Partnership with Resolution Life
7 August 2023
Debevoise Advises Global Atlantic in the Closing of the $2.4 Billion Ivy II Co-Investment Vehicle
21 July 2023
Debevoise Advises Brookfield Reinsurance in Its Acquisition of AEL in a Transaction Valued at Approximately $4.3 Billion
5 July 2023
Debevoise Advises KKR and Global Atlantic in Their Strategic Partnership with Japan Post Insurance
26 June 2023

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.” Episode 76 – Key Takeaways from the NAIC Spring National Meeting 22 March 2024Eric Dinallo, Marshal Bozzo, Samuel Allaman, Melissa MuseEpisode 75 – The New York State Department of Financial Services Proposed Requirements for Insurers Using AI or External Data9 February 2024Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser and Sharon ShajiEpisode 74 – Regulatory Update25 January 2024Clare Swirski, Drew Dutton, Philip Orange, Laura Jackson and Katie PowerEpisode 73 – Public Company Reporting – Recent Developments 5 January 2024Eric Dinallo, Eric Juergens, and Amy Pereira Episode 72 – Key Takeaways from the NAIC Fall National Meeting Webcast08 December 2023Eric Dinallo, Robert Fettman, Samuel Allaman, Matthew Mrozek and Melissa MuseEpisode 71 – New Proposed Fiduciary Rule and its Impact on the Insurance Industry10 November 2023Eric Dinallo, Jon Lewis and Frank MitchellEpisode 70 – Q3 M&A Update in the Insurance Industry13 October 2023Nick Potter, Alexander R. Cochran and Paulina StanfelEpisode 69 – Key Takeaways from the NAIC Summer National Meeting23 August 2023Eric Dinallo, Robert M. Fettman, Matthew B. Parelman and Melissa MuseEpisode 68 – DFS Circular Letter 6 of 2023 — Unfair and Unlawful Discrimination in the Sale of Life Insurance and Annuities04 August 2023Eric Dinallo, Nick Potter and Marshal Bozzo. Episode 67 – New York DFS Revises Proposed Amendments to Cybersecurity Rule 07 July 2023Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Marshal Bozzo and Stephanie ThomasEpisode 66 – The Revised Colorado AI Insurance Regulations -- What Got Fixed and What Still Needs Fixing 13 June 2023Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser and Stephanie ThomasEpisode 65 – ChatGPT and Other Generative AI – Adoption, Governance, and Compliance Lessons for Insurance Companies 12 May 2023Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser and Suchita Brundage Episode 64 – Key Takeaways from the NAIC Spring National Meeting31 March 2023Eric Dinallo, Matt Parelman, Robert Fettman and AJ Salomon Episode 63 – Colorado’s Approach to AI Governance for Insurers Part V13 February 2023Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Marshal Bozzo and Anna Gressel Episode 62 – Resolution Plans—State of Play and How to Prepare10 February 2023Eric Dinallo, Alison Hashmall and Nariné AtamianEpisode 61 – 2023 Insurance M&A and Regulatory Outlook27 January 2023Eric Dinallo, Andrew Jamieson, Nick Potter, and Paulina StanfelEpisode 60 – Public Company Update for 202320 January 2023 Alex Cochran, Eric Juergens, Jonathan Lewis and Amy PereiraEpisode 59 - Key Takeaways from the NAIC Fall National Meeting16 December 2022Eric Dinallo, Marshal Bozzo, Matthew Parelman and AJ SalomonEpisode 58 - Artificial Intelligence and Discrimination in the Insurance Industry, Part IV: Colorado Previews New Regulatory Approaches to AI Governance9 December 2022Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser, Marshal Bozzo and Anna GresselEpisode 57 - NYDFS New Draft Amendments to Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules18 November 2022Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Caroline Swett and Johanna SkrzypczykEpisode 56 - New York’s “Best Interest” Rule for Life Insurance and Annuities Found Constitutional: Overview and Implications28 October 2022Eric Dinallo, Marilyn A. Lion, Marshal L. Bozzo, Michael W. GramerEpisode 55 - Inflation Reduction Act and Tax Implications on the Insurance Industry23 September 2022Cécile Beurrier, Daniel Priest, Peter F. G. SchuurEpisode 54 - Key Takeaways from the NAIC Summer National Meeting24 August 2022 Eric R. Dinallo, Marshal R. Bozzo and AJ SalomonEpisode 53 - Special Discussion with CT Insurance Commissioner Andrew Mais on AI and Big Data19 August 2022Andrew N. Mais, Eric R. Dinallo, and Avi GesserEpisode 52 - NYDFS Draft Amendments to Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules5 August 2022Eric R. Dinallo, Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Charu A. ChandrasekharEpisode 51 - Insurance Company Separations22 July 2022Eric R. Dinallo, Eric T. Juergens, Marilyn A. Lion and Paulina StanfelEpisode 50 - What the Recent California Bulletin Means for AI and Big Data Regulation15 July 2022Eric R. Dinallo, Avi Gesser, Erez Libermann, Anna R. GresselEpisode 49 - ERISA and General Accounts - Current Developments24 June 2022Alexander R. Cochran, Jonathan F. Lewis and Marilyn A. LionEpisode 48 - Life and Annuity Sidecar Vehicles3 June 2022Alexander R. Cochran, Daniel Priest, Peter F.G. Schuur, AJ Salomon and Sabrina Y. HsiehEpisode 47 - Part III: Artificial Intelligence and Discrimination in the Insurance Industry20 May 2022Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser, Marshal Bozzo and Anna GresselEpisode 46 - Key Takeaways from the NAIC Spring National Meeting23 April 2022Eric Dinallo, Marshal Bozzo, and AJ SalomonEpisode 45 - ESG Disclosure25 March 2022Eric Dinallo, Marshal Bozzo, Brita Siepker, and Ulysses SmithEpisode 44 - Key Sanctions and Impact on Insurance Industry04 March 2022Eric Dinallo, Satish Kini, Nick Potter, and Robert DuraEpisode 43 - Part II: Artificial Intelligence and Discrimination in the Insurance Industry11 February 2022Eric Dinallo, Avis Gesser, Marshal Bozzo, and Anna GresselEpisode 42 - Artificial Intelligence and Discrimination in the Insurance Industry8 October 2021Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser, Anna Gressel, Marshal BozzoEpisode 41 - Recap of Transactional, Litigation and Regulatory Trends and Developments17 September 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Michael GramerEpisode 40 - The View From A Regulator’s Perspective14 May 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Marshal BozzoEpisode 39 - Biden Tax Proposals and Takeaways for the Insurance Industry7 May 2021Alex Cochran, Daniel Priest, Peter Schuur and Lena SmithEpisode 38 - Financial Sponsors and Insurance: A Look at Developments from the Insurance Company23 April 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Drew Dutton, Ben LyonEpisode 37 - ESG3/3 - Discriminatory Claims Handling, Disclosure Issues, Litigation Risk, Predictions9 April 2021Eric Dinallo, Susan Gittes, Eric Juergens and Katie PowerEpisode 36 - ESG2/3 - General Account, Separate Account and ERISA Investments by Insurance Companies26 March 2021Rich Buckley, Eric Dinallo, Franklin Mitchell, AJ Salomon and Brita SiepkerEpisode 35 -ESG1/3 - Decoding Bias in Underwriting19 March 2021Eric Dinallo, Tigist Kassahun and AJ SalomonEpisode 34 - Decoding Bias in Underwriting19 March 2021Eric Dinallo, Tigist Kassahun and AJ SalomonEpisode 33 - 2021 Insurance M&A Activity: Early Reviews12 March 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Nicholas Potter and Andrew JamiesonEpisode 32 - An Overview of Current Litigation Related to Business Interruptions as a Result of COVID-1926 February 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Susan GittesEpisode 31 - Distressed Real Estate: Considerations for Insurance Companies19 February 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Sidney Levinson, Nicole Levin MesardEpisode 30 - Overview of Consumer Finance Issues12 February 2021Courtney Dankworth, Eric Dinallo, Susan Gittes and AJ SalomonEpisode 29 - Part II of How the Biden Administration Enforcement Priorities May Affect the Insurance Industry5 February 2021Eric Dinallo, Satish Kini, Andrew Levine, David Sewell and AJ SalomonEpisode 28 - Biden Administration Enforcement Priorities: A Look at the Insurance Space29 January 2021Andrew Ceresney, Eric Dinallo, Arian June and Charu A. ChandrasekharEpisode 27 - Trends and Predictions for 202115 January 2021Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Drew Dutton, Daniel Priest and Ben LyonEpisode 26 - 2020 Year in Review: A look back at the major developments that affected the insurance industry8 January 2021Alex Cochran, Susan Gittes, Nick Potter and AJ SalomonEpisode 25 - Coverage of the NAIC Fall National Meeting11 December 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Risa Gordon, Matthew Parelman and AJ SalomonEpisode 24 - The New York Special Considerations Letter: Key Takeaways4 December 2020Alexander R. Cochran and Eric R. DinalloEpisode 23 - What 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 SalomonEpisode 22 - Insurance Capital Markets Update 23 October 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Eric Juergens and Paul RodelEpisode 21 - The 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.Episode 20 - ESG Considerations for Insurers9 October 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Eric Juergens and William RegnerEpisode 19 - View 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 LyonEpisode 18 - Rethinking Risk Allocation Between Signing and Closing in Insurance M&A Transactions25 September 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Susan Reagan Gittes and Nick PotterEpisode 17 - The 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 PotterEpisode 16 - Takeaways from the NAIC Summer National Meeting 14 August 2020Alex Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Eugene Benger, Robert M. Fettman, Risa Gordon and AJ Salomon.Episode 15 - Ongoing Coverage of the NAIC Summer National Meeting 7 August 2020David Grosgold, Eugene Benger, Robert M. Fettman, Risa Gordon and AJ Salomon.Episode 14 - Coverage of the NAIC’s Summer National Meeting31 July 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Eugene Benger, Christopher S. Ford, Risa B. Gordon, AJ SalomonEpisode 13 - The Latest on Corporate Divisions and Insurance Business Transfers24 July 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Marilyn A. Lion, Daniel PriestEpisode 12 - Developing Regulatory Scrutiny of Underwriting Standards17 July 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Susan Reagan Gittes, Robert M. FettmanEpisode 11 - Insurance 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 LyonEpisode 10 - The 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. PotterEpisode 9 - How the COVID-19 Crisis has Affected Insurance M&A Activity 12 June 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Drew Dutton, David GrosgoldEpisode 8 - Returning to Work in the US: Key Employment Law Considerations 5 June 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, Avi Gesser, Jyotin Hamid, Tricia ShernoEpisode 7 - Insurance 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 RodelEpisode 6 - COVID-19: The View from the UK and Europe 22 May 2020Alexander Cochran, Eric Dinallo, James Scoville, Benjamin Lyon, Clare SwirskiEpisode 5 - An Overview of Current Litigation Related to Business Interruptions as a Result of COVID-19 15 May 2020Eric Dinallo, Susan Gittes, Maeve O’ConnorEpisode 4 - Protecting Policyholder Data 8 May 2020Luke Dembosky, Eric Dinallo, Avi GesserEpisode 3 - Reserving 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 Episode 2 – 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 Episode 1 – Regulatory Developments Briefing for Insurance Industry17 April 2020Eric Dinallo, Nicholas Potter