Insurance

INSURANCE LAWYERS

Our insurance attorneys focus on the legal issues that affect insurers, re insurers, intermediaries and their professional insurance consultants. Our approach to bring an array of insurance specific litigation, regulator and transactional expertise in order to achieve the most effective solutions for our clients.

Our experience in the insurance market and legal experience expands over 35 years, we have a range of clients, Commercial Insurance providers, Consumers, Intermediaries, Insurers, Brokers, Re insurers and Consultants. Insurance law is frequently developing in the UAE and has a level of importance which affects many entities and businesses. Our local and international lawyers can assist with the formation of insurance companies across the UAE and provide insurance advice and policy review to major banks and financial services.

Our specialist lawyers have experience including:

  • Employers liability
  • Employment insurance
  • Property damage
  • Personal injury and life insurance
  • Implementing risk management strategies
  • Advice and representation in regular and subrogated claims
  • Public liability
  • Professional indemnity
  • Health Insurance
  • Workers compensation

Our services expand to many practice areas including real estate, construction, corporate, health, retail, financial services and hospitality to name a few. We have experience with not only high-end corporate clients but also individuals and entrepreneurs.

Our team is committed to keeping abreast of all the latest legal developments, which we pass onto our clients through frequently publishing articles and holding seminars in relation to UAE updates and new case law that affect the insurance sector.

DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre)

Our team can provide corporate legal advice in regard to the DIFC. The UAE Commercial Companies Law and relevant insurance laws and regulations do not apply to entities established in the DIFC.  Instead, the DIFC has a separate set of laws and regulations which allow full foreign ownership of companies within the DIFC. Insurance businesses carried out in the DIFC are also regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority rather than the UAE Insurance Authority.

Our DIFC services include:

  • Providers, Reinsurers, Brokers
  • Independent Managing General Agents
  • Captive insurance companies
  • Single parent, association and group captives
  • DIFC’s Protective Cell Companies structure
  • Islamic (takaful and retakaful) lines of insurance and reinsurance.

KLF has considerable experience in advising and assisting local and international insurers with establishing a presence in the DIFC and on-shore in the UAE. The insurance, reinsurance and captives’ market in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region is experiencing a fundamental transformation. 

Our global experience is highly valued by our clients and we ensure to keep communications open and frequent ensuring the utmost visibility and updates for our client’s knowledge in relation to all UAE and DIFC matters. 

Our lawyers
for this sector

Roustam Farman

Senior Legal Consultant

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