Insurance

Key Contacts

S. Horowitz has unrivaled expertise in advising on the full spectrum of legal and commercial issues relating to the insurance sector. We represent the world’s largest insurance companies, reinsurers, domestic insurers, captive insurers, brokers, HMOs, and underwriters in a variety of complex matters spanning litigation, regulatory compliance, transactional work, and specialized insurance consulting services.

Our team handles significant, high-profile litigation, including corporate and commercial disputes, coverage disputes, subrogation claims, insurance claims relating, among other things, to third party liability, product liability, professional liability, property damage, environmental matters, major class actions and more.

We also have extensive experience with transactional and regulatory work in the insurance space.

Our comprehensive advisory and monitoring services cover corporate and regulatory issues, including minimum capital requirements, licenses and permits to conduct insurance business, and engagement with the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority on a variety of issues. We regularly negotiate, arbitrate, and litigate insurance coverage disputes, advise on policy wording, and handle contractual interpretation matters. Additionally, we provide ongoing counsel and monitoring services to clients during insured event occurrences and throughout insurance claims processes.

Core Capabilities

  • Insurance Litigation: Representing clients in subrogation claims, disputes concerning coverage, third party liability, product liability, professional liability, property damage, environmental matters, R&W policies and more.
  • Specialized Insurance Consulting: Advising on Directors and Officers Insurance, Cyber Insurance, Professional Liability, Representations and Warranties Insurance, Project Insurance, Financial Insurance, and Life and Health Insurance.
  • Corporate and Regulatory Matters: Advising on compliance with Israeli insurance laws and regulations by the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority.
  • Transactions: Handling the insurance aspects of mergers, acquisitions, commercial transactions, tenders, and corporate restructurings.

"The team is very supportive, available to us 24/7 and gives us the feeling that we have a legal partner at any time. We also feel that, apart from the legal aspect, the team has a broader business view than other firms, and helps us understand the potential exposures of any legal action so we can take the right decision from our side."

The Legal 500

We regularly work with international insurance companies and insurance brokers to provide comprehensive support throughout all stages of insurance matters. In this framework we represent both insurers and insureds on behalf of insurance companies (when necessary), while maintaining the delicate balance required between diverse interests. We understand the need for a nuanced and balanced approach that takes into account the legal and commercial complexities involved in this dual representation, while strictly adhering to all ethical and professional requirements.

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Insurance disputes in Israel: key legal insights

Insurance disputes in Israel: disclosure obligations, policy interpretation, limitation periods and more, with insight into emerging risks.

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Legal Expenses’ Duties in Israeli Liability Insurance Law: A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling

One of the recurring and often complex issues in Israeli liability insurance law concerns the extent of the insurer’s obligation to cover legal expenses and, more particularly, what qualifies as “reasonable legal costs” that an insurer must cover.

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