Accura Advokatpartnerselskab acts for large players in the commercial and corporate insurance market, advising across on all facets of insurance law, both non-contentious and contentious, and is particularly well-known for its expertise in litigation within D&O, professional indemnity, product liability, warranty and indemnity insurances, all-risks and project insurances. Head of practice Jacob Møller Dirksen is a key name for high-value insurance-related litigation and arbitration. Daniel Haue Jakobsson is another important point of contact within the group.

Bech-Bruun ‘combines a broad knowledge of insurance law with excellent client service’, and is well-regarded for its advice on a full range of insurance disputes, with experience in litigation concerning professional indemnity, D&O, all-risks insurance, product liability, marine insurance, personal injury, workers’ compensation, life insurance and coverage disputes. Anne Buhl Bjelke leads the team and is praised for her ‘unique expertise in the insurance field, with deep knowledge of insurance law and experience advising insurance companies’. Camilla Søgaard Hudson specialises in insurance law, with particular expertise in the maritime sector, and handles insurance claims, litigation and international arbitration. Søren Lundsgaard left the team post-publication.

DLA Piper Denmark offers the full scope of insurance-related services to its client base. The team is noted for its considerable expertise in W&I insurance matters and advising on multi-jurisdictional underwriting issues. Pernille Sølling comes highly recommended for her ‘outstanding understanding of insurance products and of the legal issues within’, with her practice emphasising life insurance and pension issues for major Danish pension providers. Sølling heads the department alongside Anders Tengvad who primarily advises insurance companies on issues relating to commercial and product liability insurance, D&O liability insurance, crime insurance, liability insurance and buildings and contents insurance. Georg Lett retired.

Gorrissen Federspiel is noted for its representation of insurance and re-insurance companies, corporates, brokers, agents and sector intermediaries on the entire gamut insurance-related matters. The group’s broad practice ranges from insurance and re-insurance disputes to transactional, regulatory and specialist marine insurance work. Henriette Gernaa and Morten Nybom Bethe jointly head the department; Gernaa is experienced in commercial litigation, as well as international arbitration, whilst Nybom Bethe comes recommended for his ability at ‘navigating the pitfalls of the regulatory framework for insurance and insurance companies in a practical way’.

Plesner acts for Danish insurers and pension funds, in addition to blue-chip corporations, on key insurance-related mandates including claims for increased pension payments, insurance for loss of earning capacity, product liability, commercial liability, workers’ compensation, personal injury, among others. The group is also experienced in handling regulatory matters and disputes involving the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority. Insurance and tort law expert Torben Bondrop focuses on reinsurance, consultants’ liability, product liability, D&O liability and general commercial liability. Bondrop jointly leads the practice in conjunction with general insurance and regulatory expert Charlotte Hasseriis Iversen.

Boutique firm ARK Advokatpartnerselskab is highly experienced in insurance dispute resolution, with the practice split into specialist teams that together handle the full range of insurance issues on behalf of public authorities, financial institutions and insurance brokers. Jesper Ravn is the key contact for all things pertaining to compliance, insurance fraud, personal injury, employers’ liability, private insurance, life and health insurance, cyber, ID and crime insurance. Experienced litigator Allan Kvist-Kristensen leads on product liability and risk management, alongside property, contractors risks and warranty insurance for property. Thomas Dall Jensen handles litigation and arbitration and is head of the professional indemnity team.

Horten provides full-service, non-contentious and regulatory advice to clients in the insurance sector, but remains particularly known for its contentious work handling high-value cases, notably relating to D&O, professional liability, warranty & indemnity insurance, crime, cyber, product liability, construction liability, property, and coverage issues. Practice head Christina Steen is an experienced litigator and is vastly experienced in professional liability, liability of executives and board members (D&O) and in matters concerning insurance cover.

Kennedys is ‘highly specialised’ and provides comprehensive support on all aspects of insurance and reinsurance, with a focus on corporate and commercial insurance, including coverage and defence work, as well as regulatory compliance. The practice is also seeing a growing number of matters related to workers compensation, on which the team acts for a comprehensive list of both Danish and international clients. Heidi Bloch leads the team and fronts the group’s work on high-value financial lines disputes and high value claims. Morten Christensen departed in January 2024 to establish boutique insurance firm Christensen Law.

Kromann Reumert’s well-established insurance practice sees work in all areas of insurance law and is noted for its knowledge of the pension, life and non-life insurance sector. M&A-related insurance matters, portfolio transfers, and the establishment of insurance companies are other core focuses of the department. Jakob Rosing is noted as ‘very responsive, and provides clear and concise advice’ and heads the practice alongside Jens Steen Jensen, who works primarily with Danish and foreign insurance and pension companies. Esteemed practitioner Jens Rostock-Jensen specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration in the insurance arena.

Nielsen Nørager is praised as among the ‘very best in Denmark, with a massive knowledge of insurance law, as well as procedural law’. The team’s broad presence in the arena spans insurance matters ranging from contentious matters including dispute resolution, conclusion and drafting insurance contracts, and amendment of insurance conditions. Michael S. Wiisbye, Jan Presfeldt and Jan Presfeldt jointly the team.

Poul Schmith provides ‘excellent service’ to insurers and their clients across key areas including professional liability, financial lines, D&O insurance, crime insurance, reinsurance, insurance disputes, and underwriting advice. Practice Jacob Christian Sølling advises on matters concerning financial lines, including professional and D&O  liability, as well as dispensing specialist advice on construction insurance, post-M&A disputes, and coverage matters. Inge Houe focuses on mandates in the insurance and pension industry.

Lundgrens advises on matters pertaining to professional indemnity, D&O, all-risk, and product and commercial liability. Nicolai B. Sørensen and Christina Bach Rasmussen  jointly head the practice: Sørensen has over 20 years' experience when it comes to insurance litigation, representing global insurance companies and insurance brokers; Rasmussen focuses on international disputes related to professional liability, including D&O disputes and commercial and product liability.

Insurance and pension specialist firm Neugebauer Clan is well regarded in the market for its ability to handle all aspects of contentious matters relating to the insurance industry, including coverage disputes and liability claims. Based out of Copenhagen, Henrik Nedergaard Thomsen, Christina Neugebauer, Nicolai Mailund Clan, Rasmus Nyhold Møller and Jeanette Løfberg jointly lead the practice group.

NJORD Law Firm specialises in insurance disputes, with a focus on litigation and arbitration concerning professional liability, including lawyers’ liability and auditor liability, business and product liability, cargo insurance claims and all other types of recourse claims on behalf of a variety of key industry players. Key team member Karsten Gudmand-Høyer has over 20 years’ experience in professional liability mandates.