CMS's insurance team sits within the firm’s banking and finance group and offers insurance stakeholders across the CEE support with both contentious and non-contentious mandates. This offering encompasses advice on regulatory compliance, M&A transactions and specialised insurance programmes, as well as coverage and defence matters. Another key area of activity for the group is consumer protection issues, and the team frequently appears in proceedings before regulatory authorities. Michał Mężykowski is a key name in the team as head of the banking and finance department, as is Paweł Wajda, who is adept at representing clients in administrative proceedings.

The ‘excellent insurance practice’ at DLA Piper Giziński Kycia sp.k. boats ‘deep knowledge of the market’, and provides regulatory, corporate, litigation, and tax advice. Its client roster encompasses both domestic and multinational insurance companies, as well as intermediaries. Assistance with the sale of insurance companies, reorganisations, representing clients before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, and advising on insurance claims all fall within the broad remit of the practice’s strong capabilities. Beata Mrozowska-Bartkiewicz spearheads the team with expertise in advising companies on entering the Polish market, and she is ably assisted by commercial insurance law expert Dominika Wolf-Jezierska; both are praised as ‘outstanding insurance lawyers’.

WKB Lawyers‘ ‘highly knowledgeable‘ team acts for major Polish and foreign insurers and reinsurers, as well as brokers and other distributors. Insurance-related M&A transactions, disputes, competition law and consumer law matters all fall within the firm’s distinguished offering. Jakub Pokrzywniak heads up the practice with notable experience in representing clients in proceedings and dispute resolution matters, while Marek Prętki has an ability to ‘handle complex cases’ in the non-life insurance space, as well as regulatory issues. These areas are also strengths of Anna Urbańczyk, another key member of the practice who is additionally skilled in insurance distribution matters.

Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k. is praised for its ‘vast professional experience and knowledge of the insurance market’, and it boasts a broad-ranging client base consisting of international and domestic insurers and reinsurers, captives and insurance intermediaries, as well as self-regulatory bodies. Insurance and reinsurance claims, policy drafting, regulatory and corporate matters and compliance issues are all areas of expertise for the team. It is also particularly notable in disputes, including liability claims covering D&O and W&I. ‘Experienced lawyer’ Sebastian Pabian sits at the helm of the department with expertise in the insurance dispute space, and Jerzy Bombczyński heads up the financial services regulatory team.

Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka is sought after by insurers, insurance brokers, policyholders and public bodies for its expertise in regulatory matters, insurance-related M&A transactions, and representation in claims regarding D&O and W&I, product liability and property insurance. It is also experienced in assisting clients with entering the Polish insurance market. Sectors of activity for the department include the manufacturing, construction, financial and commerce industries. Recommended lawyer Julita Zimoch-Tuchołka spearheads the group with particular expertise in construction and property insurance mandates.

Czublun and Associates Law Office has ‘exceptional knowledge‘ of the insurance market and the practice handles the entire gamut of mandates in this space for insurance companies, insurance intermediaries, banks, and leasing companies. Piotr Czublun and Agnieszka Wesołowska co-head the team, providing clients with ‘exceptional insurance and financial services‘ advice. The group is particularly active in advising on the distribution models of insurance products, establishing insurance companies and intermediaries, and providing representation before the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.

Insurance companies and insurance distributors seek out the expertise of DWF Poland Jamka Sp.k, which is highly experienced in managing insurance claims and coverage matters, insurance-related transactions, and regulatory and compliance issues. Motor insurance cases are also a key area of strength for the firm. Anna Wietrzyńska-Ciołkowska is another key member of the team who advises clients on corporate, transactional and restructuring mandates. At the beginning of 2025, Beata Balas-Noszczyk and Bartosz Romanowski joined the team from Hogan Lovells (Warszawa) LLP, while former practice head Paweł Stykowski departed to establish his own practice.

Boasting ‘wide knowledge and experience‘ in the insurance industry, KKLW Legal Kurzynski Wierzbicki sp.k. supports insurers, banks and brokers, and often handles claims regarding complex infrastructure investments, including road construction, the construction of sewage treatment plants and the construction of schools, hospitals, and housing developments. The team is also active in insurance-related transactions. Przemysław Wierzbicki and Marta Ewiak-Kawecka jointly lead the practice.

Tomczykowski Tomczykowska‘s insurance group was established in 2023 with the arrival of insurance lawyer and experienced litigator Joanna Schubel from Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka, who now leads the practice with ‘invaluable experience in the insurance sector’. The group ‘stands out for its deep industry knowledge’, and its client roster encompasses international insurers, loss adjusting companies, insurance brokers and policy holders. The practice has a strong focus on liability, property and D&O insurance claims.

Wardynski & Partners is predominately called upon by policyholders and insurance claimants for its representation in disputes, as well as insurers and reinsurers on regulatory-related mandates. The construction, financial and energy sectors are also key areas of activity for the group. Mateusz Kosiorowski leads the domestic insurance disputes and regulatory matters, while the international disputes are headed up by the co-head of the firm’s dispute resolution and arbitration practice, Monika Hartung; they are both praised for their ‘insurance law expertise and litigation expertise’.