As the regulation in the insurance market is under constant change, the support of a legal advisor with a thorough knowledge of the industry, i.e. both the insurance business and the insurance regulation is vital. Our insurance practice is unparalleled in the Finnish market in terms of lawyer headcount as well as breadth and depth of the practice. Its collective experience makes it the largest insurance practice in Finland. Waselius & Wist’s insurance practice has several years’ experience in advising insurance clients on the full spectrum of regulatory issues, including; general advisory & organisation of operations, compliance, regulatory change monitoring, insurance product localisation / structuring, portfolio transfers – as well as assisting with insurance claims.
Insurance clients benefit from our strong overall industry knowledge and regulatory practice as well as our ability to offer the full suite of associated services, including company law, taxation, dispute resolution as well as mergers and acquisitions. In addition to our regulatory services, we handle a significant number of both domestic but also international claims cases; assisting our clients at all stages of their life cycle, including second opinions on coverage, pre-litigation, mediation and litigation/arbitration processes.