Insurance and Reinsurance

valfor offers the full range of transactional and regulatory services to players in the insurance industry in Switzerland and abroad, i.e. domestic and foreign insurance and reinsurance undertakings, groups, conglomerates, intermediaries and special purpose vehicles as well as capital providers.

Our vast expertise allows us to provide legal and regulatory advice related to the establishment, licensing and management of small start-ups as well as large multinationals operating in the insurance sector and any domestic or cross-border matters that may arise out of such operations.

In advising our clients, we rely on quick and effortless collaboration across various practice groups (incl. Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, Data and Technology), allowing us to form interdisciplinary teams consisting of all relevant subject matter experts, each as the specialized advice requires.

Core Expertise

  • Business plan filings and amendments
  • Corporate transactions/insurance M&A, re-domiciliation and restructuring
  • Drafting/negotiating (re)insurance contracts
  • Establishment of presence in Switzerland (including through foreign branches)
  • FINMA-dealings and enforcement proceedings
  • Investments, Solvency (SST) and Tied Assets
  • Insurance Policies Review
  • Licensing of insurance and reinsurance undertakings
  • Outsourcing of significant functions
  • Requirements on Management and Organization
  • Risk transfers
  • Run-off and dissolution/deletion
  • Sale and purchase of portfolios and assets
  • Supervision of insurance groups, conglomerates, intermediaries and SPV

Main contacts

Zurich Leo Rusterholz Attorney-at-Law, MLaw, LL.M., CAS Forensics
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To the team Insurance and Reinsurance

New partners. Enhanced expertise.

valfor is pleased to announce the addition of six new partners effective 1 January 2025.

The Lausanne-based law firm Mercuris Avocats, led by partners Olivier Cherpillod, Jean-Michel Clerc, Martine Loertscher, and Maxime Rocafort, will join valfor. Their team, specialising in commercial law, tax, and dispute resolution, will integrate valfor’s Pully/Lausanne office.

Deborah Hondius and Nicolas Gurtner will strengthen valfor’s Geneva office, bringing their expertise in litigation, particularly in white-collar crime and contractual matters.

United by a shared philosophy of delivering value beyond legal advice, they all look forward to combining their skills and resources for the benefit of valfor’s clients. This strategic growth reinforces valfor’s position as one of Switzerland’s leading business law firms, with over 80 lawyers practicing across Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Sion, Zug, Zurich, and Brussels.

With a strong international and interdisciplinary focus, valfor provides tailored legal solutions to meet the specific needs and complexities of each client’s business.

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