CMS‘s offering spans the entire spectrum of insurance mandates, including contentious and non-contentious work. On the contentious side, the practice provides advice on regulatory and compliance mandates, and on the non-contentious side, the group supports clients with a range of insurance policies, including W&I, D&O, product liability, and cyber insurance policies. Clients in both the life and non-life insurance sectors make up the team’s client base, as well as financial institutions, which it advises on insurer protection issues. With a strong presence across the CEE region, the group is well placed to handle cross-border insurance-related projects. Paweł Wajda spearheads the team with expertise in regulatory and compliance issues, and counsel Adam Jodkowski is adept at handling insurance-related disputes. Counsel Ewa Świderska is also noted.

DLA Piper Giziński Kycia sp.k.‘s insurance group provides a comprehensive service, encompassing regulatory, corporate, litigation and tax work on behalf of domestic and multinational insurance companies and intermediaries. The firm's competences includes support with distribution models, the sale of insurance companies, and representation before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority and the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. Singled out by one client as ‘the best insurance lawyer in Poland’, Beata Mrozowska-Bartkiewicz sits at the helm of the practice and is additionally praised for being ‘truly skilled in combining her theoretical knowledge with market experience’. Senior associate Dominika Wolf-Jezierska is another key member of the practice, and is well equipped to handle regulatory and contentious mandates.

Hogan Lovells (Warszawa) LLP‘s impressive client roster covers the entirety of the insurance industry, and spans life and non-life insurers and reinsurers, financial institutions, banks, and intermediaries. The practice offers clients advice on a vast range of mandates, from product work and distribution, financing, and outsourcing, to M&A transactions, reorganisations, insurance business transfers, and reinsurance, as well as handling regulatory mandates. Jointly leading the group are managing partner Beata Balas-Noszczyk, head of the corporate and finance group, and counsel Bartosz Romanowski, chair of the financial institutions and insurance sector department. According to one client, Balas-Noszczyk ‘has exceptional knowledge of the financial market and especially the insurance sector’. Senior associate Karol Ruszkowski is notable for his work on the legal aspects of co-operations between insurers and banks.

WKB Lawyers boasts ‘excellent understanding of market practice and trends in insurance and reinsurance areas’, and frequently undertakes M&A transactions in the sector, as well as representing clients in disputes and relevant competition law cases. Domestic and foreign insurers form a significant part of the team’s client roster, in addition to brokers and distributors. Business insurance specialist Jakub Pokrzywniak, who is praised by one client as ‘the best insurance lawyer in Poland’, solely leads the team following previous co-head Tomasz Kwieciński ’s retirement in December 2022. Managing associate Marek Prętki is another notable member of the team, with significant expertise in the non-life insurance sector, and he often advises clients on regulatory matters.

Baker McKenzie Krzyżowski i Wspólnicy Sp.k. handles a wide range of insurance-related matters, including reinsurance claims, policy drafting, regulatory mandates, corporate matters, and compliance issues, as well as relevant acquisitions and investments. Its client roster includes international and local insurers and reinsurers, captives, insurance intermediaries, and self-regulatory bodies. Sebastian Pabian oversees the team with extensive experience in litigation and arbitration matters. Jerzy Bombczyński joined the team at the end of 2022 from the Polish Development Fund, and he now leads the financial services regulatory and investment funds practice in Warsaw.

Piotr Czublun and Agnieszka Wesołowska jointly head up the practice at Czublun and Associates Law Office, which advises a range of clients, including insurance companies and intermediaries, banks, and leasing companies. Key areas of work for the practice include developing distribution models for insurance products, establishing insurance companies, and providing representation before the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.

Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka‘s clientele includes insurers, insurance brokers, policyholders, and public bodies, and sectors of note for the group are the manufacturing, construction, financial, and commerce industries. Its offering encompasses regulatory advice, support with taking-out policies, and representation in insurance claims, especially those concerning D&O, W&I, product liability, and property insurance. Julita Zimoch-Tuchołka oversees the department with expertise in cross-border insurance mandates. Joanna Schubel departed in July 2023 to join Tomczykowski Tomczykowska Sp. z o.o..

DWF Poland Jamka Sp.k counts insurance companies and insurance distributors among its client base, and its offering encompasses claims management, advice on coverage, support with M&A transactions, and assistance with regulatory and compliance issues. The team is led by Paweł Stykowski and frequently advises clients on entering the Polish market. Stykowski is ably supported by corporate lawyer Anna Wietrzyńska-Ciołkowska, who is active in relevant transactional and restructuring mandates.