COMMERCIAL INSURANCE
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Complex matters, significant economic pressure and narrow decision-making windows require clear strategies.
We provide structure, develop robust solutions and support their implementation – legally sound and commercially driven.
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Cäsar Czeremuga, LL.M.
Founder I Attorney-at-law I Partner
Master of Insurance Law
T + 49 211 822 68 09-1
E caesar.czeremuga@norden-legal.de
Cäsar Czeremuga advises companies, executives and insurance brokers on all legal and strategic aspects of commercial insurance.
A particular focus of his practice is property and technical insurance, in particular:
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fire insurance
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Contractors / Erection all risks insurance (CAR / EAR)
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machinery insurance
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business interruption insurance
Cäsar Czeremuga has many years of experience in advising on major and complex losses involving buildings, facilities and machinery, as well as business interruption claims. He also advises extensively on project insurance solutions for large-scale national and international construction projects.
Another key focus of his practice is advising on cyber insurance, in particular in relation to losses resulting from ransomware attacks, as well as on D&O insurance and the liability of executives and supervisory bodies.
Born 1984. Law studies in Gießen and Münster. Master of Laws in insurance law. Stages in international law firms. Director of the Munster insurance law institute (Forschungsstelle für Versicherungswesen Münster) for several years. Prior to founding NORDEN Rechtsanwälte longstanding department head of property insurance at a well-known mid-size law firm.
Curious. Determined. Creative. With a good grade of spice and well-peppered. Globetrotter. Passionate cigar-connoisseur. Hobby pilot.
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D&O Insurance: Advising Delivery Hero on legal and strategic aspects of an international D&O insurance programme.
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D&O / Crime Insurance under an International Insurance Programme: Advising an international investment bank in connection with a financial loss.
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Cyber Insurance: Advising various companies in the media, logistics and food manufacturing sectors following cyber attacks.
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Industrial Property Insurance: Advising a chemical group following a fire and explosion loss in the double-digit million euro range.
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Project Insurance: Ongoing advice to various real estate companies on property and liability insurance coverage in connection with large-scale construction projects.
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Offshore Wind Farm: Loss adjustment under property and business interruption insurance following a serial loss in the triple-digit million euro range.
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Fire Insurance: Advising various companies in connection with fire losses.
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Natural Catastrophe Losses: Advising a nationwide drugstore chain, a real estate investor and other companies on property and business interruption losses resulting from flooding.
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Tunnel Construction Project: Advising on a major loss in the triple-digit million euro range under construction all risks and liability insurance.
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Power Plant Loss: Advising an energy group on insurance claims in the triple-digit million euro range under erection all risks insurance for a new power plant project.
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Renewable Energy: Loss adjustment under machinery and business interruption insurance following an explosion at a biogas plant.
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Business Interruption: Advising a semiconductor supplier on insurance law matters following a fire loss.
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Automotive: Advising and representing an automotive supplier in the enforcement of insurance claims in the double-digit million euro range.
Christian Drave, LL.M.
Founder I Attorney-at-law I Partner
Master of Insurance Law
Certified lawyer for Transportation and Shipping Law
T + 49 211 822 68 09-2
E christian.drave@norden-legal.de
Christian Drave is an experienced commercial insurance expert and supports companies, their decision makers and brokers for more than twenty years as strategic solution finder, negotiator and litigator.
His distinguished practice is especially focused on international insurance matters, including
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International insurance programmes
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D&O / Financial Lines
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Cyber insurance
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Business interruption coverage
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Liability insurance
Christian Drave is an expert in handling international major losses. He further focuses on Business interruption coverage and Product liability and product recall, as well as risk management and emerging risks.
Born 1972. Certified shipping clerk. Law studies in Hamburg and Oslo. Master of Laws in insurance law. Prior to founding NORDEN Rechtsanwälte lawyer at commercial law firms in Hamburg and Dusseldorf. Recently insurance lawyer at a well-known mid-size insurance law firm. Legal writer and lecturer.
Anticipating. Creative. Empathetic. Father. Appreciates pipe smoking. Being a passionate sailor, under way on the world`s seas.
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D&O Insurance: Advising a logistics group in connection with the restructuring of an international D&O insurance programme.
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D&O / Crime Insurance under an International Insurance Programme: Advising an international investment bank in relation to a financial loss.
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Cyber Insurance: Advising companies in the media, logistics and food manufacturing sectors following cyber attacks.
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Offshore Wind Farm: Loss settlement under property and business interruption insurance following a serial loss in the triple-digit million euro range.
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Project Insurance: Enforcing insurance claims in connection with a large-scale construction project on behalf of a project company.
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Captive Insurance: Advising an industrial group on the structuring and design of a captive insurance arrangement.
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Event Cancellation Insurance: Advising a leading insurance broker on event cancellations in connection with cyber incidents and the war in Ukraine.
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Legal Expenses Insurance (Criminal Defence): Advising a managing director in various legal expenses insurance matters.
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War Exclusions: Advising an insurance broker on war exclusion clauses in connection with the war in Ukraine.
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Property Damage and Business Interruption: Representing an international chemical group in the out-of-court enforcement of a multi-million USD loss under an international insurance programme following an explosion at an overseas site.
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International Product Liability Insurance: Advising an international pharmaceutical group on product liability claims under an international liability insurance programme.
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Business Interruption: Advising and representing clients in numerous business interruption, business closure and event cancellation cases in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, including a European automotive supplier, a food retail chain, international hotel groups, major concert promoters and insurance brokers.
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Cyber Insurance: Advising a mid-sized mechanical engineering company in connection with coverage claims arising from a cyber insurance loss.
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Intermediaries: Ongoing advice to insurance brokers and in-house brokers on insurance and regulatory matters.
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Renewable Energy: Loss settlement under machinery and business interruption insurance following an explosion at a biogas plant.
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Energy: Advising a leading energy utility in connection with the adjustment of a turbine loss.
Dr. Max Staudacher, LL.M.
Attorney-at-law I Salary Partner
Master of Laws (University of Aberdeen)
Certified lawyer for Insurance Law
T + 49 211 822 68 09-3
E max.staudacher@norden-legal.de
Dr. Max Staudacher has been advising on all aspects of industrial insurance for more than ten years.
A core focus of his practice is the handling of complex industrial property losses, in particular in connection with:
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fire insurance
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machinery insurance
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Contractors / Erection all risks insurance (CAR / EAR)
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business interruption insurance
His background in construction and architectural law further complements his advisory work in property and liability insurance, especially in relation to project-based insurance solutions.
Another key focus of Dr. Staudacher’s practice is cyber insurance. He advises companies and their decision-makers on the structuring and interpretation of cyber policies as well as on the enforcement of insurance claims following cyber incidents – including ransomware attacks, social engineering fraud and cyber-related business interruption losses.
In addition, Dr. Staudacher advises comprehensively on product liability and transport insurance matters.
Dr. Staudacher combines strategic thinking with many years of litigation experience. Having previously worked at a leading insurer-side law firm, he has an in-depth understanding of how insurers assess and decide claims – an advantage highly valued by insured companies and their decision-makers in both strategic advisory work and the enforcement of insurance claims.
Born in 1981. Studied law in Bonn and Fribourg (Switzerland). Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Aberdeen (United Kingdom). Academic research activity at the University of Bonn (Chair of Prof. Dr Haack). Doctorate (PhD) from the University of Bonn. Certified Specialist in Insurance Law. Many years of professional experience at several national and international law firms.
Pragmatic strategist. Creative. Hands-on mindset. Empathetic. Mixed martial artist. Collector of rare whiskies. Globetrotter.
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Cyber Insurance: Advising a large number of mid-sized and international companies following cyber attacks, in particular ransomware incidents.
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International Product Liability Insurance: Advising an international automotive supplier in connection with product liability claims.
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Industrial Property Insurance: Advising and representing a major recycling company following a large-scale fire at a sorting facility.
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Power Plant Loss: Advising an energy company in relation to a loss of profits resulting from interruptions in gas supply.
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Renewable Energy: Advising on a major loss at a solar power plant.
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Construction All Risks Insurance: Advising a DAX-listed company in connection with a construction all risks loss at a new production facility.
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Industrial Property Insurance: Advising and representing an internationally operating medical device manufacturer in relation to a major water damage loss at a production plant.
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Machinery Insurance: Advising and representing an industrial company in litigation following machinery damage and business interruption losses.
KEY AREAS OF ADVICE
Cyber insurance
D&O insurance
Business interruption losses
International Insurance Programs
Industry 4.0
EAR and Infrastructure
Fire- and Explosion damage
Engineering insurance
Product liability and recall
Renewables
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