Matheson is an Irish law firm with offices in Dublin, London, New York, and Palo Alto. It has over 600 employees including 75 partners. The firm focuses on serving international companies and financial institutions doing business in and through Ireland, with over half of Fortune 100 companies and top 10 global tech brands as clients. The document then focuses on Matheson's Insurance Group, which provides legal services to insurance and reinsurance companies in Ireland. It handles contentious and non-contentious work, advising on regulatory issues, transactions, and disputes. Recent representative matters are listed for insurance clients.

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Insurance
A first-class, highly experienced team.
Chambers Europe 2015

2. The primary focus of Matheson is to serve the
Irish legal needs of international companies
and financial institutions doing business in
and through Ireland. Our clients include over
half of the Fortune 100 companies. We also
advise 7 of the top 10 global technology
brands and over half of the world’s 50 largest
banks. We are headquartered in Dublin and
also have offices in London, New York and
Palo Alto. More than 600 people work across
our four offices, including 75 partners and
tax principals and over 350 legal and tax
professionals.
Our Insurance Group provides legal services to insurance and reinsurance companies, insurance intermediaries and captive managers
active in Ireland. Through our dedicated Insurance Group, we aim to provide a full range of legal services to our insurance client base.
Our Insurance Group has played a leading role in some of most high profile and innovative transactions in the Irish insurance industry
in recent years.
We represent leading domestic Irish insurers and intermediaries, for whom we undertake both contentious and non-contentious work.
We have particular experience in advising on the establishment, authorisation, compliance, corporate governance and restructuring of
insurance and reinsurance operations in Ireland.
Corporate and regulatory
With our extensive corporate and regulatory insurance experience, we provide a seamless service on all aspects of insurance and reinsurance
transactions. We advise on the legal, regulatory and tax aspects of the establishment of insurance and reinsurance operations in Ireland.
Our corporate insurance practice covers all aspects of insurance law and regulation including:
• Advising on insurance and reinsurance mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and joint ventures
• Advising on portfolio transfers, cross-border mergers and schemes of arrangement
• Advising on agency and distribution arrangements
• Advising on capital raising, both debt and equity
• Structuring and advising on insurance linked securities transactions
• Drafting and advising on insurance and reinsurance contract wordings
• Advising on compliance issues including consumer protection laws, solvency requirements and corporate governance matters
• Providing taxation advice on all issues related to the insurance and reinsurance industries
Our services

3. Litigation
We provide a full dispute resolution and claims support service to our insurance and reinsurance clients, advising on all forms of dispute
resolution, including alternative dispute resolution. We assist and support our clients in the investigation of circumstances which are likely to lead
to claims and advise on coverage options, potential third party liability and subrogation claims.
Our insurance litigation services include:
• Representing insurers and reinsurers in coverage disputes
• Representing insurers’ interests in liability claims under errors and omissions (E&O) and directors and officers liability (D&O) policies
• Representing insurers’ interests in professional indemnity claims for a broad range of risks including solicitors, insurance brokers, accountants,
tax advisers, bankers, architects and engineers
• Advising on legislation and judicial review
• Advising insurers and intermediaries on corporate defence matters with the Central Bank of Ireland and the Office of the Director of Corporate
Enforcement including administrative sanctions and complaints made to the Financial Services Ombudsman
• Advising insurers on medical malpractice claims and regulatory issues
• Providing claims handling services
• Advising on portfolio transfers
• CUNA Mutual on the sale of its Irish life and non-life insurance
business to the Sterling Group by way of High Court approved
portfolio transfers
• Allied Irish Banks plc on the €450 million sale of Ark Life Assurance
plc to Guardian Financial Services
• The Minister for Finance on the €1.3 billion sale of Irish Life
Assurance plc to Great-West Lifeco
• Aviva Group on the transfer of the non-life insurance business of
Aviva Insurance Europe SE to Aviva Insurance Ireland by a High
Court approved portfolio transfer and on the establishment of an
Irish branch of Aviva Insurance Limited
• Swiss Life Group on its acquisition of a pan-European book of life
business from UBS Insurance by way of a High Court approved
portfolio transfer
• Aviva in a large subrogation claim against the Irish Electricity
Company the ESB, alleging it caused or contributed to extensive
flooding in Cork City in November 2009
• AIG in a significant claim under a D&O policy
• Robertson Low insurance brokers in a professional negligence action
by Bloxham Stockbrokers
• Chubb Insurance and W R Berkley in coverage proceedings in the
high profile Michael Lynn Commercial Court case
• Mount Carmel Hospital in their indemnity arrangements with the
State for the provision of obstetric services at the Hospital
• Medical Protection Society in defence of medical malpractice claims,
including high value obstetrics claims resulting in birth defects and
cerebral palsy
Recent transactions
Lawyers in our Insurance Group have advised:
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Contacts
Sharon Daly
PARTNER
E sharon.daly@matheson.com
Tom Hayes
PARTNER
E tom.hayes@matheson.com
Darren Maher
PARTNER
E darren.maher@matheson.com
What others say about us
06.05.15
April McClements
PARTNER
E april.mcclements@matheson.com
Matheson’s Sharon Daly is ‘a top choice insurance litigator’.
European Legal 500 2015
Darren Maher “is a really excellent lawyer – my go-to guy on the
regulatory side”.
Chambers Europe 2015
“Sharon Daly has a wealth of knowledge in the market.”
Chambers Europe 2015
Darren Maher ‘thinks outside the box’.
European Legal 500 2015
“These lawyers understand the regulatory environment very well.
They are practical and understand our needs.”
Chambers Europe 2015
Matheson’s [Insurance] lawyers are noted for their ‘level of expertise,
which is second to none – nothing daunts them’.
Insurance: European Legal 500 2014
Sharon Daly is a highly respected figure on the market, lauded for her
considerable skill on insurance disputes.
Chambers Europe 2014
“Darren Maher is the reason we do business with Matheson. He
is customer-focused, steers us really well and has real expertise in
the area.”
Chambers Europe 2014