André Graf
Consultant
André Graf looks back on a long career in the insurance industry, in particular in reinsurance and financial lines. He has been providing his knowledge and comprehensive understanding of insurance and reinsurance law to various insurance and reinsurance companies as an independent counsel for over thirty years. He advises and assists leading insurers and reinsurers in complicated national and international liability and coverage disputes, in drafting insurance law contractual provisions or in assisting with claims.
Recognition
Who is Who Legal Global Guide for Insurance & Reinsurance 2022 Ranking: Recommended
"André Graf enjoys a strong reputation for his “detailed understanding of insurance law."
Expertise
Versicherungs- und Rückversicherungsrecht (insbesondere Vermögensschaden-Versicherungen im Finanz- und Bankenbereich (Financial Lines), Organhaftpflicht (D&O), Berufshaftpflicht, Vertrauensschadenversicherung); Regulierung von Versicherungsschadenfällen; Versicherungsaufsichtsrechtliche Angelegenheiten; Internationale Rechtsstreitigkeiten und Schiedsgerichtsfälle.
Professional Experience
Since 2022 Consultant at BNS Attorneys at Law
From 2008 to 2022 Consultant at Baudacci Nigg Stenberg
Since 1991 Independent consultant for various insurance and reinsurance companies
From 1990 to 1991 Deputy Director and Marketing Executive of Union Re
From 1981 to 1990 lawyer in the property and casualty and underwriting sector of the Swiss Reinsurance Company (Swiss Re)
Education
University of Lausanne, law studies, 1980
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, engineering degree, 1977
Languages
French, German, English
Memberships
International Association of Insurance Law (French Section) (AIDA)
Swiss Lawyers Association (SJV)
Swiss Society for Liability and Insurance Law (SGHVR)
Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects (SIA)
Publications
Numerous publications in the fields of liability, insurance and reinsurance law
