Ince & Co strengthens re/insurance practice
Law firm Ince & Co has strengthened its re/insurance practice with the appointment of Julia Degen to its new office in Cologne, Germany.
The new office will open ahead of schedule on Oct 1 , 2016 and will be Ince & Co’s second in Germany, having opened in Hamburg in 2001. The new office will have a focus on the non-marine insurance and reinsurance markets.
Degen has nearly ten years of re/insurance both in-house and as a defence and coverage counsel.
Before joining Ince & Co, she worked for three years at Siemens as in-house counsel where she advised on insurance law related matters.
She joins as a senior lawyer and completes Ince & Co’s Cologne team, which also comprises partners Stefan Segger and Eva-Maria Goergen and associates Barbara Lorscheid and Marie Holzhauer.
Segger, together with associates Lorscheid and Holzhauer, join Ince & Co from CMS Hasche Sigle.
Goergen joins from Bach Langheid & Dallmayr. She represents insurers and reinsurers on contentious matters, including coverage and subrogation issues and drafting policy wording and general terms and conditions.
Jan Hungar, managing partner of Ince & Co’s Hamburg office, said: “We are delighted that Julia is joining us as a senior member of the team. Her extensive experience and qualifications will contribute to our offering.
“She will also bring insights from the industry and fits culturally with our firm. Furthermore, her market expertise and qualification as a mediator will add further strength to our offering to insurance clients in Germany and across our international network.”
