Insurance and Reinsurance 2026

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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Martine Samuelian, Olivier Lyon Lynch and Hugues Vaysset Jeantet Jeantet is one of the leading independent French corporate law firms (about 200 lawyers). The firm also has an international reach with its several desks (Russia, China, Morocco, Middle East) and its “best friends” networks. Jeantet is a “full-service” firm par- ticularly attentive to economic, technological and social developments that have a direct impact on its clients’ strategies. The firm’s solutions are pragmatic and take into account the evolution of their markets and their specific needs and requirements. Jeantet’s decades of experience in insurance law have nur- tured an ambitious and comprehensive practice

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serving risk carriers and insurance distributors. The insurance, banking and financial regulation team is composed of two partners and four associates. The main areas of expertise are as follows: advising and assisting its clients on their dealings with their super- visory authorities (including authorisation, pre-litiga- tion and disciplinary proceedings); advising and as- sisting its clients in particular on internal control, risk management, compliance, AML-CFT; contractual drafting and negotiation with their various counter- parties; and pre-litigation and litigation.

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Martine Samuelian is the leading partner of the insurance, banking and financial regulation team at Jeantet. She specialises in insurance, banking and investment regulation. She has advised regulated entities such as

Olivier Lyon Lynch is co-leading partner of the insurance, banking and financial regulation team at Jeantet. He specialises in insurance, banking and investment regulation. He has been assisting insurance companies

insurance companies, banks and payment services providers and assisted them with financial litigation (civil and criminal courts or independent administrative authorities such as the AMF and the ACPR) for more than 35 years. She leads a strong team dedicated to compliance, AML/CTF, prudential requirements and governance. Her clients recognise her technical expertise in financial matters and her knowledge of the markets, stakeholders, products and regulators, which has made her a key contact for the general, legal and compliance departments of these institutions.

and intermediaries for over 15 years with legal disputes against their partners or arising from the implementation of insurance guarantees. He also assists financial institutions with disciplinary proceedings (AMF and ACPR). Olivier also advises players in the insurance sector on regulatory issues and transactional operations (mergers and acquisitions, sales of insurance or brokerage portfolios). Olivier has also acted on behalf of financial institutions in litigation involving fraud (Ponzi schemes, payment fraud, identity theft).

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