Complex, high-value disputes involving treaty and facultative reinsurance, aggregation issues, and follow-the-settlements clauses — resolved before the UAE Courts, the DIFC and ADGM Courts, or international arbitration.
Reinsurance disputes are among the most technically demanding matters in insurance law. They engage the interpretation of treaty and facultative wordings, aggregation of losses, follow-the-settlements and claims-cooperation clauses, late notification, and the interaction between local cedants and international reinsurance markets. Since the consolidation of insurance regulation under Federal Decree-Law No. 6 of 2025, the Central Bank of the UAE also regulates reinsurance arrangements and cross-border placements, adding a regulatory dimension to the contractual analysis.
Forum matters. These disputes may proceed before the onshore UAE Courts, the common-law DIFC and ADGM Courts, or arbitration seated in the UAE or abroad — and the governing law and dispute resolution clauses in the slip or treaty often decide the outcome before the merits are ever reached. We advise cedants, reinsurers, and brokers on coverage positions, and represent them through negotiation, expert determination, litigation, and arbitration.
Disputes under proportional and non-proportional treaty arrangements, including aggregation and event definitions.
Disputes arising from facultative placements, including alleged non-disclosure and wording mismatches with the underlying policy.
Advising on how multiple losses aggregate under event, occurrence, and cause-based wordings.
Advising on the scope and limits of follow-the-settlements and follow-the-fortunes obligations.
Coverage analysis and dispute resolution under primary policies and their reinsurance.
Representing clients in arbitration of reinsurance disputes, seated in the UAE or internationally.
See also: Subrogation & Recovery Claims · Corporate & Commercial Insurance Advisory.
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