LODEWIJCKX Sandra

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English: Sandra is a partner in the Commercial Law and Dispute Resolution department and leads the Insurance and Reinsurance team.

Areas of Specialization: Sandra focuses particularly on:

• Insurance Law
• Liability Issues
• Pension Law
• Litigation

Background: Sandra graduated in law from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) in 1994. After her studies, she took several additional courses in insurance and risk management, including at Assuralia and the German reinsurer Münchener Rück. Sandra was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 1999.

Expertise and Experience: With six years of invaluable experience at ING Insurance (now Vivium), Sandra has a unique perspective that combines industry expertise with legal training, providing her with an unparalleled understanding of the challenges faced by her clients. Her distinctive mix of experience sets her apart, as no other law firm can boast such a comprehensive in-house capability.

Sandra’s client portfolio includes Belgian and international insurance and reinsurance companies, professional organizations, mutuals, and insurance intermediaries.

She advises and litigates in life and non-life insurance, insurance product distribution including new forms of distribution, regulation, compliance, corporate governance, reinsurance, corporate insurance, and portfolio transfers, new insurance product development, policy wording revision, and insurance premium taxes.

Her in-depth knowledge of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD), as well as her strong network and regular engagement with insurers, actuaries, academics, insurance associations, and regulators, further enhance her expertise. Furthermore, Sandra's exceptional knowledge extends to group insurance and pensions, further distinguishing her capabilities in this field.

Sandra and Hugo Keulers' remarkable achievements have consistently led to our insurance practice being ranked Tier 1 in Belgium by Legal 500 since 2017. This exceptional success further reinforces our undisputed leadership in the Belgian insurance law market. Her extraordinary capabilities have been recognized by Legal 500, placing her in the "Hall of Fame," the highest distinction.

Publications and Conferences: Sandra is a highly sought-after speaker on insurance topics and teaches insurance law at the University of Antwerp, where she is a member of the steering group of the Antwerp Chair of Liability and Insurance Law (ALLIC). She regularly publishes on subjects such as the introduction of class actions into the Belgian legal system and cyber risk coverage. Sandra also teaches internal courses regularly.