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Ekelmans & Meijer
Mr. Jan Ekelmans
Clients appreciate Jan Ekelmans' approach in cases that do not only present legal problems but which also involve significant inherent risks because they are so personally exacting, deal with domestic politics, are based on principles or are sensitive from the point of view of publicity. Jan’s love of business, his sense of perspective and skill with figures, his sense of humour and his sharp mind all prove invaluable in this regard. Clients, therefore do not only call on Jan to assist in disputes, but also for legal advice on strategic transactions such as product innovation, outsourcing of services, takeovers or identifying the boundaries of new legislation.
Education
Jan studied at the University of Amsterdam, during which time he was a member of the faculty board. He became a lawyer in 1986.
Work Experience
Before joining Ekelmans & Meijer, Jan worked for one of Amsterdam’s large law firms and was based both in Amsterdam and New York. He became a partner with Ekelmans & Meijer in 1994. Jan has broad experience which he primarily applies to insurance companies and their insured parties. He is involved in litigation across the full spectrum of liability law and insurance law and provides advice on transactions. Alongside his work as a lawyer, Jan also organises workshops for clients, publishes and acts as an arbitrator.
Jan’s range of experience includes:
- assistance to independent professionals such as lawyers, civil-law notaries, insurance agents and estate agents accused of professional misconduct under disciplinary law or civil law;
- disputes relating to the establishment of insurance agreements, cover, liability and recourse across a wide range of types of insurance (including civil liability insurance, liability insurance for businesses and professions, third party insurance, invalidity insurance, sick leave insurance, accident, fire, motor vehicle and healthcare insurance);
- the complete reformulation of policy conditions for a market leader in the insurance market;
- amending insurance conditions in the light of the introduction of the Healthcare Insurance Act, which authorised insurance companies to continue to insure foreign parties responsibly for healthcare costs;
- achieving consensus on tariffs between private clinics and insurance companies, enabling insurance companies to include medical treatment in private clinics responsibly in their insurance package;
- outsourcing essential activities such as loss adjustment services and claims brokerage for financial institutions;
- takeovers of various types of insurance portfolios;
- takeovers in the automobile industry, construction, the travel industry, IT, the entertainment industry and the property and clothing sectors;
- privatising a hospital, nursing homes, care homes and a psychiatric institution.
