For the third year in a row, we were proud to partner with the Legal 500 GC Summit Czech Republic, which took place last week in Prague.

Following our previous panel discussions focused on Due Diligence and Directors’ & Officers’ Liability Insurance (D&O), this year’s theme focused on W&I insurance and its practical use for in-house lawyers.

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The panel was moderated by our partner Tomáš Doležil, who invited three speakers offering three distinct perspectives:

🎤 Daniel Pospíšil, Partner at JŠK, who regularly encounters W&I insurance during SPA negotiations,

🎤 Jan Bakule, W&I insurance broker at RENOMIA, with deep insight into the market, its specifics, and emerging trends, and

🎤 Stefka Nacheva from WECOYA UNDERWRITING GmbH, who brings the insurer’s perspective—deciding what is insurable and under what conditions.

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Participants explored key practical questions, including:

✔️ Does W&I insurance genuinely facilitate transactions, or is it merely a helpful add-on?

✔️ Which risks are acceptable for insurers, and which immediately raise red flags?

✔️ How critical is due diligence from an underwriting perspective?

✔️ Disclosures, exclusions, and final coverage: where do misunderstandings most often arise between the parties?

✔️ Which key parameters of W&I insurance deserve the closest attention?

✔️ And finally—do W&I insurance claims actually work in practice?

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Thank you to all speakers and participants for an insightful and engaging discussion.