Dr. Kai Goretzky
LL. M. (London)

Corporate Insurance

Dr. Kai Goretzky<br/>LL. M. (London)

Experience

Dr. Kai Goretzky has been advising clients in the insurance and financial sectors for more than 25 years. He specialises in insurance regulatory law, intermediary law and insurance contract law, as well as sector-specific compliance issues within the insurance industry.

He advises international insurers, intermediaries and InsurTechs on the ongoing transformation of their business models driven by European supervisory law (Solvency II, IDD) and the European legal requirements on sustainability for financial services providers (SFDR). Another focus of his practice is advice for managing general agents (MGA) on the expansion of their business models and their offerings of insurance solutions through Lloyd’s of London. A further focus of his practice is the drafting of policy documentation in accordance with the mandatory provisions of German insurance contract law.

His current advisory focus lies in the digitalisation of the insurance industry through InsurTechs, artificial intelligence and automated processes, as well as in the distribution of sustainable insurance products.

In addition, Kai Goretzky advises banks and fund management companies, particularly on investment and distribution issues within the insurance sector. Another key area of his practice is the use of cooperative models for financing purposes.
 

Education

Dr. Kai Goretzky has been a partner at Oppenhoff since April 2026. He studied law at the University of Hamburg, where he obtained his doctorate in 1998. He also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Queen Mary and Westfield College, Centre for Commercial Law Studies (London, England). Before joining Oppenhoff, he was general consel of a German insurtech before becoming a partner at Dentons in Frankfurt, where he headed the insurance regulatory and insurance contract law practice until March 2026.

Kai Goretzky is a regular speaker on current topics of insurance and finance law, including digitalisation topics, the use of artificial intelligence in the insurance industry, regulatory developments and cross-border insurance business. Legal 500 and JUVE name him as an accepted expert in insurance law and base their assessment on client feedback which stresses his experience, industy expertise and pragmatism . Kai Goretzly is also a lecturer at the University of Düsseldorf.
 

Dr. Kai Goretzky
LL. M. (London)

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