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Your Risk. Our DNA.

We are your risk consultant and insurance broker specializing in the complex challenges of gamechangers.

"As an in-house expert for risk management and insurance issues, the requirements of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board are complex. As a former risk and insurance manager at DAX40 companies, I know them well."

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We let our work and our clients speak for us.

How we help you

Insurance Broking for Gamechangers

Risk Partners is a risk consultant and insurance broker. We specialize in
insurance coverage for companies and industries,
that are changing our everyday lives (game changers) and whose risks we understand in detail.

Road to IPO / Dual/Triple Track

Providing legal protection for IPOs, capital market liability, and M&A transactions

Sie planen einen Börsengang in Europa oder den USA? Parallel soll auch der Verkauf an Private Equity oder einen Strategen geprüft werden? Binden Sie unsere Expertise auf dem Stream „Versicherungen“ frühzeitig ein, idealerweise 24 Monate vorher, sodass wir Sie von Beginn an versicherungstechnisch richtig aufstellen können (z.B. mit unserer innovativen Risk Partner IPO Flip-D&O Insurance oder unserem Pre-IPO Readiness Check) sowie maßgeschneiderten M&A-Versicherungen (W&I Insurance, Tax Insurance etc.). Darüber hinaus können wir so für Sie Vertrauen im Versicherungsmarkt aufbauen und die Zusammenarbeit zwischen ihrem M&A/IPO-Projektteam und Ihrem Risk Partner Deal Team einspielen.  

We advise supervisory boards and executive boards in collaboration with our network of attorneys to help them avoid liability pitfalls during the IPO process and professionally mitigate risks. In addition, we train project teams regarding insurance coverage for potential conflicts of interest (e.g., with underwriters; SPA negotiations) and possible measures during the negotiation of the underwriting agreement or SPAs. Expert dual/triple-track support from a single source.  

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Your experienced team of experts for "gamechanging moments"

Risk Partners exists to provide tailored protection for gamechangers with complex risk profiles from the very beginning. 

Our services

Risk management
from A-Z

At Risk Partners, we are not only consultants in risk transfer, but have also worked as risk managers ourselves. Our approach is to understand and evaluate risk situations and then develop a joint strategy. Always taking your risk appetite into account. Insurance is only part of the solution, as is our advice.

  • "IPO readiness check" in the run-up to the IPO: coaching for the management board and supervisory board on D&O and prospectus liability (POSI), as well as compliance coaching together with our partner law firms
  • Individual advice following analysis of your planned market cap, stock exchange location and shareholder structure (pre- and post-IPO)
  • Understanding the risks from the transaction and reviewing the modification of the D&O cover
  • Extension of prospectus liability as a tailored project policy for comprehensive protection of the entire liability period of up to twelve years
  • Is your D&O "ready to be public"? Are securities trading claims adequately covered? Are you adequately protected against shareholder lawsuits? (US class actions also for ADR Level I-III, KapMuG)
  • Optimize the sums insured and benefit modules of D&O programs, also with a view to meaningfulness and insurance premium costs
  • Best insurance cover through comprehensive governance. Ask about our software-supported compliance suite. We are also happy to provide preparatory advice for "IPO candidates" who want to reduce their compliance, governance and board risk
  • Protection against LP or investor claims through our D&O / E&O concepts
  • "Capital call" fraud protection through tailor-made crime / cyber concepts
  • Investment protection through market-leading risk managementsolutions for your portfolio companies (day 1 to IPO)
  • Sparring with your law firm on insurance clauses (biometrics, financial loss risk, product liability or IP clauses) in the term sheet (in particular also for joint investments with US VCs and their clauses)
  • Especially for growth companies from Series B to E (to IPO)
  • D&O Growth concept including a free pre-IPO readiness check and our Risk Partners D&O solution with IPO flip for anyone planning an IPO 
  • Manager liability and personal liability of industry-specific role profiles (protection for your Health & Safety Officer, Regulatory & Clinical Affairs, Quality Officer, etc.)
  • Patent protection (IP liability)
  • Cyber insurance for sensitive data and liability risks (international studies)
  • Special concepts for the validation of volunteer studies (Phase I-IV)
  • Special public and product liability (incl. AMG and MPG)
  • Cyber / tech E&O concepts for AI products: Clarifying and securing liability issues (also for pharma and biotech)
  • ESG protection as part of the D&O insurance.
  • "High protection" for medical cannabis companies (from D&O and capital market protection to greenhouse and crop failure cover)
  • Successfully marketing of complex cyber risks on the international insurance markets - especially with exposed business models and high sums insured in demand
  • Wir gehören ebenfalls zu den wenigen Versicherungsmaklern mit ausgewiesener Expertise im Rahmen von Transaktionen oder sonstigen Sonderrisiken (z.B. Tax / Rechtsrisiken) unsere Kunden mit innovativen M&A-Versicherungslösungen begleiten zu können. 
  • Gerne begleiten wie Sie auch aus einer Hand im Dual-Trackverfahren

"Transferring complex risks for our clients requires specialist expertise and innovative solutions. We therefore have a clear focus on sectors and risks that we really understand."

We are partners throughout the entire life cycle of a company

Our added value as Risk Partners

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Specialization

We are completely focused on our specialist topics and strive to be the qualitative market leader in these areas. As a client of Risk Partners, you will speak with (industry) experts who are continuously training and closely following their industries.

Worldwide

Not only do we use English as our second corporate language, we are also regularly in London to develop innovative solutions. In addition, we are also at your side internationally with our network.

From the first notary appointment to the IPO

We exist to provide founders with holistic and highly specialized support from foundation to IPO. This unique positioning enables us to set up clients correctly at an early stage, e.g. through our D&O flip insurance. An innovation in the market!

Reliability

We are an owner-managed company with a very healthy age structure, which guarantees you stable support. Our unique company culture positions us as a contrast to many corporations in the brokerage market. We rely on a personal approach combined with leading specialist knowledge to ensure that your needs are optimally met.

Blog / News

How managers protect themselves from personal liability in the event of cyber incidents - #29Minutes by Control Risk & Risk Partners

How directors and officers protect themselves from personal liability in the event of cyber incidents - #29Minutes by Control Risk & Risk Partners Looking at our claims experience in the area of directors' and officers' liability in recent years, internal claims alleging inadequate cyber risk management and emergency management in the event of a cyber attack are unfortunately on the rise. In addition to special risk transfer solutions (cyber and crime insurance), there are also very practical tips on how to react correctly if the worst comes to the worst. After an exchange

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Finance Day 2023

Growth capital for biotechnology: Yesterday, today, tomorrow! A few days ago, Jutta Zaglauer and Florian Eckstein from our team attended the Finance Day 2023 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of biotechnology at the IZB - Innovation and Startup Center for Biotechnology. The event offered an exciting exchange and insights into current financing and capital market issues of biotechnology companies. As an experienced specialist insurance broker for the areas of life sciences, venture capital and IPOs, all three cornerstones of our "magic expertise triangle" were part of the event

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Atrialis GmbH - experts in clinical trial insurance

Atrialis GmbH - experts in clinical trial insurance & Risk Partners will play in the same team in the future. LifeSciences - Leading risk concepts for leading science! This has been our guiding principle for many years in advising innovative companies in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical products on risk issues and supporting them with suitable insurance solutions in all growth and study phases, from foundation to IPO and beyond (e.g. insuring a clinical trial). Together with my

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Whistleblower Protection Act

Whistleblower Protection Act ... is now in force. Hey #VCs, do you already have a system in place for safe #whistleblowing? And what about insurance cover in your D&O insurance? One month ago today, the German Whistleblower Protection Act came into force. Since July 2, 2023, not only companies with more than 50 employees, but also fund managers and ManCos (capital management companies in accordance with Section 17 (1) of the German Investment Code) have been obliged to set up and operate a whistleblower system, regardless of

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