Insurance law, between Paris and Luxembourg.
A law firm advising insurers, reinsurers, private banks and distributors on life insurance, from the contract to the courtroom.
The firm
The name Affina speaks of a meeting: the meeting of insurance and finance. It has become the way the firm practises, at the meeting point of French and Luxembourg law, of advice and litigation, of practice and teaching. And every matter begins with a meeting: between you and us.
In Latin, affinis (ad + finis) means “bordering, allied”.
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2005
Firm founded in Paris
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49
publications and interviews, from 2000 to 2026
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76
conferences and training sessions, from 1997 to 2026
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Since1999
Teaching at Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas (Master 2 in insurance law)
- The firm
Who you are
Our clients are insurance and finance professionals, corporate policyholders and their advisers. We also assist private clients with their estates and wealth.
- Insurers, reinsurers and mutual insurers Designing your contracts, preparing for an inspection by the ACPR (the French prudential supervision and resolution authority), transferring a portfolio.
- European and Luxembourg insurers operating in France Offering Luxembourg or other European contracts in France, in line with French rules on information and advice.
- Private banks and asset managers Distributing life insurance contracts, managing unit-linked funds or a dedicated internal fund.
- Intermediaries and independent wealth advisers Organising your distribution, your agreements with insurers and your duty to advise.
- Industrial and commercial companies Placing your D&O, professional indemnity, fraud or cyber policies, and handling your claims and coverage disputes.
- Private clients International estates, divorces raising wealth issues and advice to families, working with the notary in charge of the file.
- Who we advise
Practice areas
We act from the design of a contract to its defence in court, for French contracts and for Luxembourg contracts offered in France.
- 01Life insuranceFrance
- 02Luxembourg life insuranceFrance · Luxembourg
- 03Contracts and reinsuranceFrance
- 04Regulation and the ACPRFrance
- 05DistributionFrance
- 06M&A and restructuringFrance · Luxembourg
- 07ReinsuranceFrance · Luxembourg
- 08Litigation and arbitrationFrance · Luxembourg
- 09Corporate risksFrance
- 10Cyber risksFrance
- 11Combating fraudFrance · Luxembourg
- 12Estates and private wealthFrance
- +All practice areas
Three partners who practise insurance law; two of them teach it at Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas.
Insights
Analyses of recent texts, the list of our publications and a glossary of technical terms, written for professional readers.
Publications and talks
- 2026 Menaces sur l’assurance vie luxembourgeoise libellée en unités de compte Publication
- 2026 Le Luxembourg assouplit le cadre de l’assurance-vie Publication
- 2026 Assurance vie sur le marché français Talk
- 2025 L’assurance vie en France et au Luxembourg Talk
- 2025 Actualité de l’assurance vie en France Talk
- 2025 Distribution d’assurance vie : nouvelles règles spécifiques en matière de conseil, d’information et de gouvernance des produits Talk
- 2024 Actualité juridique et fiscale du marché de l’assurance vie en France Talk
- 2023 Contrats d’assurance vie et clients français Talk
- 2023 Actualité juridique et fiscale du marché de l’assurance vie en France Talk
- 2023 Nouveau régime luxembourgeois de lutte contre la déshérence des contrats d’assurance vie et de capitalisation Publication
- 2022 Lutte anti-fraude Talk
- 2022 Actualité juridique et fiscale du marché de l’assurance vie en France Talk
Two offices
Paris
The firm’s main office, in the 16th arrondissement.
121 bis, rue de la Pompe, 75116 Paris, France+33 1 58 36 08 40 Directions (new tab)
Luxembourg
Affina Legal S.à r.l. shares its offices with the practice of Maître Jean-François Steichen, Avocat à la Cour.
30, rue Marie-Adélaïde, L-2128 Luxembourg+352 20 20 42 23 Directions (new tab)