Jurisdiction and Applicable Law

Applicable Law

The professional indemnity insurance contract is based on the law of the country in which the policyholder is registered.

Registration

Markel Insurance SE is registered with BaFin (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht)) (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) under register number 5211 and is a member of the GDV (Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V.) (German Insurance Association).

Contract Language

The contract language of the professional indemnity insurance contract is English. Likewise, all communication between you and the insurer or exali.com as your advisor takes place in English.

Jurisdiction for Legal Actions Against the Policyholder

The court at your place of residence or headquarters or, in the absence of such, your usual place of residence has jurisdiction for legal actions brought against you from the insurance relationship.

Jurisdiction for Legal Actions Against the Insurer Markel

• Legal actions against the insurer arising from the insurance contract can be brought before the local court responsible for the insurer or for the headquarters of the branch office administering the contract.
• If the contract was concluded online, the court of the place where exali.com has its headquarters (Augsburg, Bavaria) is also responsible for legal actions that are brought against the insurer from the insurance contract.
• The court in whose district you were domiciled at the time of the commencement of the legal action or, in the absence of such, your usual place of residence, has local jurisdiction for legal actions arising from the insurance contract or insurance brokerage.