Hamza Akli

Partner

Luc Bigel and Hamza Akli regularly advise us on numerous French and cross-border operations and issues. They form a remarkably efficient and available duo.

— Legal 500 EMEA France 2025

Emailhamza.akli@dlapiper.com

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About

Hamza Akli is a Partner in DLA Piper’s Paris insurance practice. He advises insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries on regulatory, distribution and contentious matters, in France and internationally.

His practice covers market access, Solvency II, governance and outsourcing, with a particular focus on cross-border distribution and product oversight and governance (POG). He also advises on insurance company restructurings, portfolio transfers and run-off transactions.

Hamza acts for insurers and intermediaries in ACPR supervisory and disciplinary proceedings, and represents insurers and reinsurers during investigations and inspections conducted by the ACPR and the DGCCRF.

His litigation practice includes prudential provisioning, bonuses under life and health insurance policies, and the eligibility of financial instruments underlying life policies. He also handles strategic financial loss insurance disputes involving a risk of serial claims.

He serves on the LexisNexis UK Consulting Editorial Board (Insurance & ESG) and co-leads, with Luc Bigel, the editorial content of the (re)insurance undertakings section of Lextenso’s Insurance Essentials collection.

Drawing on experience gained both within the banking sector and in private practice, Hamza combines strong technical insurance expertise with a practical understanding of the commercial and operational challenges faced by regulated financial institutions. This dual perspective allows him to provide pragmatic advice on complex regulatory, supervisory and contentious matters affecting insurers, reinsurers and other financial services businesses.

Areas of FocusInsurance Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations Regulatory and Government Affairs Finance

Professional QualificationsAvocat admitted to the Paris Bar

EXPERIENCE

Hamza has advised:

Foreign insurers and reinsurers on French licensing procedures and cross-border insurance activities, including engagement with the ACPR.
Insurers and pension funds on reorganising their governance arrangements and meeting regulatory requirements for outsourcing.
Insurers and intermediaries in ACPR supervisory and disciplinary proceedings.
Insurers on portfolio transfers and run-off transactions in France and internationally, including ACPR approval procedures for portfolio transfers.
Mutual insurance companies on a restructuring project leading to a merger.
Insurers on the establishment of a European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG).
Insurers and intermediaries on the design of national and cross-border insurance distribution arrangements.
Insurers and intermediaries on reviews of their product oversight and governance (POG) arrangements.
Insurers in proceedings concerning prudential provisioning and the allocation of bonuses under life and health insurance policies.
Insurers in disputes concerning the eligibility of financial instruments underlying life insurance policies, including treasury bills and EMTNs.

Languages

French
English
Arabic

Awards

Insurance team recognitions

Tier 1 – Insurance, Legal 500 EMEA (2020–2026).
Ranked – Insurance, Chambers France (2025).

Individual recognitions

Leading Associate – Insurance, Legal 500 EMEA (2024–2026).
Best Lawyers – Insurance Law (2022–2026).
Gold medal awarded by the Legal & Business Forum for the article “Brexit in insurance: no wait and see for the French government”, published on Les Echos Executives.
Silver medal awarded by the Legal & Business Forum for the article “What insurance for tomorrow’s world?”, published on Les Echos Executives.
Silver Medal – Palmarès du Droit – Insurance Sector (Monde du droit and Association Française des Juristes en Entreprise).

Education

Queen Mary University of London, LL.M, 2012

University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Master's degree in Arbitration, Litigation and ADR, 2011

University of Paris Descartes, Master's degree in Business Law, 2010

Publications

Hamza has authored or co-authored more than 80 articles on insurance, distribution, ESG, claims and regulatory matters in professional and legal publications.

Books

Managing and outsourcing (re)insurance activities, Argus Edition (2018; new edition 2023).
Understanding and embracing the insurtech revolution, Argus Edition (2019).
Climatic Risks, ESG and Insurance, Argus Edition (2022).
Parametric insurance: comparing worldwide legislations.

Selected articles

Cyberassurance : trois ans après la loi Lopmi, l’heure des clarifications - L'Agefi , 2 June 2026
Contrats d’assurance vie luxembourgeois liés à des fonds d’investissement : un cadre clarifié mais une ambition luxembourgeoise contenue | L’Argus de l’assurance , 18 May 2026
Solvabilité 2 et proportionnalité : un nouveau cadre prudentiel | L’Argus de l’assurance , 10 December 2025
ACPR et distribution d’assurance depuis les pays tiers : vers une interdiction implicite des succursales ? L’Argus de l’assurance , 1 October 2025
Actions collectives : vers une nouvelle architecture du risque | La Tribune de l'Assurance , 4 June 2025
Paquets Omnibus : vers l'allègement des obligations environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance (ESG) | L’Argus de l’assurance , 3 June 2025
Amla et ACPR : le choc des titans ? | L’Argus de l’assurance , 5 February 2025
L’assurance au chevet du M&A, Tribune de l’Assurance, February 2025.
La prescription biennale, à l’épreuve du temps : un enjeu entre protection des assurés et résilience sectorielle, 16 January 2025.
L’inflation sociale : enjeux en matière d’assurance | Option finance, 14 October 2024
Que retenir de la nouvelle recommandation concernant DDA ?, 2 October 2024
Polluants éternels, le début d’une histoire sans fin - Les Echos, 14 May 2024
Les défis de l’inflation sociale en matière d’assurance (partie 2) | La Tribune de l'Assurance, 7 May 2024
Les défis de l’inflation sociale en matière d’assurance (partie 1) | La Tribune de l'Assurance, 9 April 2024
Warranty & Indemnity : couverture et connaissance de l'assuré | L’argus de l’assurance, 20 September 2023
DDA, POG, Rémunération & Conflits d’intérêts – les exigences complémentaires de l’ACPR - Les Echos, 19 July 2023
Devoir de vigilance, miroir aux alouettes pour les assureurs ? - Les Echos, 3 July 2023
Les difficultés de la réglementation LCB-FT pour les acteurs de l’assurance | Option finance, 12 May 2023
Les clarifications de l'ACPR sur les holdings financières | L’Argus de l’assurance, 12 April 2023

Seminars

Les différents régimes applicables à la réassurance internationale : opportunités business?, September 2026
Value for money, une analyse comparative européenne, June 2026
Moot Reinsurance Arbitration, June 2026
IA et assurance : opportunités et réglementation, April 2026
La réforme des class actions face aux risques émergents, December 2025
Les risques climatiques et l’assurance paramétrique, June 2025
La réforme de la LCB-FT en matière d’assurance, April 2025
L’impact de la Loi Industrie Verte en Assurance vie, April 2024
PFAS, Microplastics & antibioresistance, quels challenges? March 2025
Devoir de vigilance, pratiques commerciales trompeuses et contentieux pénal, November 2024
Présentation des actualités réglementaires assurance
L'impact réglementaire des assurtech sur le marché de l'assurance, October 2023

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper, Hamza worked in a private bank and in the insurance team of a leading international French law firm.

Additional qualifications

Lecturer in Insurance and Regulatory Law at Sorbonne (Paris I) University.
Lecturer at the Professional Training School of the Paris Court of Appeal (EFB).
Member of the LexisNexis UK Consulting Editorial Board (Insurance & ESG).
Editorial Lead, with Luc Bigel, of the (re)insurance undertakings section, Insurance Essentials collection, Lextenso Editions.
Co-Founder of the Risk Observatory (L’Observatoire du Risque), a legal insights platform covering insurance regulation, product and industrial liability, and complex litigation, with a focus on emerging risks such as PFAS, climate change and artificial intelligence.

Memberships And Affiliations