CMS Belgium is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim van Zummeren as Counsel at its Antwerp office, effective 3 March 2025. Kim will lead the Belgian insurance practice, focusing on national and cross-border claims, coverage issues, and litigating on coverage disputes and policy wording.
Kim brings extensive expertise in various areas, including professional indemnity, commercial liability, construction all risks, property, bodily injury, D&O, and financial lines. Her wealth of experience in litigation spans insurance matters, tort law, commercial law, product liability, and large industrial losses.
Kim began her career at CMS, where she developed significant expertise in insurance law and dispute resolution. She then joined an independent Belgian law firm where she continued to specialize in insurance law, before returning to CMS.
"We are delighted to welcome Kim back to CMS. Her extensive experience and strong expertise in insurance law, coupled with her entrepreneurial spirit, will be instrumental in further developing our insurance practice and reinforcing the global firm's strategy."
CMS Belgium is a full-service law firm with offices in Brussels, Antwerp, and Luxembourg, boasting a global turnover of over EUR 1.9 billion in 2023. The firm employs over 100 lawyers, all experts in their respective fields, who collaborate to provide clients with top-tier legal and tax services.
The Belgian Insurance Law practice is part of the international CMS Insurance Sector Group, comprising more than 100 specialists worldwide. This group works with some of the market's largest insurance businesses across 30 jurisdictions.