Oliver Brand

Prof. Dr. Oliver Brand (LL.M. Cambridge) is a faculty member at the University of Mannheim School of Law, holding the Chair of Civil Law, Private Insurance Law, Commercial Law, and Comparative Law. His research focuses on liability law, insurance regulation, digital transformation in insurance, and intersections with comparative legal methodology.

• University of Mannheim, Department of Law
• Chairholder since 2015 (implied by editorial board membership)
• Teaches Private Insurance Law, Comparative Law, and Liability Law

Research interests include: non-pecuniary damages compensation, insurance supervisory frameworks, digital insurance innovations, comparative legal methodology, and intersections with competition/intellectual property law. He leads the Mannheim Institute of Insurance Science and organizes annual conferences and seminars.

Recent publications examine robo-advice compliance (2020), health data processing (2020), and medical robotics liability (2019). His doctoral supervision spans topics like drone liability (Sarah Herrmann), environmental liability (Stella Piesch), and cross-border insurance regulations.

Doctoral candidates must align with his research areas: civil/commercial law, comparative practices, and international dimensions. Completed theses include works on health-conscious behavior in insurance (Annika Bührle) and drone liability (Sarah Herrmann).