About

Provided by Carey

Carey has a long track record representing leading Chilean and global insurers, reinsurers, financial institutions, brokers and insured businesses, on regulatory, corporate, transactional/M&A and dispute resolution matters.


Carey has assisted some of these clients on the insurance industry’s largest M&A deals in Chile and continues to provide advice to many of them on their ongoing regulatory, corporate, litigation, finance, transactional and tax matters, including serving as advisor and conducting their day-to-day relationship with the insurance regulator.


Carey also has substantial expertise working alongside insurance and reinsurance companies and brokers, representing lenders or borrowers in connection with project finance insurance packages. In addition, Carey advises leading international banks and financial institutions on the design, implementation and marketing of new insurance products and instruments.


The firm also has significant experience in insurance claims, including preliminary loss and claim analyses, filings, loss adjustments, negotiations, and dispute resolution processes.

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Insurance - Chile

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Carey is a well-established law firm with a strong footprint in the insurance market in Chile. The Santiago-based team is frequently instructed by an extensive roster of international and Chilean clients, comprised of insurance and reinsurance companies along with healthcare and banking and finance entities. Carey's lawyers are well equipped to assist on regulatory matters, insurance programme structuring and loss adjustment proceedings as well as related contentious issues.

Work Highlights

  • Carey advised CODELCO on the insurance due diligence, regulations and requirements related to the partnership with SQM to jointly develop activities in the Salar de Atacama in Chile.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Matías Vergara
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Matías Vergara
Head of Insurance
2
Band 2

Partner Matías Vergara heads the insurance department at Carey and has an impressive breadth of expertise across a range of transactional and regulatory matters. He often advises both local and international clients on insurance and reinsurance mandates.

Matías Vergara is an excellent lawyer. With a broad vision of the insurance sector and its regulation, he leverages his knowledge of various practice areas, to come up with innovative solutions.

Jorge Soto
Jorge Soto
Associates to watch
Associate-to-watch Jorge Soto handles a range of insurance mandates for international and domestic clients.

Jorge Soto has strong technical knowledge, an excellent grasp of the market, and is always willing to help.

Ranked Lawyers at
Carey

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Chile

Insurance

Matías Vergara
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Matías Vergara
Head of Insurance
2
Band 2
Jorge Soto
Jorge Soto
Associates to watch

Members

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Marcos Ríos

Head of Department

Matías Vergara

Matías Vergara

Head of Department

Clients

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AIG UK

BNP Paribas Cardif

Coopeuch

Everest Group

Klare

Liberty Mutual

Marsh

Metlife

NotCo

Utmost

Industries

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Insurance