Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C., Insurance

About

Provided by Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.

Our Insurance and Reinsurance Practice brings together the talent of professionals with substantial experience in the regulatory, corporate, contractual and contentious aspects of the insurance and reinsurance industries.

The work of our Insurance Practice includes:

Incorporation, licensing and operation of insurance businesses
Obtaining authorizations for insuring Mexican cross border risk
Structuring of new insurance products and lines of business
Mergers and acquisitions of insurance companies and insurance brokerage firms
Regulatory compliance advice
Administrative disciplinary procedures

Our insight into the reinsurance industry has helped position our Reinsurance Practice among the few and most experienced in Mexico. We represent reinsurers and reinsurance intermediaries in connection with the negotiation and drafting of reinsurance and retrocession agreements, the legal review and design of reinsurance structures, captives, regulation and market conduct, and the registration of foreign reinsurers.

Chambers Review

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Insurance - Mexico

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez is a respected multi-practice national firm with a strong insurance and reinsurance department in Mexico. The firm garners praise for its abilities in M&A mandates in the sector, earning further plaudits for its experience in providing regulatory compliance assessments. The legal team offers additional expertise in contentious matters, such as in insurance litigation and liability claims. The department represents a range of leading Mexican and international insurance groups and reinsurance companies.

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Work Highlights

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez's insurance team advised Corporacion Actinver and its subsidiaries on the regulatory compliance and commercial implications of its partnership agreement with Zurich Aseguradora Mexicana and Zurich Vida Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros, which designated Actinver as the primary distributor of Zurich's insurance products.

Strengths

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Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez can call on highly specialised lawyers with extensive experience that lets them handle complex matters with ease.

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Latin America

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez can call on highly specialised lawyers with extensive experience that lets them handle complex matters with ease.

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Latin America

Notable Practitioners

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Leonel Pereznieto del Prado

Head of Insurance

Band 1

Revered partner Leonel Pereznieto del Prado is based in Mexico City and is well regarded for his experience in regulatory compliance matters, as well as for his participation in corporate transactions in the insurance sphere.

Leonel Pereznieto del Prado is excellent at handling sophisticated regulatory insurance mandates.

Leonel Pereznieto del Prado is extraordinary; he is always available and his English is incredible. I cannot recommend him enough.

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Javier Curiel Obscura

Band 3

Noted practitioner Javier Curiel Obscura boasts experience in litigation mandates in the insurance sphere in Mexico, as well as in regulatory compliance.

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