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The insurance sector is undergoing a significant transformation with market consolidation, foreign investment and increased regulatory oversight.


We are the law firm of choice to the insurance sector to help you navigate these and future transformations – seven pinnacle industry awards in seven years confirm this.


Our Australia-wide team understands all aspects of the insurance industry and the issues and challenges it faces – that's how we're helping our clients make better business decisions. We provide solutions to insurers, intermediaries, underwriters, brokers and agents, claims officers, loss adjusters, as well as corporates and financiers across the full risk spectrum, the full lifecycle and distribution channels within the insurance sector.


Our front-end insurance team provides extensive advisory services to both insurers and insureds, including:


  • Establishing businesses, licensing, agent and broker arrangements
  • Policy wording, drafting and advice
  • Advice on new product offerings
  • Regulatory obligations, compliance, regulatory change and reform and interactions with regulators such as APRA, ASIC, ACCC and PHIAC and overseas regulators
  • Risk management and allocation
  • Corporate governance and advisory
  • Reinsurance
  • Client distress, restructuring and insolvency
  • Technology implementation and outsourcing
  • Tax structuring


Our insurance litigation practice helps resolve claims and handle insurance disputes across multiple sectors.

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Insurance: Policyholder - Australia

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

MinterEllison demonstrates a broad skill set across the whole gamut of insurance issues and on a truly nationwide basis. Its insurance team is routinely sought out by both insurer and policyholder clients to handle complex front-end work including corporate advisory, reinsurance and policy wordings. The team is equally adept in handling significant contentious claims, with particular strength in medical malpractice, product liability, regulatory compliance and asbestos claims. It has a focus on emerging risk classes such as warranty and indemnity insurance and cyber risk and receives specific praise for its ability to service insurance-related class actions.

Work Highlights

  • MinterEllison managed all asbestos claims in Victoria for three of Australia's largest insurers.

  • MinterEllison acted for Mercer Superannuation regarding a civil penalty proceeding by ASIC concerning greenwashing in connection with its superannuation investment products.

Strengths

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The MinterEllison insurance practice group includes many highly skilled lawyers. They are able to handle complex and sophisticated matters with ease.

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Notable Practitioners

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Chern Tan
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Chern Tan
3
Band 3
Chern Tan is based in Sydney and is highly regarded for the litigation skills he brings to a range of D&O, professional indemnity, property damage and other issues, acting for both insurers and insureds.

Chern Tan is a very commercial, knowledgeable and good insurance solicitor.

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