Insurance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Thailand
Band 2
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+66 2056 5555About
Provided by Tilleke & Gibbins
Tilleke & Gibbins offers a leading insurance practice in Thailand and across Southeast Asia. We understand the insurance industry and the needs of multinational corporations operating in the region. Through our expertise, we have earned the trust of clients operating in and impacted by the insurance industry, including insurers and reinsurers, brokers and agents, employers and employees, and insureds.
Our cross-disciplinary team includes local lawyers with an intimate knowledge of local laws and procedures and international consultants with experience working within global insurance companies in Asia and Europe.
The practice’s non-contentious team provides advice on specific insurance matters in conjunction with commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, policy wording advice and drafting, underwriting risk assessment, distribution and commercial agreements, market entry and regional operations, and employment matters.
The practice’s contentious team has deep experience in conducting insurance litigation, acting for both insurers and reinsurers in complex coverage and reinsurance disputes. Our long history of defending corporate liability suits makes us a first choice for insurers seeking to appoint defense counsel for insured claims in the fields of professional indemnity, directors’ and officers’ liability, employers’ liability, and public and products liability.
Chambers Review
Tilleke & Gibbins has an established insurance team with particular strength in regulatory matters. The practice additionally advises high-profile insurers, reinsurers and brokers on M&A, policy coverage and market entry. Frequently handling complex insurance disputes, the firm takes on claims in a range of sectors, including transportation. It possesses niche expertise in relation to insurtech regulations, as well as data protection in the insurance market. The firm provides a cross-border practice by collaborating with its offices in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam on insurance matters. Clients include AIA and Thai General Insurance Association.
Work Highlights
- Tilleke & Gibbins advised AIG in ongoing legal and regulatory advice with respect to its operations and insurance product offerings in Thailand and across Southeast Asia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team has in-depth knowledge. The lawyers never miss any deadline, and they are very well-connected with insurance associations and the regulators."
"Tilleke & Gibbins has strong knowledge of the law and understanding of the regulatory environment and the people in the industry, enabling it to provide a breadth of views on the topic."
"The team has in-depth knowledge. The lawyers never miss any deadline, and they are very well-connected with insurance associations and the regulators."
"Tilleke & Gibbins has strong knowledge of the law and understanding of the regulatory environment and the people in the industry, enabling it to provide a breadth of views on the topic."
Notable Practitioners
Athistha Chitranukroh has considerable experience in bancassurance arrangements, insurance sector M&A, insurance regulations and data protection. She also advises on collaborations between insurance players and financial services companies.
"Athistha is technically strong and has the ability to combine legal complexity, practical considerations and her relationships and knowledge within the industry to provide holistic advice to clients."
"She is also very responsive and makes an effort to be available to clients to address ad-hoc urgent queries."