About

Provided by Uría Menéndez

Uría Menéndez-Proença de Carvalho advises on all areas of insurance and reinsurance law in Portugal and Spain.

  • Corporate transactions: bancassurance, acquisitions, mergers and disposals of insurance and reinsurance companies; national and international portfolio transfers
  • Insurance and reinsurance contracts
  • Regulation and supervision
  • Private insurance and reinsurance brokerage
  • Litigation
  • Pension plans and funds

We have advised buyers and sellers in the main purchases and sales of businesses in the Iberian insurance sector. We are the leading firm for advice on bancassurance and similar distribution structures in the Portuguese market.

From a regulatory perspective, we advise on the development of new life and general insurance products. We help our clients to obtain licences to operate in this sector and advise them during inspection and sanction proceedings. 

Together with the Litigation Practice Area, we have advised on some of the most significant legal and arbitration proceedings concerning insurance claims in the Iberian market.

Chambers Review

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Insurance - Portugal

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

A respected department with notable activity in transactional mandates, Uría Menéndez acts for a list of prominent insurance players on cross-border M&A deals and on the regulatory and tax issues concerning insurance products. The law firm's further activity includes the establishment of branches in Portugal as well as advice on contractual disputes.

Work Highlights

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  • Uría Menéndez advised Utmost PanEurope on the structuring and drafting of contractual documents for the offering of life insurance contracts.

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Notable Practitioners

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Helder Frias
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Helder Frias
Head of Insurance
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Up and Coming

Helder Frias advises on a range of insurance matters, including regulatory concerns and policy reviews. He boasts further experience in assisting clients in the insurance sector with transactional mandates.

Helder Frias has exceptional availability for the client, optimal technical capacity and very solid market knowledge. He proposes practical and business-oriented solutions.

Concerned and attentive, Helder Frias has an integrated vision of the business and is always an asset.

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Helder Frias
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Helder Frias
Head of Insurance
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Up and Coming

Members

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Helder Frias

Helder Frias

Head of Department