Insurance: Insurer: Non-contentious | Asia-Pacific

The Norton Rose Fulbright offering is a go-to practice for insurer clients, offering a comprehensive service, seamlessly coordinated with that of related practice groups where appropriate, and excellent cross-border capabilities. The firm is active in the class action and regulatory investigation and commission spaces. The team demonstrates extensive expertise in technology, healthcare and life sciences-related insurance issues. The firm is also acknowledged for its strong non-contentious practice, advising on new products, M&A and licensing.

The Clyde & Co team forms part of an insurance offering with global reach, represents an impressive list of well-known insurers and reinsurers, many of whom are clients of long standing, and covers a comprehensive range of insurance classes. The insurance team is regularly sought out to handle high-profile litigation as well as advisory work. Clyde & Co has substantial experience inshareholder class actions, professional indemnity and property-related matters.The firm has established expertise in the growing area of cyber liability and is also noted for its ability to assist on issues around licensing, regulation and compliance.

DLA Piper has a full-service offering and is well placed to act across financial lines, construction, cyber and W&I claims. The team is also noted for its non-contentious capability, with experience advising on transactional and compliance matters, as well as pricing and insurance products. The insurance team is also active in the insuretech space, representing venture capital firms and start-ups.

Herbert Smith Freehills offers a comprehensive insurance service, including representation in high-profile disputes as well as advice on regulatory compliance and risk management. Its insurance team predominantly acts for corporate policyholders on claims across a number of industries, including the financial services, construction and resources sectors. The insurance team also provides risk advice relating to transactional insurance issues and the transfer of insurance assets. Herbert Smith Freehills abstains from pursuing a contentious insurer defence practice, so as to provide policyholders with a conflict-free service against insurers, and leverages the resources of its global network to advise on insurance issues with cross-jurisdictional aspects, both within and beyond the Asia-Pacific region.

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.