Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore’s insurance team remains a sizeable force acting throughout the region. With considerable expertise in contentious and non-contentious matters, the team regularly acts for major insurers and reinsurers, and is well-placed to leverage the firm’s global footprint to provide a full-service offering. Practice leader Ian Roberts operates across the London and Singapore offices, and brings experience in insurance coverage disputes and financial lines across the region, while Ik Wei Chong and Andrew Bicknell focus on shipping and marine insurance matters. Nicholas Sykes advises on a broad range of sizeable property, energy, and engineering mandates, and Vanessa Lim handles non-marine issues, such as political risk and trade credit matters.

HFW Singapore LLP’s team excels in transport insurance-related matters, especially in aviation and shipping. Acting for a large roster of insurers, including national flag carriers and leading insurance companies, the practice advises on an extensive range of incidents and crisis management situations. On the aviation side, the group advises on high-profile cases involving catastrophic incidents and other major airport claims, while on the shipping, offshore and logistics front, the team is renowned for its breadth of services covering collisions, as well as a wide spectrum of other marine insurance matters. Mert Hifzi  leads the aerospace practice and has experience in acting across aviation liability, major accidents, and coverage disputes. Kate Seaton is another key contact for aviation disputes, while Toby Stephens heads the admiralty and crisis management team and has a fine standing in marine insurance and crisis management.

One of the largest insurance teams in the region, the practice at Kennedys Legal Solutions represents numerous insurers and reinsurers on high-profile mandates throughout the sector. ‘An excellent team with a good attitude and approach to driving solutions’, the practice is broad, deep, and knowledgeable throughout a wide range of sectors and jurisdictions, with considerable contentious and non-contentious capabilities. Julian Wallace regularly advises insurers, financial institutions, and pharmaceutical companies, with a focus on financial lines and trade credit. Alongside these, Wallace also has experience advising on other areas such as loss of business claims and cyber related-matters. Ben Nicholson has a strong focus on property, energy, and construction mandates, with work including major losses and damages, as well as casualty and operational risks work. Anita Quy, head of aviation, is another key member and brings expertise in aviation-related matters, such as catastrophic losses.

DLA Piper’s insurance team is an active player across the region, regularly assisting insurers and reinsurers on both transactional, corporate, and disputes work. The practice has considerable experience advising on matters concerning warranty and indemnity, M&A, and insurance-linked securities, with other key areas of expertise including D&Os, catastrophic incidents, casualty matters, political risk, and business disruption. With over 30 years’ experience, John Goulios brings wide-reaching expertise across a broad range of non-contentious and contentious mandates, and is well-placed to advise on cross-border insurance disputes.

Norton Rose Fulbright acts for major banks and financial institutions across the insurance sector. The team offers a broad range of services across corporate and transactional matters, including M&A, joint ventures, and regulatory compliance, with work also encompassing up-and-coming fields like cyberbreach and insuretech. In addition, the practice is experienced in conducting investigations in areas such as anti-money laundering. Anna Tipping  heads the firm’s Asia Pacific insurance practice and has been involved in cross-border insurance M&A transactions across the region, bringing considerable expertise on credit default risks. Craig Loveless is also noteworthy for his work in acquisitions, disposals, and restructurings.

Noted for its capability in handling advisory matters and disputes, RPC Premier Law regularly undertakes policy coverage, damage, and business interruption work, with a number of mandates throughout casualty, construction, financial, marine, and cyber lines. Antony Sassi leads the regional practice, with other central members of the Singapore team including Mark Errington, a highly experienced lawyer with comprehensive industry knowledge covering property, engineering, and construction matters, alongside large-scale natural catastrophes and political violence cases. Iain Anderson is prominent in the marine and offshore insurance sectors, where he is frequently involved in casualty response, investigatory, and recovery matters.