Description
We are looking for a highly qualified and experienced insurance lawyer (non-contentious) with international interests who have diverse backgrounds and experience.
We value people with a "client-first" mindset, excellent communications skills, an appreciation for cultural differences and ability to work effectively as team players.
Our insurance team works with major international and local insurers and reinsurers, captives, insurance intermediaries, and self regulatory bodies to address their issues.
Our team has extensive experience assisting the insurance industry with acquisitions, investments and market issues as well as addressing its operational and regulatory needs.
The team also routinely provides advice on the assessment and mitigation of risks and exposures arising from mergers, acquisitions, corporate transactions and risks facing alternative asset investors.
That insurance and risk management advice also extends to project finance transactions, stakeholders, lenders, joint venture partners, third party equity investors, sponsors, bond underwriters and other parties in various industry sectors including, but not limited to, Oil and Gas, Utility, Transportation, Renewable Energy and Mining.
Recent publicly known deals include :
Acts for MetLife Inc. on the Sale of MetLife Hong Kong to FWD Group
Assists FWD Group in the integration of its Thailand life insurance subsidiaries
HHP Law Firm advised PasarPolis on USD 54 million Series B funding round
Advised Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. on the restructuring of its Hong Kong reinsurance business and on the regulatory approval process to the Insurance Authority
Assisting the Food and Health Bureau of the HKSAR in the ongoing regulation and approval of Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme (VHIS) in Hong Kong
Advised Manulife Hong Kong on its internal monitoring and compliance exercise to review and consolidate the applicable insurance investment regulations, spanning across the 11 jurisdictions on which it operates
Assisted FWD Group with the cross-border acquisition of SCB Life Assurance PCL, in addition to a 15-year long-term bancassurance arrangement - this transaction is Southeast Asia's largest insurance M&A ever
Assisted FWD Life with the novation of its bancassurance agreement with TMB Bank Public Company Limited (TMB) to Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand) Public Company Limited - this deal marks Thailand's first novation of a long-term bancassurance deal
Experience and Skills Required
Regulatory focused role working with a specialised team
5 years (or more) of experience in financial services industry with specific expertise in insurance practice (non-contentious)
Experience in liaising with regulators
Strong client relationship skills
Good judgment, and ability to exercise independent decision making and act autonomously
Strong communication skills
Chinese language ability preferred but not essential
Awards and Recognition
Our insurance team is highly regarded in China / Hong Kong, and works collaboratively with offices throughout the Asia Pacific region to support our leading regional insurance practice.
Recent awards and recognition include :
Band 1 Law Firm for Insurance : Non-Contentious - International Firms (China / Hong Kong)
Chambers Asia Pacific, 2010-2020
Leading Law Firm for Insurance (Hong Kong)
Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2007-2020
In-house Community Firm of the Year : Insurance (Hong Kong)
Asian-MENA Counsel Representing Corporate Asia & Middle East Survey 2016
Winning Law Firm for Insurance & Reinsurance
China Business Law Journal, China Business Law Awards 2016
Band 1 Law Firm for Insurance (Thailand)
Chambers Asia Pacific 2017-2020
Leading (Band 2) Law Firm for Insurance (Japan)
Chambers Asia Pacific 2018-2020
Recognised Practitioner for Insurance (Singapore)
Chambers Asia Pacific 2017-2020
Tier 1 Law Firm for Insurance (Taiwan)
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017-2020
Tier 1 Law Firm for Insurance (Thailand)
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019-2020
Tier 1 Law Firm for Insurance (Vietnam)
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017-2020
Highly Recommended for 9 practice areas including Insurance (Malaysia)
Asialaw Profiles 2019
In-house Community Firm of the Year for Insurance (Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand)
Asian-MENA Counsel, 2018