Our highly-respected (corporate) Insurance Law advisory group provides corporate insurance law advice To multi-national general insurance companies and reinsurers. We are familiar with the Malaysia Financial Services Act & Singapore Insurance Act and its related subsidiary legislation and are able to render practical legal advice to insurers including assisting insurers with corporate, regulatory and licensing issues, the drafting of complex legal opinions, obtaining insurance licenses from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, advising insurers on business growth and diversification strategy, procedures for using their insurance funds pursuant to the law and any restriction in their existing insurance license and merger and acquisition assistance for the general insurance industry and the drafting of complex general insurance contracts.
The Insurance team is led by Mr George Pereira with over 40 years of experience as an Insurance practitioner and Mr Nathan Maharajah with 30 years of Insurance Litigation experience.
The firm’s Founder Mr Lawrence Pereira was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 1967 has held leading positions in Insurance industry in the past. He is now a Consultant with the firm. He was the founder and Chairman of South East Asia Insurance Berhad, licensed in 1977 to underwrite all classes of General Insurance. It is now known as Liberty Insurance Bhd. He held various positions in the industry organizations, namely:
Member, PIAM Management Committee (Motor Insurance Conveyor);
President, Malaysian Insurance Institute
Council Member, Malaysian Motor Insurance Pool
Chairman, Motor Insurance Bureau
Chairman Executive: SEA Insurance Berhad
Our partners Mr George Pereira, Ananda Jothy, Nathan Maharajah and Ian Lawrence Pereira have wide experience in all areas of their respective areas of practice. Mr George and Mr Nathan are associates of the Chartered Insurance Institute. Mr Ananda’s speciality is in Industrial Law. relations. Ian in addition to holding a Law Degree also holds a Batchelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting.
The Firm acts for numerous Insurers, Takaful Operators Insurance, Brokers, Insurance Loss Adjusters, Agents and Individuals. Over the years the firm has handled matters in dispute relating to: -
1. Marine Insurance - Hull & Cargo
2. Engineering / Contractors All Risk - Building Collapse / Structural Damage
3. Fire / Building All Risk - Fire / Flood
4. Personal Accident Insurance
5. Motor Insurance / Property Damage and Bodily Injury
6. Medical Negligence
7. Breaches of Insurance Contracts
8. Product Liability Insurance
9. Public Liability Insurance
10. Professional Indemnity