Our team in Singapore specialises in complex policy interpretation, high value complex disputes and management of multi-jurisdictional litigation.
We are experienced in all major lines of insurance and reinsurance business including property, business interruption, energy, marine, financial lines, political and trade risk, healthcare, construction and product liability.
The depth of experience of our team has ensured that Kennedys has been instructed as a panel law firm to a large number of major international insurers.
Our insurance industry experience includes:
- Construction and engineering - advising insurers on application of policies in construction projects as well as handling disputes arising out of these projects on behalf of insurers and the construction industry.
- Property and energy - advising insurers and reinsurers on all aspects of property and industrial all risks insurance. Our work includes property damage, business interruption and recovery actions. Our expertise includes both on-shore and off shore power and oil and gas risks.
- Financial and professional risks - advising insurers on a variety of financial lines insurance claims and coverage issues, including professional indemnity, directors’ and officers’, fidelity and financial institutions crime and professional liability. In addition to acting as monitoring counsel, we also provide a bespoke policy drafting service which includes advising on enhancements to policy wordings.
- Healthcare - advising clients on a wide range of health law issues, policy issues and product liability matters.
- Maritime and international trade - advising clients on charter party disputes, defence work for cargo claims, sale and purchase of commodities, crew injury and casualty claims, coverage disputes, regulatory matters, ship damage/collisions, salvage and general average.