Nicholson y Cano Abogados provides insurers and reinsurers with a full-service offering that covers corporate and regulatory issues, product approvals, reinsurance agreements, contracts with brokers and other distributors, claims management, pre-litigation advice, mediation and litigation. Transactional matters, including M&A and portfolio transfers, are also handled. The practice is co-led by María Fraguas, who leads on all regulatory, corporate and contractual matters; Juan Carlos Etchebehere, who handles the practice’s large claims management work; and Marcela Botta, an expert in life, health and worker compensation insurance. Partner Paola Pizzini focuses on automobile, property and medical insurance, with Ezequiel Matías Marcos (motor and property insurance), Carlos Gorostiaga (annuity products litigation) and Maria Florencia Korol (life insurance litigation) providing associate-level support.

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Key clients

  • Zurich
  • Chubb
  • Allianz
  • Prudential
  • HSBC Seguros
  • SMG
  • Experta
  • Cardif Seguros
  • BBVA Aeguros
  • CNP Assurances
  • Avira
  • Galicia Seguros

Work highlights

  • Represented the Argentine Banking Association (ABA) and the business chamber ADEBA in challenging a regulatory resolution imposing restrictions and conditions on insurance contracts for loans secured by vehicle pledges.
  • Advise HSBC Seguros with the review of a new set of reinsurance contracts with reinsurer Swiss Re.
  • Manage a diverse array of civil liability cases stemming from automobile insurance policies for Allianz and Zurich.

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María Fraguas, Juan Carlos Etchebehere, Marcela Botta