With Ai Tong at the helm, the Shanghai-based team at Norton Rose Fulbright covers the full spectrum of insurance and reinsurance matters, primarily focusing upon insurtech, compliance, and joint venture transactions. The practice has a broad remit of expertise, covering data privacy, employment, and D&O liability insurance affairs, with Tong bringing vast insight into complex corporate restructurings, strategic investments, and regulatory matters. Alongside insurance entities, the firm acts on behalf of clients across the banking, fintech, and asset management spheres.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm's lawyers have excellent language and professional skills. In recent years, the firm has also cooperated with excellent local firms to better meet the needs of clients.’

  • ‘Tong Ai is an experienced lawyer, responsive and considerate in his legal advice.’

Key clients

  • AON
  • AXA
  • Beazley
  • China Reinsurance and its subsidiaries/affiliates
  • CITIC Securities (Hong Kong) and Ping An of China Capital (Hong Kong)
  • Chubb
  • Fusion Specialty
  • Gen Re
  • HSBC and its subsidiaries and affiliates

Work highlights

  • Advising joint sponsors on proposed Hong Kong IPO of Zhongmiao Innovation Technology, an innovative InsurTech firm backed by Fortune 500 company Haier Group.
  • Advised a leading multinational financial institution group on its PRC FinTech company on its strategic investment into a PRC FinTech company, whose businesses comprise of credit lending support, factoring and lending, insurance business referrals, and SAAS platform services.
  • Advising a global insurance and financial group on a variety of matters in China, Hong Kong and worldwide, including but not limited to the multi-jurisdictional legal and regulatory review project for corporate and management operational structures, as well as annual review programme involving anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and corruption, corporate governance, employment, competition, intellectual property, data privacy, technology, outsourcing, cyber and Insurtech, and ESG.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ai Tong