Angela Yim is a partner of Mayer Brown. She has experience in all aspects of insurance litigation, including policy interpretation and defence of claims involving contractors' all risks, public liability, employees' compensation, professional indemnity and other specialist insurance policies.Angela is a speaker for the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, ANZIIF and the Chinese Underwriters Club on Building Management and Insurance Underwriting issues (2005, 2007 and 2008).She was named a Leading Insurance Lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific (2009-2011), "Women in Business Law (Insurance & Reinsurance)" by Expert Guides (2014) and "most highly recommended in Insurance & Reinsurance" by 2010's Asialaw Leading Lawyers. Angela is also described as "well-known and well-regarded" by Chambers Asia Pacific (2015), "professional, 'tactical,' thinks from the perspective of the client" by Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2007/08) and "very professional", "good at handling complicated cases" (2012/13). Angela is ranked as Band 1 - Insurance: Contentious (China) by Chambers Asia Pacific (2012-2015). She speaks English and Cantonese.
Mayer Brown
The ‘very strong’ team at Mayer Brown draws upon an ’in-depth knowledge of insurance law’, ensuring that it is well-placed to advise on disputes across financial lines products (including D&O and professional indemnity claims), personal injury and public liability. Angela Yim regularly takes the lead on major insurance litigation, including casualty claims relating to high-profile automotive accidents which have involved issues of liability/quantum and sensitive handling of claims handling. Tow Lu Lim is praised for his ability to provide ‘creative and feasible solutions’ in claims against professionals across a variety of industry sectors, as well as advising on regulatory issues and having niche cybersecurity incident response expertise. Marina Fung co-heads the team alongside Yim and Lim and is noted for her expertise at handling insurance litigation regarding motor liability, public liability and employee compensation claims.
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- 'It is a very strong team with in-depth knowledge of insurance law and insurance agency law.'
- 'The responsive Tow Lu Lim comes up with creative and feasible solutions to address client needs.'
- 'Responsive, extremely efficient and was able to understand and expertly advise on client's cross territorial challenges and contractual governing law. It was immensely valuable to have an immediate overview and honest assessment of the legal options.'
- 'Tow Lu Lim was a stand-out. He was able to assess the case efficiently and provide outstanding advice on the legal options.'
Key clients
- AXA
- AIG
- Motor Vehicle insurers of Citybus
- Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Hong Kong
- Employees' Compensation Insurance Residual Scheme Bureau
- Medix
- Markel
- Prudential
- Chubb Life
- Manulife
- Various HNW Insurance Brokers (Mercer PCS, IPG, Charles Monat)
- QBE UK
- The Employees Compensation Insurer Insolvency Bureau
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Angela Yim, Tow Lu Lim, Marina Fung