Leveraging an 'excellent understanding of the regulatory regime in Hong Kong', the versatile team at Mayer Brown excels at handling a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters for many leading insurance companies and brokers. On the litigation front it has 'extensive experience in handling complex claims/catastrophic incidents', with Angela Yim having acted for the insureds (through their insurers) on many such cases. Yim is also very active in relation to employees compensation and professional indemnity matters. TL Lim also advises on professional negligence issues (including those relating to solicitors, architects and auditors), in addition to handling a considerable amount of regulatory work, as well as advising clients on cyber security breaches. Marina Fung , who co-heads the team alongside Yim and Ling, has an eclectic insurance litigation offering, including as it relates to motor liability, public liability and employee compensation claims.
Testimonials
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- 'They have longstanding experience with large insurers, reinsurers and brokers across a range of regulated insurance matters (especially in light of Hong Kong’s new insurance regulatory regime), and they have relevant skills and industry knowledge in all aspects of insurance matters, including litigation and non-litigation issues.'
- 'They understand the insurance companies’ business and have extensive experience in all aspects of their operations, including distribution, outsourcing and service engagement, claims handling, and dispute resolution.'
- 'Unlike some law firms that focus on single-line business, Mayer Brown has market expertise in insurance businesses such as employment, construction, real estate, regulatory and compensation litigation. Their insurance team has extensive experience in handling complex claims/catastrophic incidents.'
- 'They have an excellent understanding of the regulatory regime in Hong Kong and help our company interpret the regulations. They are particularly good at employees’ compensation litigation and personal injury negotiations, which are the main parts of employees’ compensation in Hong Kong.'
‘Angela Yim and TL Lim are very responsive and attentive to our questions.'
Key clients
- AXA
- AIG
- Motor Vehicle insurers of Citybus
- Employees' Compensation Insurance Residual Scheme Bureau
- Medix
- Markel
- Prudential
- Chubb Life
- Manulife
- Various HNW Insurance Brokers (Mercer PCS, IPG, Charles Monat)
- QBE UK
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Angela Yim, TL Lim, Marina Fung