The insurance and reinsurance team at Kennedys has a first-rate reputation, making it a popular choice for local and international insurers, reinsurers, brokers and adjusters looking for support with claims, disputes and policies. Marco Rivera Noya leads the group, handling claims and disputes within the property, aviation and construction spheres. Key practitioners within the team include Fernando Hurtado De Mendoza, who has broad experience handling casualty claims and regulatory matters for high-profile energy, aviation and marine clients; Kodiak Semsch, who leads the litigation department and specialises in commercial claims and contract breaches; legal director Alonso Barreda, who specialises in property, engineering and major casualty claims; and senior associate Noriko Hasegawa, who heads the regulatory department and also deals with policy drafting for clients across the insurance market. The team has recently been bolstered by the arrival of associate Giacomo Montiel from Miranda & Amado.

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  • ‘A multidisciplinary team focused on corporate legal advice. They understand the client's needs not only from a legal approach, but also knowing the business needs, a fact that gives them a marked differentiation of their services.’

  • ‘Each of its members is always willing to support and available to answer questions.'

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Key clients

  • AIG
  • Munich Re
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Work highlights

  • Assisted Rímac Seguros and the reinsurance market led by AIG in a $190m claim related to alleged design error in one of the largest mining companies in the country.
  • Assisted the insured in a $12,000,000.00 claim filed by the Peruvian Government’s Ministry of Culture against ten defendants, due to damages to the Intihuatana stone.
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