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Norton Rose Fulbright acts for major banks and financial institutions across the insurance sector. The team offers a broad range of services across corporate and transactional matters, including M&A, joint ventures, and regulatory compliance, with work also encompassing up-and-coming fields like cyberbreach and insuretech. In addition, the practice is experienced in conducting investigations in areas such as anti-money laundering. Anna Tipping  heads the firm’s Asia Pacific insurance practice and has been involved in cross-border insurance M&A transactions across the region, bringing considerable expertise on credit default risks. Craig Loveless is also noteworthy for his work in acquisitions, disposals, and restructurings.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Anna Tipping and her team bring a great deal of legal and market expertise on the cases.'
  • 'Anna Tipping has been a valued and trusted legal counsel, who has always been willing to listen to our challenges and provide her advices in a continuously evolving landscape.'

Key clients

  • ABN Amro
  • AIG
  • Allianz
  • Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
  • AXA
  • Black Sea Trade & Development Bank
  • BNP Paribas
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • Citibank
  • Deutsche Bank
  • DBS Bank
  • FM Global
  • Howden Insurance Broking Group
  • HSBC
  • ICBC Standard Bank
  • Investec Bank
  • JP Morgan
  • Kommunalkredit
  • Macquarie Bank
  • MS Amlin
  • NIBC N.V.
  • Nord LB
  • OCBC
  • QBE
  • RBS & Natwest
  • Scor
  • Singlife
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • Swiss Reinsurance
  • Vodafone & Vodafone Insurance
  • Zurich Insurance

Work highlights

  • Advise numerous global financial institutions as to whether credit default insurance purchased by them to protect against the risk of non-payment by obligors meets the legal requirements imposed by Basel III and the relevant local implementing regulations.
  • Advising AWP Health & Life SA on its proposed acquisition of certain businesses from Aetna Life Insurance Company and Aetna International Inc. This follows on from an aborted share sale auction last year.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Anna Tipping

Other key lawyers

Craig Loveless