Uría Menéndez
Client SatisfactionCovering employment, regulatory and commercial work, Uría Menéndez fields a team of ‘highly experienced people who coordinate and integrate perfectly’ to readily advise on a spread of insurance and reinsurance matters. Transactional work is a core area of strength for the department, which is well versed in the renegotiation of bancassurance agreements. Practice head Guillermo San Pedro handles domestic and cross-border corporate, M&A and regulatory matters, while Jaime Del Fraile is skilled in bancassurance joint ventures, insurance distribution and reinsurance mandates. Julio Iglesias is the name to note for insurance disputes.
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‘The insurance team at Uría has covered the entire process in the processing of a claim, advising us on the steps to take, acting on our behalf in the (failed) negotiations with the insurance company and acting in the judicial proceeding, with a high degree of professionalism and competence in all their actions.’
‘Good judgment and permanent assistance.’
‘The Uría Menéndez insurance team is the best team I have worked with, not only in the insurance sector but in all others.'
'Their flexibility, kindness, level of knowledge, speed and, ultimately, professionalism, make them exceptional. Billing is in accordance with its level of quality.'
‘The team is made up of highly experienced people who coordinate and integrate perfectly.'
'Guillermo San Pedro and Jaime del Fraile know the insurance sector and regulations perfectly and are capable of negotiating extremely complicated contracts in a very efficient and satisfactory manner. Without a doubt one of the best teams I have worked with.’
Key clients
- Banco Santander, S.A.
- CaixaBank, S.A.
- Helvetia Schweizerische Versicherungsgesellschaft AG
- ING Bank NV, Sucursal en España
- Unicaja Banco, S.A.
- Unicorp Vida Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.
- Bankinter, S.A.
- Santander Seguros y Reaseguros, Compañía Aseguradora, S.A.
- Vida-Caixa, S.A.U. de Seguros y Reaseguros
- Zurich Insurance Plc, Sucursal en España
- Zurich Vida, Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.U.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading associates
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Jaime del Fraile
Uría MenéndezPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Guillermo San Pedro