Nishimura & Asahi, Insurance | Chambers Asia-Pacific Profile

About

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We advise on a wide range of insurance regulatory matters including applications for insurance business licenses, sales regulations (including bancassurance regulations), and responses to inspections by supervisory agencies. We have attorneys who have worked at the Financial Service Agency (FSA) and we have experience in requesting the FSA to amend regulations on behalf of clients.

We hold an impressive record of achieving excellent results for our clients in complex insurance (including both primary insurance and reinsurance) disputes and litigation matters of every kind, such as insurance coverage disputes concerning insurance policies. In particular, we are very experienced in advising on reinsurance disputes.

We offer a broad range of legal services relevant to insurance companies in the areas of M&A, demutualisations, the incorporation of branches of foreign insurance companies and the transfer of insurance contracts. Recently, we had the opportunity to handle a number of cross-border M&A transactions, both inbound and outbound.

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Insurance - Japan

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Nishimura & Asahi has a first-rate practice with a solid reputation for advising insurers on a broad spectrum of transactions, and with particular skill in handling cross-border acquisitions and financing. The team additionally handles reinsurance disputes and advises on the development of insurance products. The firm is adept in tackling regulatory matters, with a proven track record of interaction with the FSA, and is equally capable of offering insurance-related litigation services. Several team members possess prior experience either as in-house counsel at insurance companies or as secondees to the FSA.

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Work Highlights

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Nishimura & Asahi advised Dai-ichi Life Holdings on a tender offer to acquire Benefit One, a Japanese provider of corporate welfare agency services and a subsidiary of Pasona Group.

Strengths

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We often make requests with very tight schedules, but they explain their capacity and respond appropriately, adjusting our expectations and those of the other party.