Insurance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Thailand
Band 2
Email address
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+66 2056 5555About
Provided by Tilleke & Gibbins
Tilleke & Gibbins offers a leading insurance practice in Thailand and across Southeast Asia. We understand the insurance industry and the needs of multinational corporations operating in the region. Through our expertise, we have earned the trust of clients operating in and impacted by the insurance industry, including insurers and reinsurers, brokers and agents, employers and employees, and insureds.
Our cross-disciplinary team includes local lawyers with an intimate knowledge of local laws and procedures and international consultants with experience working within global insurance companies in Asia and Europe.
The practice’s non-contentious team provides advice on specific insurance matters in conjunction with commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, policy wording advice and drafting, underwriting risk assessment, distribution and commercial agreements, market entry and regional operations, and employment matters.
The practice’s contentious team has deep experience in conducting insurance litigation, acting for both insurers and reinsurers in complex coverage and reinsurance disputes. Our long history of defending corporate liability suits makes us a first choice for insurers seeking to appoint defense counsel for insured claims in the fields of professional indemnity, directors’ and officers’ liability, employers’ liability, and public and products liability.
Chambers Review
Tilleke & Gibbins has an established insurance team with particular strength in regulatory matters. The practice additionally advises high-profile insurers, reinsurers and brokers on M&A, policy coverage and market entry. Frequently handling complex insurance disputes, the firm takes on claims in a range of sectors, including transportation. It possesses niche expertise in relation to insurtech regulations, as well as data protection in the insurance market. The firm provides a cross-border practice by collaborating with its offices in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam on insurance matters. Clients include AIA and Thai General Insurance Association.
Work Highlights
- Tilleke & Gibbins advised Thai Life Assurance Association and Thai General Insurance Association on the drafting and implementation of two sets of PDPA compliance guidelines for Thailand's insurance industry.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm has strong knowledge of market practice and the regulator's approach and practice. The advice is practical and commercially minded."
"Tilleke & Gibbins is a well-known and respected law firm in the Thai insurance industry."
"The firm has strong knowledge of market practice and the regulator's approach and practice. The advice is practical and commercially minded."
"Tilleke & Gibbins is a well-known and respected law firm in the Thai insurance industry."
Notable Practitioners
Athistha Chitranukroh has considerable experience in bancassurance arrangements, insurance sector M&A, insurance regulations and data protection. She also advises on collaborations between insurance players and financial services companies.
"She is an excellent legal adviser who has deep understanding of the industry, the regulatory environment and the people."