SINGAPORE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Carmel Green and Claire Schekeloff RPC Premier Law
RPC Premier Law is a premier provider of legal ser- vices to insurers and reinsurers in Asia, acting as coverage and defence counsel for many of the lead- ing regional and international insurers and reinsur- ers. The firm services the entire Asia-Pacific region through its hubs in Hong Kong and Singapore. The team regularly works alongside specialist loss adjust- ers, financial services market experts and forensic accountants on major market losses. In Singapore,
RPC is one of a few firms that operates under a Joint Law Venture; known as RPC Premier Law, it provides an extensive range of advice on multi-jurisdictional matters involving English and Singapore law. The in- tegrated disputes team offers a full range of defence and subrogated recovery work. Where necessary, cli- ents are able to receive representation in the Singa- pore Courts through Premier Law LLC.
Authors
Carmel Green is a partner in RPC’s Hong Kong and Singapore offices, and leads the Asia insurance team. She specialises in insurance-related disputes and advisory work, with expertise in advising (re)insurers on
Claire Schekeloff is based in Singapore and specialises in insurance-related disputes and advisory work. She has experience in Sydney, London and Singapore, and advises insurers on complex multi-
policy coverage issues arising under the full range of financial lines insurance products. She is also highly experienced in monitoring complex and high-profile claims, defending high-value, large-scale disputes on behalf of professional insureds, and acting on behalf of re/insurers in contentious coverage disputes that proceed to litigation or arbitration. With over 15 years’ experience in Asia, Carmel regularly advises on policy wording, covering various lines of insurance business.
party commercial disputes, financial lines claims, class actions and various commercial insurance/ reinsurance claims (including monitoring and contested coverage disputes). Claire assists insurers in reviewing, advising on and drafting policy wordings. She also has significant disputes experience, having acted on instructions from insurers and reinsurers in litigated matters at all levels of the Australian court system.
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