Corporate Insurance

 

Our team has the experience to service all of the corporate, regulation, licensing and compliance needs of the insurance sector.

Hall & Wilcox is one of the few firms that has the expertise to deal with all of the commercial, regulatory and compliance issues that affect insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries and distribution partners on a day-to-day basis.

We regularly assist clients to:

  • Apply for APRA insurance authorisation/registrations and to apply or vary their Australian financial services licences;
  • Comply with all of the regulatory and prudential compliance obligations affecting the sale and distribution of insurance products and the business operations of regulated and licensed entities;
  • Negotiate distribution arrangements and all aspects of channel management;
  • Place and manage reinsurance arrangements;
  • Buy, sell, consolidate and establish insurance and financial services businesses, such as through a share sale, asset sale, joint venture or scheme transfer under Part III, Div 3A of the Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) and Part 9 of the Life Insurance Act 1995 (Cth);
  • Design and amend new product offerings (including Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) insurance) for all classes of insurance in the life and general insurance sectors; and
  • Deal with the conduct and prudential regulators, ASIC and APRA, and Treasury in relation to FSSA, IATA and FIRB applications.

We also advise corporate and financial sector clients on the insurance issues that arise from their day-to-day business operations.

Awards and recognition

Client choice awards 2020 winner
 
 
Beaton Client Choice Awards 2020

Winner – Best Provider to Financial & Insurance Services Industry

Key contact

Philip is an experienced insurance and financial services lawyer who advises on commercial solutions to insurance issues.

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