WhiteFern

Singapore

Analysis

Overview

Led by Anparasan Kamachi, WhiteFern specialises in insurance and reinsurance law. The firm regularly acts for major insurance companies on a wide spectrum of both contentious and non-contentious matters including property and casualty, public liability, financial lines, and professional indemnity matters. Its core offerings include policy coverage advice, third-party claim management, defence and mitigation, and business-related advice for insurers. The team is experienced at providing counsel on disputes between insurers and service providers, contract reviews with business partners such as vendor and marketing platforms, and policy wording evaluations for new products. Beyond insurers, the firm is a trusted adviser to intermediaries, loss adjusters and other market players. Apart from Kamachi, director Grace Tan is another name to note.

Client feedback

“They are knowledgeable, flexible, nimble, able to come up with creative solutions, efficient and effective.” – Insurance

Grace Tan

“Grace is a great litigator, thorough, knowledgeable and strategic.”

Insurance

Work highlights

Advised an insurance company on a claim arising from the collapse of a ceiling in a coldroom facility.

Represented India International Insurance on a developer’s call on an on-demand performance bond.

Acted for MS First Capital Insurance in a claim arising from an employee of the insured suffering from a sudden cardiac arrest at the club after a round of golf and subsequently passed away on the way to the hospital.

Represented China Taiping Insurance in relation to an accident where a cyclist passed away as a result.

Key clients

Allied World Assurance Company, AXS Insurance Singapore, MSIG Insurance, QBE Insurance Singapore