Bell Gully's insurance team acts for insurers, insureds, brokers, and reinsurers on their most difficult and complex issues. We support our clients on high-value litigation, claims work, corporate transactions, licensing, prudential and regulatory issues and investigations, and products and policy wording advice.
We have extensive experience in large and complex corporate transactions involving the insurance sector, advising on mergers and acquisitions involving insurers and reinsurers, the transfer of insurance portfolios. We also have advised several overseas insurers seeking to establish insurance operations in New Zealand, on New Zealand regulatory requirements.
We act for both insurers and insureds in a wide variety of claims work and litigation, including general and fire insurance, liability insurance (including professional indemnity and D&O), life and medical insurance, and reinsurance.
We regularly advise insurers and insureds on insurance product issues, policy wording, and strategic insurance product distribution contracts, and the development of new product disclosure documents. Our team also has significant regulatory expertise advising clients to navigate issues with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and investigations.
Market recognition
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 Insurance, 'Tier 1'.
Chambers Asia Pacific 2025 Insurance.
Clients say the team is "Able to give robust and well researched legal opinions in uncertain areas of law." "They understand the market and how our offerings fit into it. A number of their opinions and our discussions did not just limit themselves to the legal answer but also potential commercial ramifications. This was a great value-add."
"One of the most important things for us is the breadth of the services they can provide, it's a one-stop shop we can go to. And also timing as they are able to turn things around for us quickly."
