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Cases · Risk, disputes & investigations · Insurance, claims & risk transfer

A life insurance beneficiary designation is being contested

Usually led by Business insurance, with Disputes and arbitration and Treasury and funding. WONE Global brings the areas of expertise and countries together, with a named professional in each market where one is published.

The situation

What is happening

Insurance cover, claims, disputes with insurers and programmes across countries.

The first questions

  • Which policy, insurer and loss?
  • What has the insurer said?
  • Which law governs the policy?
  • What deadlines apply?

Who faces this

  • Policyholders
  • Insurers
  • Brokers
  • Boards

Cross-border complications to check

  • Disaster and political disruptionContract remedies, insurance and staff safety obligations vary by location · Insurance & Risk Transfer
  • Court vs arbitration forumAgreement uses arbitration while assets and key witnesses are in different countries · Disputes & Resolution
  • Recognition of judgmentsA party wins abroad but needs lawful local recognition and enforcement · Disputes & Resolution

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

Usually led by Business insurance, with Disputes and arbitration and Treasury and funding.

How WONE Global usually approaches insurance, claims & risk transfer

  1. 01Review cover and the insurer's position.
  2. 02Prepare or challenge the claim.
  3. 03Negotiate or bring proceedings.
  4. 04Fix gaps in the programme.

General guidance for this subject. The route for your case depends on the countries, the deadlines and what you already hold.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsBusiness insuranceArranged on request→
  2. Often involvedDisputes and arbitration5 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedTreasury and funding1 market with a named lead→

Who handles it

Business insurance, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  2. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  3. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  4. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

Dr. Silvia Patricia MaccariPalermo · Argentina

WONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina

Dr. Silvia Patricia Maccari

Lawyer · Maccari Adam & Asociados · Palermo

She is a lawyer, graduated from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires. She took his first steps in the nation's judiciary, in the National Labor Court, where he developed a rapid caree…

Andrzej ZacharzewskiKraków · Poland

WONE Global Capability Partner · Poland

Andrzej Zacharzewski

Complete profile

Partner · Zacharzewski & Partners Law Office · Kraków

Attorney at Law. Co-founder of the law firm. Provides litigation services to banks and advises corporate clients in international trade. Supervises the work of the Litigation Department and the International Desk. Chair…

Reagan Blankfein GatesLusaka · Zambia

WONE Global Capability Partner · Zambia

Reagan Blankfein Gates

Managing Partner · Reagan Blankfein Gates Legal Practitioners · Lusaka

Reagan started his career in practice at Mainza & Company where he had interned while pursuing a bar qualification at the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) in 2008. Upon being called to the bar, Reaga…

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