
The insurance practice at Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. routinely handles a range of transactional, regulatory and claims mandates in the insurance and reinsurance spaces. The team is particularly adept at advising global insurance and broker groups on setting up operations in Mexico, acquisitions and the design of commercial arrangements and reinsurance structures. Leonel Pereznieto steers the practice and specialises in corporate and commercial insurance-related matters, contentious insurance and reinsurance matters, compliance and transportation law. Carlo Romero, who majors on contractual, contentious and corporate matters, is the key associate-level contact. Following the January 2025 integration of litigation-focused Martínez, Algaba, de Haro y Curiel, the practice was boosted by notable arrivals that included civil, commercial, administrative and bankruptcy litigators Javier Curiel Obscura, Daniel Ortega González and Javier Altamirano Hernández. María José Pinillos left the firm in November 2024.
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Key clients
- Corporación Actinver
- MBIA Corp
- Williams International
- AXA Seguros
- Principal Seguros
- Ocean Reinsurance Company
- Canada Life Reinsurance
- Hopper (USA)
- AXA Seguros
- United Parcel Service
Work highlights
Advised Corporación Actinver on its strategic partnership with Zurich Aseguradora Mexicana and Zurich Vida Compañía de Seguros, establishing Actinver as the primary distributor of Zurich’s insurance products across its distribution network.
Acted as expert witness on Mexican law in Williams International v. Zurich American Insurance before the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, addressing issues of cross-border insurance contracting and business interruption losses in Mexico and abroad.
Advised on the acquisition of 80% of the capital stock of Seguros Centauro, Salud Especializada, a Mexican licensed insurance company specialized in dental health, by AXA Seguros.
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Practice head
Leonel Pereznieto
Other key lawyers
Carlo Romero; Javier Curiel Obscura; Daniel Ortega González; Javier Altamirano Hernández
