WhiteFern LLC‘s insurance practice handles a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters for insurers and other market players. The team’s expertise lies in disputes concerning public liability, professional indemnity, and medical negligence, with a recent development in the establishment of a dedicated practice for insurance fraud investigation. The practice is led by K Anparasan, a seasoned litigator with a focus on general liability and financial lines claims. The practice’s bench is further strengthened by Grace Tan, who handles complex property and casualty claims and crisis management. Jin Sheng Tang provides further support; his expertise covers construction-related disputes and the defence of medical practitioners.
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‘Anparasan leads a team of professionals who have high energy, competency and market relevance.’
‘Anparasan understands the importance of establishing a robust technical position as well as the commerciality of parties reaching a resolution.’
‘WhiteFern is a boutique law firm that specialises in representing insurers in relation to coverage issues, and also defending claims against insured defendants. They are undoubtedly the top boutique law firm in Singapore for that sort of work.’
'Anparasan Kamachi is one of the most experienced insurer-side lawyers in Singapore. He is very well respected and has great connections across the market.’
Key clients
- Scheme insurers of the Law Society Professional Indemnity Scheme
- China Taiping Insurance (S) Pte Ltd
- Liberty Insurance Pte Ltd (Singapore)
- QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance
- India International Insurance Pte Ltd
- Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd
- Allianz Jingdong General Insurance Company Ltd.
- MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Allied World Assurance Company Ltd
Work highlights
Advised Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance on a multimillion-dollar High Court suit against its insured pertaining to a personal/work injury claim that took place off the coast of Angola.
Advised and represented Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd in a Singapore High Court suit pursuing a USD 5 million claim for breach of the counterparties’ obligations under a deed of indemnity and a repayment agreement.
Advised and represented Tang Tuck Kim Registered Surveyor Pte Ltd upon the instructions of its insurer, Liberty Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd, as a third party for a multimillion-dollar High Court claim arising from certain encroachments between two adjoining properties.
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Practice head
K Anparasan; Grace Tan; Jin Sheng Tang