Alex Guillamont
Qualified in Spain, England and Wales
Alex Guillamont is the head of the Latin America and Caribbean practice at Kennedys. He handles disputes on behalf of leading international insurers and reinsurers, having represented clients across the region. With 15 years of experience, Alex is an acknowledged leading expert on insurance and reinsurance matters regionally. After serving the market with claims in Iberia from our London and Madrid offices, he relocated permanently to Miami in June 2010. The industry has voted him year on year into the LATAMIR Power 50 list, Latin American insurance sector most influential professionals. Also, Alex has been awarded as Insurance & Reinsurance Attorney of the Year in Latin America 2014 by Global Law Experts. His team in Miami has been awarded the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Reactions Latin America Awards for best reinsurance Law Firm.
Alex is involved in complex losses on major environmental and natural disasters, contractors all risk, political and trade risk, financial institutions and D&O claims, energy losses, regulatory compliance and third party administration schemes and political risk in the entire region—most recently in Argentina, Bolivia, Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. He and his team advise carriers on regulatory issues and strategic deployment of offices, wordings and claims handling procedures, audits of ceding companies and underwriting agents.
He is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese and has conversational French. Alex s is author of The Guide of insurance and reinsurance law in Latin America, Caribbean and Iberia and is finalising its 3rd edition. He is also a regular contributor to insurance press like Financier Worldwide, Insurance Day Magazine, Intelligent insurer, Latin Lawyer, Latino Insurance, etc. and is asked frequently to speak at Latin American & Caribbean industry events.
Areas of expertise:
Professional indemnity
Alternative dispute resolution
Contractors' all risks
Cyber risks
Directors' and officers' liability
Employers' liability
Employment
Environment
Financial institutions
Fraud
Policy advice
Product liability
Regulation
Energy
Property