Swiss insurance company Zurich Insurance Group has appointed a panel of four firms to handle large and complex claims across Asia Pacific.

The panel consists of Kennedys, Clyde & Co, DAC Beachcroft and U.K.-based insurance specialist BLM. As part of the panel, BLM will work with six Asia-based firms within its Global Insurance Law Connect; they are: Howse Williams in Hong Kong, Christopher & Lee Ong in Malaysia, Sparke Helmore Lawyers in Australia, Duncan Cotterill in New Zealand, Rajah & Tann in Singapore and Buren Legal in China. In addition, DAC Beachcroft also works with its insurance alliance Legalign Global, which also includes Wotton + Kearney’s offices in Australia and New Zealand.