Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder
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Provided by Anderson Kill PC
Anderson Kill's insurance recovery attorneys have recovered billions of dollars in judgments and settlements from insurance companies over the course of more than three decades and have made insurance law in multiple states -- including California, in a landmark decision establishing "all sums" and "stacking" principles for policyholders, and New York, in a decision affirming not only defense coverage for long-tail asbestos claims even after exhaustion of limits, but also attorneys' fees for the defense coverage dispute.
Our Insurance Recovery Group represents policyholders in insurance coverage disputes regarding environmental/asbestos/toxic tort liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, data breaches and other cyber risks, products liability, professional liability, intellectual property claims, commercial crime, property losses, business interruption losses and many other types of claims. The Group is supported by a library of tens of thousands of insurance company regulatory filings, manuals, briefs, advertisements and other discovery materials.
We represent policyholders only in insurance coverage disputes, maintaining no ties to insurance companies and so avoiding conflicts of interest. In a corporate legal environment in which insurance companies carry tremendous weight, both as clients and as sources of defense work, Anderson Kill's policyholder-only commitment serves as a competitive advantage.
Chambers Review
Anderson Kill PC fields a high quality team capable of handling multiparty disputes and taking on coverage matters in diverse areas such as asbestos liability, bodily injury, data breach and financial lines. It acts for a broad array of clients, ranging from state and municipal bodies through to major companies, in sectors such as technology and consumer products. Exclusively representing policyholder interests in insurance as well as wider commercial matters, the firm exhibits additional expertise advising clients in environmental liability disputes.
Work Highlights
- Anderson Kill was approved as special insurance counsel to the Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants and the Future Claimants' Representative in the Kaiser Gypsum Company asbestos bankruptcy in the Western District of North Carolina.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is very knowledgeable and thorough, demonstrating excellent communication and understanding of client expectations."
"It's a strong and well coordinated team that provides incredibly prompt responses."
"The team is very knowledgeable and thorough, demonstrating excellent communication and understanding of client expectations."
"It's a strong and well coordinated team that provides incredibly prompt responses."
Notable Practitioners
Robert Horkovich is held in high regard for his substantial expertise in representing policyholders in complex coverage disputes including asbestos and business interruption cases. He has also taken several cases to state supreme courts.
"Robert is a fount of knowledge and very client oriented."
"He is a leader of the Bar who is knowledgeable and handles lots of high profile matters."
"Robert is a fantastic lawyer with extraordinary competence in insurance recoveries."
William Passannante has considerable experience assisting corporate policyholders with large scale coverage matters. He is noted for his strengths in D&O, product liability and asbestos insurance claims.
"He knows the insurance space inside and out."