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Provided by Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Hinshaw's deep bench of insurance lawyers in Illinois counsels leading domestic and foreign insurers in the areas of general liability (including products, toxic tort, environmental, and emerging issues), first-party property, construction defect, professional liability (including D&O and E&O), cyber, bad faith, and reinsurance (treaty and facultative). Hinshaw also has extensive experience in the full spectrum of commercial and personal lines policies, reinsurance contracts, and other risk management structures.

Hinshaw regularly represents insurers in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate court levels. We also evaluate and resolve matters from the claims stage through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. Our team provides coverage analysis and opinions. We evaluate client portfolio issues, assist in product development and drafting contract language, and provide training and other advice. Our lawyers also represent insurers with regulatory compliance before regulatory authorities.

Hinshaw's team has exceptional trial, appellate, strategic, and technical skills, providing in-depth knowledge of substantive law, emerging issues, and the business of insurance; and pioneering creative and impactful approaches to claims, cessions, cases, and issues confronting the insurance industry.

Hinshaw's insurance thought leaders have also authored numerous resources, including: leading insurance treatises, book chapters, and our five-volume On the Law book series.