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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder

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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

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Hunton’s Miami-based insurance coverage team is a global leader on cyber insurance issues, providing comprehensive service to clients in the US, UK, Canada, and elsewhere. Working closely with the firm’s top-ranked privacy and cybersecurity practice, we have handled major breaches and ransomware attacks since 2019, including the largest attack on critical infrastructure in US history. In 2025, the team represented several clients on ransomware-related coverage, including Fortune 500 companies, and continued to serve as lead cyber insurance counsel for three of the five largest US asset managers.

In addition to our cyber insurance work, our practice is known for insurance claims involving alleged pollution events, including separate matters involving one of the country’s largest petroleum pipelines, the largest producer of sugar cane, and one of the oldest electric and natural gas companies in the US. The team also represents major real estate developers in wrongful death, construction defect, and catastrophe claims, and handles D&O claims, particularly antitrust, shareholder derivative, and SPAC and IPO transaction matters. We regularly represent financial institutions across coverage lines and are currently representing a major financial institution in coverage litigation seeking recovery for a nine-figure loss.

Our Miami insurance coverage lawyers also guide clients through cross-border insurance issues and regularly advise major Latin American banking institutions.

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Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder - Florida

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Hunton Andrews Kurth is well versed in insurance matters, including first-party coverage disputes, insurance risk advisory work, transactional and due diligence matters. It offers substantial experience in cybersecurity, property damage and D&O claims, among others. The firm's clients include policyholders in the construction and technology sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Hunton Andrews Kurth represents US Union Square D2.1 Managing Venture in an indemnity, professional negligence and E&O coverage dispute involving professional errors by a geotechnical engineer in connection with a redevelopment project in Massachusetts.

Strengths

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  • The Hunton team has outstanding substantive command of insurance coverage across the spectrum of lines of insurance. The group provides clients with outstanding yet pragmatic advice and counsel.

    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder respondentUSA
  • The attorneys lead with education, are very reasonable in their recommendations and understand what's commercial.

    Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Andrea DeField
    Band 1Andrea DeField

    Andrea DeField

    Andrea DeField represents policyholders across a range of insurance policy and coverage issues. She has particular expertise in cyber issues such as large data breaches, co-leading Hunton Andrews Kurth's cyber insurance practice.
    • Andi is truly a best-in-class insurance coverage counsel and adviser to her clients. She is a valued partner.

      Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder respondentUSA
    • Andi is wonderful to work with. Her analytical abilities are impressive, yet she is able to make very complex, nuanced concepts accessible to lay people.

      Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder respondentUSA
  • Band 1Walter J Andrews
    Band 1Walter J Andrews

    Walter J Andrews

    Walter Andrews is regularly retained by policyholder clients for high-stakes dispute resolution in the insurance arena. His expertise covers first-party property losses, D&O claims, business interruption and toxic tort claims.
    • Walter has really deep knowledge in the space and is also an outstanding litigator.

      Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder respondentUSA
  • Associates to watchCary Steklof
    Associates to watchCary Steklof

    Cary Steklof

    Cary Steklof supports clients from his base in Miami, developing a notable practice in insurance disputes. He is active on insurer bad faith and significant coverage issues.
    • Cary is a super attorney who is detail-oriented, engaged and responsive. He is also thoughtful, and his great litigation experience is evident through depositions and negotiations.

      Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder respondentUSA

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