A Kenneth Levine

Career

Ken Levine is the Chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Insurance Corporate and Regulatory Practice Group. Ken has over three decades of experience representing the interests of insurers and reinsurers, and insurance-related entities such as service contract providers, brokers, managing general agents, and third-party administrators. He is also retained by private funds and other investors on insurance regulatory, licensing and corporate matters.

Ken’s practice covers the organizational and transactional life cycle of the business of insurance, from formation and product development; to market introduction, growth, and eventual critical mass; and the prosecution and defense of insurance receiverships. He complements traditional insurer functions by counsel with respect to Insurance Holding Company System Act filings, financial reporting, regulatory compliance and strategic opportunities.

Other firms, as well as governmental authorities, have retained Ken over the years for technical analysis, due diligence, and transactional wording. Ken is known for reconciling complex and competing insurance regulatory and contract provisions and translating findings into concise and responsive legal opinions. His practice covers virtually every kind and type of insurance and warranty product.

Professional Memberships

Ken serves as a Director on the Board of the Federation of Regulatory Counsel (FORC), representing the Southeast Region of the United States. He currently serves as the Chair of the FORC Admissions Committee, after having served as the Editor of the FORC Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation. Ken has chaired various advisory councils and associations over the years.

Publications

Ken has authored numerous publications, some of which have been quoted in academic works internationally, cited by other firms, and utilized to support concepts in other areas of the financial sector. Publications include Regulatory and Legislative Issues in Insurance Law, Aspatore Books; Market Conduct Regulation, 2 New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, Ch. 13, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.; New Appleman Premium Online Checklists, Matthew Bender; Benefits from Life Insurance Prior to Death, New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, Ch. 88 [LexisNexis]; The Contractual Obligation to Perform During a Global Pandemic, FORC Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Vol. 31, Ed. 2, Summer 2020; Assignment of Homeowners Policy Benefits in Florida, FORC Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Vol. 27, Ed. 1, Spring 2016; and VEBAS, ERISA, and Other Cloaking Devices, FORC Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Vol. 21, Ed. 1, Spring 2010.

Personal

J.D., Tulane University School of Law, Moot Court Honor Board, The Order of the Barristers

B.S.M. Management, A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University

Experience

Clerkship: United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Practice Areas

Insurance Regulatory & Transactions

Work Highlights

Outstanding Service Award, presented by the Florida Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner, for “exceptional contributions to the Department’s Operations”

AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, the “Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards”

Certificate of Merit, International Association of Defense Counsel

Chambers and Partners, ranked 18 consecutive years

LexisNexis Advisory Board, Insurance Compliance

Best’s Recommended Insurance Attorneys.