Insurance (Litigation)

 

• Experience reviewing, investigating and managing claims related to catastrophic injuries, construction defects, environmental, toxic tort, or similar lines, to advise on severe commercial general liability claims.

 

• Responsible for managing corporate legal matters, such as drafting and negotiating vendor and client agreements, M&A activity, union arbitrations, regulatory matters and providing legal advice to business units.

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• Interprets insurance policies and coverage issues.

 

• Assists with corporate transactions such as integration activities, collaborations and other strategic transactions, including conducting due diligence.

 

• Evaluates coverage forms, rates, exclusions and endorsements.

 

• Analyzes risk, recommends and implements risk mitigation strategies.

 

• Handles day-to-day business transactions such as negotiation, drafting, review of contracts and other agreements associated with the insurance business.

 

• Compliance for corporate and banking law and governance, employment and labor relations law, transportation lines and environmental protection.

 

• Familiarity with relevant government agencies and regulatory requirements.

 

• Created, implemented, and regularly reviews legal policies and templates for various agreements.

 

• Prepares letters, briefs and arguments for presentation to legislative committees, review boards, and arbitrators.

 

• Interfaces with outside counsel and manages dispute resolution.

 

• Establishes, communicates and implements a detailed litigation plan in cooperation with the claims department.

 

• Implemented litigation protocols to support and revise appropriate legal strategies for discovery, investigation, processing and trials.

 

• Applies new technologies to the law process to improve quality and reduce cost.

 

• Conducts arbitrations, depositions, discovery, hearings, mediations, trials, oral arguments and similar proceedings.

 

• Advises claims representatives and insureds with clear, concise, unambiguous and often unpopular legal opinions.

 

• Performed extensive legal research on claims, defenses, counterclaims and legal strategies, to remain current with relevant developments in risk management law.

 

• Understanding of the relevant issues and processes in construction, engineering, healthcare, medical practice, pharmaceuticals, scientific operations, products, or similar issues and defenses.

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• Focus on claims, defenses and key corporate business goals in order to provide efficient legal support.

 

• Provided case analysis, strategies and settlement recommendations and success estimates to management and internal business partners.

 

• Built and maintained strong internal and external relationships with insureds, consultants and insurance professionals.

 

• Completed all required administrative tasks in a timely manner, time reporting, budgets, closed cases, and reports.

 

• Recognizes, participates in, negotiates, and promotes settlement opportunities.

 

• Assisted the efforts of a dedicated staff, working together towards enhancing business development and product lines.

 

• Developed and maintained professional relationships with wholesale brokers and their legal teams.

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    Last updated 200722_2028