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Maritime Insurance Coverage and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Contains material from Oct 2017
Very informative program, filled with information that will be useful in my practice.
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Session 2: Complex Insurance Coverage and Dispute Resolution Issues - The wording in insurance policies is often underappreciated by the insured, particularly for catastrophic event coverage that is seldom called upon. But when a claim is pursued for a major incident such as the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout, both specific coverage and dispute resolution provisions can become serious obstacles to the insured’s ability to collect. What should be in your clients' policies?
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Robert J. Cunningham
Session 1
—30 mins
Mediating the Maritime Claim When Insurance Coverage is in Dispute (Oct 2017)
Explore challenges and get suggestions for handling disputed coverage in conjunction with mediating a plaintiff’s underlying lawsuit. Examine the practical and legal perils and pitfalls of handling coverage issues in mediation by a defense lawyer hired by the insurance company under reservation of rights, the respective roles of defense lawyer/coverage counsel/insurance representative, and additional complications in educating the mediator on highly specialized insurance and maritime concepts.
Originally presented: Sep 2017 Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference
Robert J. Cunningham,
Roach & Newton, LLP - Houston, TX
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James W. Ferguson
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Session 2
—28 mins
Complex Insurance Coverage and Dispute Resolution Issues (Oct 2017)
The wording in insurance policies is often underappreciated by the insured, particularly for catastrophic event coverage that is seldom called upon. But when a claim is pursued for a major incident such as the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout, both specific coverage and dispute resolution provisions can become serious obstacles to the insured’s ability to collect. What should be in your clients' policies?
Originally presented: Sep 2017 Admiralty and Maritime Law Conference
James W. Ferguson,
Halliburton - Houston, TX