Insurance Disputes
We represent insurance underwriters, insurance agents, abstract companies, and insureds in a wide range of insurance-related matters.
Areas of Focus
- Agent defalcation
- Agent disputes
- Arbitration and mediation
- Bad faith allegations
- Breach of fiduciary duty
- Breach of insurance policy
- Denials and disclaimers of coverage
- Errors and omissions insurance
- Escrow disputes
- Examinations under oath
- Homeowner’s insurance
- Indemnification
- Insurer appointed counsel for insureds
- Life insurance
- Policy application misrepresentations
- Policy exclusions, exceptions & conditions
- Property, hazard and casualty insurance
- Rescission and cancellation
- Reservation of rights
- Salvage and recoupment
- Subrogation
- Title insurance
- Underwriter defense, including coverage disputes
Representative Matters
- Obtained favorable settlement in mediation from life insurer on behalf of widow and infant children of man who died before issuance of the life insurance policy
- Successfully appealed from a trial court order that incorrectly denied an insurer’s motion for summary judgment, resulting in the dismissal of the insured’s breach of policy action and a novel appellate decision in the title insurance industry permitting an insurer to submit extrinsic evidence to resolve a policy ambiguity
- Obtained favorable settlement from agent and its errors and omissions carrier in insurer’s action alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligence
- Obtained rescission of an insurance policy due to the insured’s fraud during the underwriting process
- Awarded money judgment in favor of title insurer against individual, arising from misconduct in connection with real estate sale
- Routinely awarded summary judgment dismissing actions alleging breach of owners’ and lenders’ title insurance policies
We invite you to contact us for more information or to schedule a consultation.