Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes
The modern insurance/reinsurance disputes practice calls for proficiency in areas beyond traditional coverage and reinsurance contract issues. As the disputes affecting this industry have grown more varied and complex, the requisite legal skills have expanded accordingly. Among other proceedings, insurance and reinsurance companies must manage arbitrations, class actions, bankruptcies, insurance insolvencies, cross-border disputes, and governmental investigations – all specialized proceedings requiring extensive knowledge and experience. The substantive disputes are also evolving in tandem with the legal instruments used in the industry. More structured contracts lead to more complicated disputes. Finite reinsurance contracts are one example, and industry loss warranty products are another.
Our Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes practice provides clients with the highest quality legal services respecting the full array of disputes affecting the insurance industry. Our lawyers have decades of experience representing insurers, reinsurers, brokers, and receivers. We structure our practice to maintain an industry perspective, focusing on the problems and issues that confront our clients today and cultivating the breadth and experience necessary to succeed.
Our Insurance/Reinsurance Disputes practice has achieved international recognition for its quality and results. In their annual publication America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers & Partners consistently ranks Sidley among the top tier firms practicing in this field. The International Who’s Who of Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers also identifies members of the group as leading lawyers in the area. ReActions magazine’s latest survey of lawyers ranks Sidley in every single category – reinsurance, litigation/dispute management, insolvency, regulation, insurance-linked securities, and corporate contracts – a feat matched by no other firm.
With more than 25 lawyers practicing in the area firm-wide, we have the resources to handle the most complex, high-profile and contentious disputes. A representative list of our recent cases illustrates the point:
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