HB presents an Anderson Kill webinar on-demand
MAXIMIZING INSURANCE RECOVERY AS
CLIMATE CHANGE INTENSIFIES
As weather-induced disasters continue to intensify, maximizing insurance coverage after major storms, floods, wildfires, and other natural cataclysms is an essential survival skill for any business.
In this session, attorneys who have successfully litigated property, business interruption and contingent business interruption claims from Hurricanes Katrina through Ida, along with wildfire and other major disaster claims, walk participants through all phases of insurance recovery, from buying the right policies to pursuing claims with persistence and awareness of pitfalls, to litigating successfully when necessary. Specific lessons from Hurricanes Sandy (2012), Harvey (2017) and Maria and Irma (2020) will be addressed.
Topics:
- Developing a pre-storm preparedness plan, including mitigation efforts, assembly of a claims team, and insurance coverage review;
- Moving quickly to protect property from further damage, performing all emergency repairs, and documenting all losses in detail;
- Preparing and presenting well-supported property damage claims;
- Recognizing and including business interruption losses and extra expense outlays;
- Highlighting policy interpretation issues that affect the scope of available coverage;
- Outlining strategies for pursuing claims and incentivizing the insurance company to resolve them with due speed.
Includes
- 1+ CLE credits (subject to bar rules). CLE codes are embedded in the video. CLE questions?
- Insights from experienced professionals.
- The complete PowerPoint presentation.
- Continued access to the complete recording for later use.
- Answers to your questions via email to the presenters, or write to HB.
Meet the Panel
Finley Harckham
Anderson Kill
Anderson Kill
Finley is a senior litigation shareholder in the New York office of Anderson Kill and serves on
the firm’s Executive Committee. Finley regularly represents and advises corporate policyholders and
other entities in insurance coverage matters. He has successfully litigated, arbitrated and settled
hundreds of complex coverage claims. His areas of particular focus include property loss, environmental,
business interruption, directors and officers liability, construction, professional liability, aviation liability,
cyber and general liability claims.
Finley also has extensive experience in the field of international arbitration. His arbitration clients
include government contractors, consumer products companies and manufacturers which Anderson Kill
has represented in a wide range of disputes involving, among other things, service contracts, the
purchase and sale of components, raw materials and products, and licensing agreements. He has
successfully prosecuted and defended arbitrations in European countries and the United States under
the London Arbitration Act, and the AAA, ICC and UNCITRAL arbitration rules.
Rhonda D. Orin
Anderson Kill
Anderson Kill
Rhonda is the managing partner of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She is also co-chair of the COVID Task Group. Rhonda represents policyholders in coverage cases nationwide, including cyber liability, third-party tort and environmental liability claims, first-party property damage and business interruption claims, directors & officers liability, errors & omissions liability, fidelity bonds and alternative risk transfer arrangements, including for employee benefit plans.
She has served as lead counsel in multiple jury and bench trials, argued before the highest courts of several states, and appeared in two cases before U.S. Supreme Court. Through jury verdicts, summary judgment decisions and confidential settlements before and during litigation, she has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for policyholders, including nine-figure recoveries.
Dennis J. Artese
Anderson Kill
Anderson Kill
Dennis is a shareholder in the New York office of Anderson Kill. He is also co-chair of the firm’s Construction Industry practice group and a member of the COVID Task group. Dennis’ national practice concentrates on all types of insurance recovery litigation, with an emphasis on securing insurance coverage for construction-related first-party property losses and third-party liability claims as well as for property and business interruption losses stemming from natural disasters and other perils.
Dennis has substantial experience in all phases of litigation, arbitration and property insurance appraisals, and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars of insurance proceeds on behalf of policyholders in connection with a variety of property, builder’s risk, commercial general liability, umbrella and excess liability, D&O, E&O, crime, and political risk insurance claims. Dennis also has extensive experience in litigating insurance broker malpractice cases and other general commercial litigation disputes, including construction-related disputes. Dennis has been recognized by Super Lawyers for Insurance Coverage since 2012. He also has been recognized by Legal 500 for Insurance Advice to Policyholders and singled out as being a “superb lawyer and subject-matter expert.”
Ronald Papa
National Fire Adjustment Co.
National Fire Adjustment Co.
Ronald has been instrumental in NFA’s growth for more than 30 years. He has successfully adjusted more than 2,000 insurance losses working for a wide range of clients. Ron earned the prestigious designation of Senior Professional Public Adjuster and is accredited by the National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (NAPIA), of which he is past president.
He was named Person of the Year by NAPIA for “outstanding leadership” and recently addressed the National Symposium of Insurance Commissioners at their conference in Florida. Ron is approved as an instructor by numerous State Insurance Departments, the New York State Bar Association, and the Society of CPAs. He graduated from Niagara University.