HB presents a CLE-eligible on demand webinar
Insurance Coverage for Sexual Abuse Claims 
Strategies | Response | Insurance Archeology

Sexual abuse claims – such as those involving the Catholic Church and the Boy Scouts of America – have resulted in verdicts and settlements in the tens and hundreds of millions of dollars.

The Catholic church alone has paid billions to resolve claims. Verdicts in cases involving adult victims are typically lower than those involving children and teens. A December 2021 $44 million verdict to a Texas woman who was raped at a Hilton Hotel in Houston could signal that juries may be more open to larger awards in such cases. While rapists and abusers face accountability under criminal law (and sometimes under civil law as well), businesses and institutions of all shapes and sizes are increasingly finding themselves confronting claims that they bear some of the responsibility for instances of sexual molestation, abuse and harassment. Several standard types of liability insurance provide coverage for such claims. In this webinar the panel discusses the elements of this coverage and the sensitive aspects of such claims.

If you answer yes to any of these questions, this webinar is for you: 

  • Is your organization or your clients at risk of facing sexual abuse accusations?
  • Would your organization or your client be insured if sued for sexual abuse?
  • Is your organization or client uncertain as to where their insurance policies are?

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  • 1 – 1.5 CLE credits (subject to bar rules). CLE codes are announced and embedded in video.
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  • Nearly 90 minutes of 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 and we will be sure to contact the speakers.

KEY POINTS

  • Risk of abuse claims and strategies for immediate response.
  • Potentially responsive insurance policies.
  • Potential coverage issues.
  • Insurance claims process – what to expect and best practices.
  • Insurance archeology and the quest to find lost policies.
  • The types of documents that prove the existence of insurance policies.
  • Insurance brokers as source of policy information.
  • Use of standardized policies.

Meet the Panel

Marshall Gilinsky
Shareholder
Anderson Kill

Marshall Gilinsky is a shareholder in the New York office of Anderson Kill and practices in the firm’s Insurance Recovery and Commercial Litigation Departments.  He is co-chair of the firm’s Sexual Harassment and Abuse Insurance Recovery Group, and a member of the firm’s Banking and Lending Group and Hospitality Industry Practice Group. During his 20-year career representing policyholders, Marshall has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients, successfully litigating disputed claims under a variety of insurance products. Marshall has represented clients on numerous high-stakes, complex insurance claims arising out of prominent losses such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy and the “Big Dig” in Boston.

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Dan Schorr
President
Dan Schorr LLC

Dan Schorr is a former criminal prosecutor and municipal inspector general with more than 20 years of legal and investigative experience. He manages a variety of complex assignments, including investigations into sexual misconduct, Civil Rights, and fraud allegations at educational institutions, corporations, and government entities. In additional to specializing in Title IX investigations, Dan assists higher education and K-12 schools by conducting policy and program reviews, training personnel on all aspects of Title IX and Civil Rights compliance, and serving in hearing officer and decision maker roles. Dan is a pre-approved Sexual Misconduct Investigator for the United Educators ProResponse Expert Services Benefit.

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Brian Della Torre
Senior Project Manager
Insurance Archeology Group

In his years with IAG, Brian has worked on a range of projects, leading document reviews at manufacturing facilities, law firms and records storage centers across the country. Over the years, he has developed many third party sources that maintain evidence of such entities’ historic insurance coverage. On behalf of these clients, he has also conducted onsite document reviews at churches, rectories, missions, offices, retreat centers and schools. On the corporate side, Brian has led several successful projects on behalf of clients who pursued archaeology as part of due diligence prior to an acquisition.

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Pamela D. Hans
Managing Shareholder (Philadelphia)
Anderson Kill

Pamela D. Hans is the managing shareholder of the firm’s Philadelphia office.  Her practice concentrates in the area of insurance coverage exclusively on behalf of policyholders, for which she has been recognized on numerous “best lawyers” lists. Pamela represents Fortune 500 companies, energy and mining companies, construction companies, private schools, religious organizations, commercial lenders, and other policyholders in disputes with their insurance companies.

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Dennis J. Artese
Shareholder
Anderson Kill

Dennis Artese is a shareholder in the New York office of Anderson Kill. His national practice concentrates on all types of insurance recovery litigation, with an emphasis on securing insurance coverage for property and business interruption losses stemming from natural disasters and other perils as well as for construction-related first-party property losses and third-party liability claims.  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.

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