How Coverage Counsel are Straying from Their Legal Lanes and Acting as Adjusters and Defense Counsel 2022 | National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) | 17 August 2022 | Online

This series was designed for in-house counsel, insurance executives, claims professionals, and risk managers at insurance companies. Topics will include legal issues arising from cyber coverage, trends in class action lawsuits, technology contract issues, and managing outside counsel in first- and third-party claims litigation. Those persons interested in litigation trends and technology contract issues affecting the field of property/casualty insurance will find value in attending this series. The webinars in this series are not pre-qualified for CLE credit, but the content may qualify for individual state bar requirements.

Recognizing that one size does not always fit all, NAMIC has created flexible registration options for your organization. You have the option to register for individual webinars, the full Legal and Litigation Series, or a Company Pass, which gives you access to all six 2022 webinar series. Individual sessions will be listed below as they are confirmed.

An insurance company’s legal counsel – both in-house and outside counsel – can provide a carrier with invaluable advice and assistance with difficult first- and third-party claims. Insurers and their counsel, however, should take care to ensure that counsel’s scope of representation does not exceed the role allowed by the local jurisdiction. For example, counsel in first- and third-party claims can often be accused of assuming the role of claims professional. Also, insurance coverage counsel in third-party claims can be accused of assuming duties better left to the insured’s defense counsel. This webinar will discuss the proper role of outside counsel in these claims and how moving beyond those roles can have negative effects on a carrier’s attorney-client privilege and good-faith claims handling.

2022 Speaker

Michael L. Young
Attorney, Hepler Broom LLC

2022 Sponsor

CORPORATE SPONSOR:
• Holborn