Insurance

ALFA International’s network of law firms and attorneys represent insurers, third-party administrators, and employers with self-funded benefits programs in a broad variety of litigation and regulatory matters throughout the United States and internationally. Our attorneys can help your company manage the challenges arising with a changing industry, increased regulation, and new trends in coverage law. 

Providing financial security for individuals, businesses, and organizations, the insurance industry has long served as a cornerstone of the United States economy. However, as market forces and regulatory oversight continue to evolve at a rapid pace, insurers are finding they must ensure that future business decisions and strategies will maintain this important economic safeguard. 

As one of ALFA International’s most active Practice Groups, serving clients in every state and several non-U.S. jurisdictions, the ALFA International Insurance Practice Group provides a critical blend of broad industry experience and local knowledge. Our attorneys deliver cost-effective, coordinated legal services to insurers writing health, accident, life, disability, long-term care, and property and casualty coverages. 

ALFA Insurance attorneys regularly draw on extensive financial, regulatory, business, and legal backgrounds to help insurers develop proactive solutions to emerging challenges and to take full advantage of new opportunities. Likewise, our lawyers work closely with other ALFA International Practice Groups to provide comprehensive legal services that support our clients’ short- and long-term objectives. 

Areas of focus

• Individual and group life, health, accident disability, and long-term care coverage claims
• Personal and commercial property and casualty insurance coverage claims
• Risk management and loss
• Bad-faith claims
• ERISA/group coverage claims
• Excess coverage claims
• Legislation assistance, support, and education
• Regulatory advice and support
• Insurance coverage litigation prevention programs
• Policy drafting assistance, support, and education
• Pre-decision claims advice
• Environmental coverage claims
• International insurance issues
• Rescission claims
• Reinsurance issues
• Subrogation claims

Insurance Client Advisory Board

The ALFA International Insurance Practice Group is grateful to have the following clients contribute to our on-going success by participating in our Client Advisory Board:

H. Stacey Boyer, Business Unit General Counsel, Transamerica Life and Protection

Stephen Broer, Counsel, Law Department, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

John Briggs, Director, Legal, Nautilus Insurance Group

John M. Lucas, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Ameritas Life Insurance Corp

Georgette M. Pecoraro, RP, Litigation Manager, The Hartford

David Reilly, Assistant Vice President, Property & Casualty Claims, ICW GROUP

Gary Schuman, Sr. Counsel – Litigation, Combined Insurance Company of America

John A. Sharp, Deputy General Counsel, Assurity Life Insurance Company

David A. Thompson, Deputy General Counsel, HealthMarkets