Hire an Insurance Coverage Attorney Who Can Provide Full Range of Insurance Coverage and Litigation Services
The attorneys at Kaufman Dolowich have decades of accumulated experience navigating clients through complex insurance coverage and litigation matters. We are a team of highly respected practitioners focused on finding the best and most cost effective solutions for our clients. When you hire an insurance coverage attorney from our firm, we can represent you in international, national, and regional insurance carriers across a full spectrum of insurance lines. Our attorneys have successfully litigated innumerable insurance matters ranging from complex high profile litigation to routine insurance coverage matters.
Kaufman Dolowich handles all aspects of insurance coverage and litigation, including:
- Policy Drafting
- Underwriting Assistance
- Product Development
- Claims Handling
- Notification Counsel
- Coverage Analysis
- Monitoring Counsel
- Coverage Dispute Resolution: Lawsuits, Arbitrations and Appeals
- Affirmative Claims
- Premium Collection
- Retention/Deductible Recovery
- Defense Cost Recoupment
- Subrogation
- Breach Of Contract/Negligence/Fraud Claims Against Managing General Underwriters And Managing General Agents
- Negligence/Fraud Claims Against Brokers
Innovative and Cost-Effective Solutions
The insurance coverage lawyers at Kaufman Dolowich combine knowledge of insurance laws and regulations with an in-depth understanding of the industry to provide cost-effective, cutting-edge counsel. Our attorneys’ diverse backgrounds and experience also deepen our understanding of the complex substantive issues that often underlie and drive insurance coverage disputes.
The insurance coverage attorneys at our firm are committed to seeking sound business solutions to coverage cases through early assessment and proactive efforts, including direct negotiation with claimants and alternative dispute resolution. Each insurance coverage attorney is skilled in litigating declaratory judgment, breach of insurance contract, and bad faith actions brought by insureds and putative insureds in both the first-party and third-party contexts. When appropriate, we will file dispositive motions, and in the continued absence of a pre-trial resolution, we vigorously litigate our clients’ cases in court. We also handle coverage disputes involving other primary insurers, re-insurers and excess carriers.
Premier Service and Attention from an Experienced and Qualified Insurance Coverage Attorney
Kaufman Dolowich’s Insurance Coverage and Litigation Practice prides itself on providing a superior level of client service, both in terms of responsiveness and quality of product. Senior partners are actively involved throughout the course the case and, regardless of whether our clients have a quick question or seek advice on a complex issue, our partners personally respond in a timely fashion. Because we are respected leaders in the field and many of our lawyers served as in-house counsel prior to joining Kaufman Dolowich, clients know they can count on our firm to deliver representation at the highest level. This trust and respect from our insurance carrier clients has prompted carriers to frequently endorse our firm on numerous policies as the first and only option.
To learn more about the services provided by Kaufman Dolowich’s Insurance Coverage and Litigation Practice please see:
- Bad Faith Litigation
- Data Privacy
- Directors & Officers Liability
- Employment Practices Liability
- ERISA, Life, Health & Disability
- Professional Liability Errors & Omissions
- Fidelity and Surety
- General Liability
- Mass Tort and Environmental
- Property Insurance
- Reinsurance Audits & Disputes
- Transactional Insurance
Overall, you’re in good hands when you hire Kaufman Dolowich. Protect your interests and contact and insurance coverage attorney today.
Practice Group Leadership
Attorney | New York, NY | |
Of Counsel | New York, NY | |
Co-Managing Partner, New York City Office | New York, NY | |
Partner | Hackensack, NJ | |
Of Counsel | San Francisco, CA | |
Partner | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
Attorney | Los Angeles, CA | |
Attorney | Chicago, IL | |
Partner | New York, NY | |
Co-Managing Partner of Chicago Office Chair of Cyber Coverage Practice Group |
Chicago, IL | |
Partner | Orlando, FL | |
Attorney | San Francisco, CA | |
Partner | Chicago, IL | |
Of Counsel | Chicago, IL | |
Co-Managing Partner of Chicago Office Chair of Fidelity & Crime Practice Group | Chicago, IL | |
Partner | New York, NY | |
Managing Partner of San Francisco and Oakland, CA offices | San Francisco, CA , Oakland, CA | |
Co-Managing Partner of Kaufman Dolowich Diversity & Inclusion Committee Member |
Woodbury, NY | |
Partner | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
Of Counsel | New York, NY | |
Attorney | New York, NY | |
Partner | New York, NY | |
Senior Counsel | White Plains, NY , New York, NY | |
Of Counsel | White Plains, NY , New York, NY | |
Attorney | Hackensack, NJ | |
Attorney | Los Angeles, CA | |
Partner | White Plains, NY , Westport, CT | |
Partner | Hackensack, NJ | |
Partner | New York, NY | |
Partner Co-Chair of the Cannabis Law Practice Group |
Woodbury, NY | |
Attorney | New York, NY | |
Of Counsel | Chicago, IL | |
Attorney | Chicago, IL | |
Partner | New York, NY , Westport, CT | |
Partner | New York, NY | |
Of Counsel | New York, NY | |
Partner Co-Chair of General Liability Coverage Practice Group |
Los Angeles, CA | |
Attorney | San Francisco, CA | |
Kaufman Dolowich's General Counsel | New York, NY , Hackensack, NJ | |
Partner | Chicago, IL | |
Partner | Chicago, IL | |
Attorney | Chicago, IL | |
Partner | Fort Lauderdale, FL , Orlando, FL | |
Of Counsel | New York, NY | |
Of Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | |
Senior Associate | Chicago, IL | |
Attorney | San Francisco, CA , Orlando, FL | |
Partner | New York, NY | |
Partner Co-Chair of Professional Liability Practice Group |
Woodbury, NY , New York, NY | |
Attorney | Hackensack, NJ | |
Partner | White Plains, NY | |
Partner | Orlando, FL , Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
Partner | Woodbury, NY | |
Partner | Wilmington, DE | |
Partner Co-Chair of Health Care/Managed Care Practice Group |
Philadelphia, PA | |
Of Counsel | San Francisco, CA | |
Partner | New York, NY | |
Partner | White Plains, NY | |
Attorney | Orlando, FL | |
Co-Managing Partner of Los Angeles Office & Managing Partner of Torrance Office | Los Angeles, CA , Torrance, CA | |
Attorney | New York, NY | |
Partner | New York, NY | |
Co-Managing Partner, New York City OfficeCo-Chair, General Liability Coverage Practice Group | New York, NY |
- 2024 Delaware insurance law changes: what directors and officers need to know, by Michael Zigelman, Esq. and Kristen Swift,Esq., published by Reuters Legal News, 11-14-2024 - Nov 15, 2024
- The Impact of RICO Lawsuits on Bodily Injury Claims: Guidance for Insurers, by attorneys Michael L. Zigelman, Yousra A. Depalma and Christopher A. Arcitio, published in Westlaw Today/Thomson Reuters, 9-6-2024 - Sep 6, 2024
- Kaufman Dolowich Welcomes Professional Liability Team to Westchester Office: Four Lawyers are ‘Go-To’ for Insurance Brokers and Agents, 8-1-2024 - Aug 1, 2024
- “District Court Bumps-up D&O Insurers’ Coverage Defense: Long-Running Saga Continues,” written by Michael L. Zigelman, Esq., Alexander M. Razi, Esq. & Jack Eyers. Esq., published by Reuters Legal News, 6-4-2024 - Jun 4, 2024
- The Implications of Marijuana Reclassification, by Jonathan Isaacson, Esq. and Eric Stern, Esq. published in Claims and Litigation Management Magazine, 6-3-2024 - Jun 3, 2024
- Kristen Swift, Esq. highlighted in Law360 Insurance Authority article ” Kaufman Dolowich Adds Partner In New Delaware Office,” 2-22-2024 - Feb 23, 2024
- Kaufman Dolowich Gains More Ground in New Delaware Office, Adding Partner Kristen Swift, 2-20-2024 - Feb 20, 2024
- Law 360: Kaufman Dolowich Opens Office In Del., Its 17th Nationally, 1-23-2024 - Jan 26, 2024
- Kaufman Dolowich Expands Its Footprint Into Delaware: Loren Barron Joins as Office Managing Partner, 1-23-2024 - Jan 23, 2024
- Kaufman Dolowich Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in Five Practice Areas, Insurance Law, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Professional Malpractice Law and Product Liability Litigation, 11-2023 - Nov 22, 2023
- “Insurers Beware: No Guaranteed Privilege in Legal Correspondence,” by Michael L. Zigelman,Esq. Eric Stern,Esq. & Kathleen Mullins, Esq., published by Reuters, 10-17-2023 - Oct 18, 2023
- Kaufman Dolowich Attorneys Leading Presentations at The American Bar Association’s Fidelity & Surety Law Committee Fall Conference, 10-2-2023 - Oct 2, 2023
- 4 Tips For Policyholders As SEC Adopts Cyber Reporting Rule, quotes by Avery Dial, Esq., in Law 360 Insurance Authority, 8-21-2023 - Aug 25, 2023
- The Movement Towards Increased Federal Jurisdiction by Christopher Tellner Esq. and Gregory Brown, Esq., published in The Legal Intelligencer, 8-23-2023 - Aug 25, 2023
- “Significant Changes to Florida’s Bad Faith Laws,” by Jesse Drawas, Esq., partner at Kaufman Dolowich, 8-2-2023 - Aug 2, 2023
- Insurance Reimbursement for Medical Cannabis—Where Does NJ Stand Now?, authors Eileen Ficaro and Gregory Brown, New Jersey Law Journal, 5-3-2023 - May 10, 2023
- “The Impairment of Business Interruption Insurance,” by Eric Stern, Esq. and Jack Eyers, Esq., New York Law Journal, 3-24-23 - Mar 24, 2023
- ‘Bilt-Rite’: The Expanding Scope of ‘Providers of Information’ and the Evolution of a Tort”, by Greg Brown, Esq., published in The Legal Intelligencer, 3-10-2023 - Mar 14, 2023
- Ill. Justices’ BIPA Rulings Create Headaches For Insurers, Law 360 Insurance Authority, quoted David Brown, Esq., 2-24-2023 - Feb 27, 2023
- CT Supreme Court sides with Insurer on Pandemic-related Property Insurance Claims, Hartford Business Journal, Patrick Kennell quoted, 2-20-2023 - Feb 21, 2023
- Fla. Insurance Reforms Could Clobber Smaller Legal Claims, Law 360, Brett Smith quoted, 2-16-2023 - Feb 21, 2023
- “D&O Challenges Significant For Private Companies,” Ivan Dolowich quoted, Business Insurance, 2-16-2023 - Feb 21, 2023
- Partner Eric Stern quoted, Law 360, “Merck War Exclusion Appeal Puts Focus On Policy Language,” 2-6-2023 - Feb 8, 2023
- Solving the Jigsaw Puzzle of Employee Dishonesty Claims, American Bar Association “The Brief,” author Stefan Dandelles, Esq. - Jan 27, 2023
- Eric Stern Esq. quoted extensively, Law360 Insurance Authority, “Ohio Coverage Ruling Won’t End ‘Silent Cyber’ Fight,” 1-10-2023 - Jan 12, 2023
- Florida’s costly legal system trumps expenses in other states, Tampa Business Journal, quotes by Joseph Miele, Esq., 11-30-2022 - Dec 9, 2022
- 5 Cyberinsurance Developments To Be Thankful For, Eric Stern quoted, Law 360, 11-22-2022 - Nov 28, 2022
- Chicago Daily Law Bulletin highlights Sarah Riedl Clark, 11-3-2022 - Nov 4, 2022
- Bloomberg Law highlights Sarah Riedl Clark, 10-28-2022 - Nov 2, 2022
- Insurance Practice Partner Joins Kaufman Dolowich in Chicago, Law Fuel, Sarah Riedl Clark featured, 10-27-2022 - Nov 2, 2022
- Kaufman Dolowich Adds Atty To Insurance Group, Law 360, Sarah Riedl Clark featured, 10-27-2022 - Nov 2, 2022
- News Release: Sarah Riedl Clark Joins Kaufman Dolowich as Insurance Practice Partner in Chicago , 10-27-22 - Oct 27, 2022
- Stefan Dandelles, Esq., Speaker at U.S. Department of Labor ERISA Advisory Council - Sep 9, 2022
- Ivan Dolowich, co-presents “ESG Essentials: Three Keys To Navigate Environmental, Social & Governance Exposure” at RiskWorld 2022 - Apr 8, 2022
- Delaware Supreme Court Rejects Use of “Fundamentally Identical” Standard in Assessing Relatedness of Multiple Claims - Mar 18, 2022
- News Release: KD Law Promotes Six Attorneys to Partnership Elevates Four to Of Counsel - Feb 23, 2022
- Insurance Law Update, author Jamie L. Hull, Esq., Illinois Defense Counsel Quarterly, Jan. 2022 - Jan 14, 2022
- Insurance Attorneys Address the Impact of Nuclear Verdicts, Property Casualty 360, featuring Eric Stern, Sept. 30, 2021 - Sep 30, 2021
- Dog days of summer: Road trips with Buster entail unique risks, PropertyCasualty360.com, August 5, 2021, by Louie Castoria, Esq. - Aug 6, 2021
- Kaufman Dolowich obtains Supreme Court of the United States decision on behalf of our client: perspective from Louie Castoria, Esq., our lead attorney on the case - Jul 6, 2021
- Jurisdictions Continue to be Split Over Insurer’s Right to Recoup Defense Costs, Reuters - Jun 29, 2021
- Regulatory Guidance on Cyber Breaches and Impact on the Insurance Market, New York Law Journal - May 13, 2021
- Pandemic Prompts Claims Rethink, Business Insurance, ft. Joseph Miele, Jr. - May 4, 2021
- The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Remains Firm as Attempt at Reform was Halted - Apr 27, 2021
- Proposed Reform to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act May Soften the Nation’s Toughest Biometric Privacy Law - Mar 18, 2021
- Insurers, Policyholders Gear Up for Covid Suits’ Next Phase, Bloomberg Law, ft. Joseph Miele Jr. - Mar 9, 2021
- Viewpoint: Biometric Information Privacy Statutes Could Be a Minefield for Insurers, Insurance Journal - Feb 19, 2021
- N.Y. Court Takes Contrary Position on Insurers’ Right to Recoup Defense Costs, Insurance Journal - Jan 21, 2021
- Brett Smith Joins Kaufman Dolowich as Insurance Coverage and Liability Partner in Orlando - Dec 7, 2020
- Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Actions and Implications for Insurance Coverage, New York Law Journal - Nov 6, 2020
- Delaware Court Holds Excess Insurers May Not Rely on Exhaustion Clauses Absent Risk of ‘Actual Prejudice,’ Insurance Coverage Law Center - Nov 3, 2020
- IBDC Panel Discussion by Webinar “Succession Planning: Is your practice ready for death, disability or retirement?” - Jul 16, 2020
- Michigan Judge Sides With Insurer In COVID-19 Lawsuit, InsuranceNewsNet, ft. David Group - Jul 7, 2020
- Top exec with coronavirus a reportable event? It all depends, Business Insurance, ft. Patrick Kennell - Apr 21, 2020
- A Strafford CLE Webinar: Insurance Coverage for Phishing and Scamming Losses: Policy Interpretation, Circuit and State Law Splits - Apr 17, 2020
- Proposed Legislation to Expand Business Interruption Insurance Coverage for COVID-19 - Apr 6, 2020
- NY Bill Proposes Coverage for Business Interruption Claims Due to COVID-19 - Mar 31, 2020
- Seven Steps to Prepare for the Coronavirus Claim Tsunami - Mar 31, 2020
- INSIGHT: Are Insurers Collaterally Damaged by New State ‘Child Victims Acts’? Bloomberg Law - Mar 30, 2020
- Property Coverage Update: COVID-19 - Mar 19, 2020
- The Biggest Property And Casualty Insurance Rulings Of 2019, Law360, ft. Aaron Cargain - Dec 23, 2019
- Is there a duty to read insurance contracts? PropertyCasualty360 - Nov 7, 2019
- 3rd Annual Insurance in the Construction Industry Seminar – August 13-14, 2019 - Mar 11, 2019
- Four manageable risks that will impact the insurance industry in 2019, Best’s Review - Mar 6, 2019
- Health Care M&A: Now Insurable - Mar 1, 2019
- Professional Negligence vs. Breach of Fiduciary Duty in Insurance Broker Malpractice Actions, New Jersey Law Journal - Jan 11, 2019
- Blockchain technology: Risk mitigator or risk magnifier? By Ivan Dolowich, Published by PropertyCasualty360 - Nov 9, 2018
- Strafford CLE Webinar: Business Interruption Coverage for Cyber-Related Losses: Terms and Exclusions, Interplay With Other Policies – July 2018 - Jul 8, 2018
- Deciphering “Good Faith” for Insurers Defending Coblentz Agreements in Florida, Insurance Journal - May 18, 2018
- Successfully Asserting the Statute of Limitations as a Defense to Negligence Actions against Insurance Brokers - Nov 17, 2017
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals holds Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims excluded from coverage based on invasion of privacy exclusion - Sep 19, 2017
- Insuring the Sharing Economy: Existing Models, New Models, Traps and Mitigation of Gaps, Westlaw - Jul 19, 2017
- California High Court to Address Occurrence Caused by Accident, Insurance Journal - Jun 19, 2017
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