Insurance
Regulatory compliance, claims management, and coverage
Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer represents insurance companies and licensed insurance professionals in a variety of regulatory compliance matters. The firm also advises insurers regarding claims handling and coverage issues.
Regulatory Compliance
The firm assists insurers with licensure, obtaining policy form and rate approvals, and in connection with financial and market conduct examinations. Our insurance lawyers also represent companies and individuals at administrative proceedings and provide legislative and other regulatory representation.
Claims Handling and Coverage Issues
The firm has direct experience with claims management and serves as claims administrator for professional liability insurance and other programs. The firm routinely advises insurers concerning the establishment and maintenance of efficient claims handling processes and provide counsel on insurance coverage issues, which include:
- Duty to defend
- Reservation of rights
- Coverage denial
- Policy rescission
- Good faith
Our insurance lawyers have successfully negotiated claims involving "stacked" or multiple policy limits, have prosecuted declaratory judgment actions upholding a single aggregate policy limit, and have helped clients avoid exposure for claims of "bad faith."
