One Insured, Multiple Insurers, Multiple Lawsuits: Managing Liability, Settlement, and Coverage Issues
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will discuss how to manage coverage, liability, and settlement issues that arise when a single policyholder is sued multiple times and has been insured by numerous insurers. The panel will review how to resolve which insurers must defend and defense sharing agreements, best strategies for coordinating and managing the defense, issues arising from efforts to settle the underlying liability suits, strategies when an insurer will not agree to fund a judgment or settlement, subrogation issues, and more.
Outline
- Overview
- Duty to defend and defense costs
- Duty to settle, mediation, and insurer consent
- Duty to indemnify: managing the unwilling insurer
- Subrogation issues
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What solutions exist for identifying who has the duty to defend and cover defense costs?
- What are the coverage implications of establishing a reasonable settlement value?
- If joint and several liability is not available, how are damages allocated?
- What happens after the insurer pays a judgment or a settlement of the underlying lawsuit but believes the insured had a claim against some other party for the loss?
Faculty
Kim M. Jackson
Partner
Bovis Kyle Burch & Medlin
Mr. Jackson defends attorneys and other professionals in malpractice claims, handles all forms of coverage and bad... | Read More
Mr. Jackson defends attorneys and other professionals in malpractice claims, handles all forms of coverage and bad faith disputes, defends catastrophic injury cases, typically focusing on premises liability, represents companies and professionals in various types of complex commercial litigation, and defends employers in employment discrimination claims. He has represented many attorneys in both civil claims brought by clients and non-clients in Georgia, Texas, California and Ohio, and in licensing issues brought before the State Bar of Georgia.
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Paul R. Koepff
Partner
Clyde & Co
Mr. Koepff handles insurance coverage and reinsurance disputes, litigating various kinds of insurance and... | Read More
Mr. Koepff handles insurance coverage and reinsurance disputes, litigating various kinds of insurance and reinsurance-related disputes and claims. He is a contributing author to a multi-volume treatise on New York Insurance Law, and a multi-volume treatise, "Law and Practice of Insurance Coverage Litigation."
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David W. Overstreet
Partner
Earhart Overstreet
Mr. Overstreet focuses his practice on commercial litigation and professional liability. He spends a significant amount... | Read More
Mr. Overstreet focuses his practice on commercial litigation and professional liability. He spends a significant amount of time representing businesses and professionals in civil suits, including attorneys. Mr. Overstreet also speaks to groups including insurers, law schools, and organized professional associations about claim avoidance and mitigation.
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