Insurance Law

The More the Merrier? Increase in multiparty arbitrations spawns new institutional rules

Over the last several years, the world’s leading arbitral institutions have adopted new rules, recognizing that the growth in international arbitration has been accompanied by the increasing complexity and sophistication of disputes. Institutional statistics reveal increases in disputes involving multiple parties, multiple contracts and multiple arbitration agreements. Parties to a dispute subject to arbitration are […]

Finley T. HarckhamShareholder, Anderson Kill

Lead in Drinking Water: How To Get the Most Out of Your Municipality’s Insurance

Lead poisoning in drinking water has been a problem since ancient Rome, and it simply won’t go away. As the recent history of Flint, Michigan demonstrates, lead in drinking water can result in multiple serious, and extraordinarily expensive, challenges for municipalities. Since the problem in Flint was discovered in 2014, unsafe levels of lead have […]

Finley T. HarckhamShareholder, Anderson Kill

A Unique Storm Spawns Unique Insurance Issues – In Hurricane Matthew’s aftermath, lessons from Superstorm Sandy

While the Southeast United States escaped the worst of feared damage from Hurricane Matthew, the storm did take more than 40 lives in the U.S. and cause extensive power outages, flooded roads and dams, and damage to buildings from Florida to Virginia. It also triggered mass evacuations and closures by order of civil authorities Metropolitan […]

Finley T. HarckhamShareholder, Anderson Kill

Panama Papers Takeaway for Financial Institutions: Check Your D&O and E&O Insurance

This month, The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists began reporting on their review of over 11.5 million documents, the private client files of a Panamanian law firm that specialized in trust services, covering a 40-year span. Among other things, the ICIJ “Panama Papers” documents reveal: Offshore holdings of 140 politicians and public officials from around […]

Finley T. HarckhamShareholder, Anderson Kill

Anderson Kill at Law joins IR as the exclusive Insurance Law Member in the US – New York

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Finley T. Harckham of Anderson Kill. Finley has joined IR as our exclusive Insurance Law Member in the US – New York. Anderson Kill was founded in 1969 on the principles of integrity, excellence in the practice of law, and straightforward solutions to complex […]

Finley T. HarckhamShareholder, Anderson Kill

Baro Alto joins IR as the exclusive Banking & Finance and Insurance Law Member in France

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Géraldine Brasier Porterie of Baro Alto. Géraldine has joined IR as our exclusive Banking & Finance and Insurance Law Member in France. MANAGEMENT OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN BUSINESS LAW A BUSINESS LAW FIRMWith a know-how acquired in the most important French and international […]

Géraldine Brasier PorteriePartner, Baro Alto

Bastiaan Sparreboom Legal Services joins IR as the exclusive Insurance Law Member in Australia

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Bastiaan Sparreboom of Bastiaan Sparreboom Legal Services. Bastiaan has joined IR as our exclusive Insurance Law Member in Australia. After 35 years in legal practice, the majority as a Partner in one of Australia’s largest law firms, Bastiaan established his own boutique law […]

Fraticelli Provost l.l.p. joins IR as the exclusive Commercial Arbitration and Insurance Law Member in Canada – East

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Richard Provost of Fraticelli Provost l.l.p. Richard has joined IR as our exclusive Commercial Arbitration and Insurance Law Member in Canada – East. Founded in 1996, FRATICELLI PROVOST is a much sought-after law firm which has distinguished itself by providing its clients […]

Richard ProvostPartner, Langlois Lawyers, LLP

Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. joins IR as the exclusive Insurance Law Member in the US-Washington

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Carl Forsberg of Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S.. Carl has joined IR as our exclusive Insurance Law Member in the US-Washington. Founded in 1993, Forsberg & Umlauf, P.S. provides dynamic client service in all phases of civil defense and insurance coverage litigation. The […]

Cuts to life insurance – Consider withdrawal

The idea of life insurance forming a component of one’s retirement plan is increasingly losing credibility. According to media reports, consumers ought to anticipate further cuts in 2016.   GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and London conclude: Taking out a life insurance policy or private […]

Michael RainerManaging Partner, MTR Rechtsanwälte

BGH bolsters consumer rights when withdrawing from pension schemes and life insurance policies

The Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), Germany’s Federal Court of Justice, has once again strengthened the rights of consumers when withdrawing from pension schemes and life insurance policies with its ruling of October 14, 2015 (Az.: IV ZR 284/12).   GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and London conclude: […]

Michael RainerManaging Partner, MTR Rechtsanwälte

Withdrawing from life insurance policies: Review withdrawal

Anybody who wishes to withdraw from their life insurance policy or pension scheme can have someone review whether this is possible. This is generally more financially appealing than termination.   GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and London conclude: A lot of consumers have taken out […]

Michael RainerManaging Partner, MTR Rechtsanwälte