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Hurricane Insurance Coverage Disputes: Analyzing common issues and identifying ways to maximize coverage (On-Demand)

General Credits:
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$179.00

Course Description

Every year, policyholders near coastlines face the possibility that a major storm will strike the area and cause extensive damage to their property and business. As Hurricanes Beryl, Helene and Milton reminded us last year, these storms are becoming more powerful and occurring earlier and more frequently. Policyholders purchase property and business interruption insurance to protect them against these risks. Unfortunately, simply having a policy does not always guarantee that the insurance company will deliver as expected when a natural disaster strikes. Insurance companies often raise defenses to coverage or adjust claims at amounts that are unacceptably low. This presentation will discuss common issues that give rise to insurance coverage disputes, assess how courts resolve such disputes, and share some strategies designed to smooth out the claims process and maximize recoveries.

Syllabus

  1. Coverage for named storms, wind, water and flood
  2. Business interruption coverage
  3. Other time element extensions
  4. Calculating business interruption losses
  5. Working with the insurance company in adjusting the loss

Credit Details

Course Type

Course Instructor

Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE, Marshall Gilinsky, Esq., Rhonda D. Orin, Esq.
Original Date Of Course

General Credits

1.5
Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE
Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE
Karen Cusato, CPA, CFE is a forensic accountant with over 30 years of experience in insurance claims, fraud investigations, and litigation support, including senior management roles at Deloitte and FTI Consulting before founding her own firm in 2008. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and maintains active involvement in professional organizations including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
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Marshall Gilinsky, Esq.
Marshall Gilinsky, Esq.
Marshall Gilinsky, Esq. is a shareholder at Anderson Kill's Boston office with 20 years of experience in insurance recovery and commercial litigation, having recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for policyholders across property, liability, errors and omissions, directors and officers, and life insurance matters. He serves as co-chair of the firm's Sexual Harassment and Abuse Insurance Recovery Group and Sports, Media and Entertainment Group, and has represented clients on complex claims arising from significant losses including 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Superstorm Sandy, and the Boston Big Dig, as well as captive insurance coverage disputes.
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Rhonda D. Orin, Esq.
Rhonda D. Orin, Esq.
Rhonda D. Orin, Esq. is the managing shareholder of Anderson Kill's Washington, D.C. office and co-chair of the firm's Climate Change and Disaster Recovery group, where she represents policyholders in coverage cases nationwide. She has extensive experience as lead counsel in multi-million-dollar insurance trials at both the trial and appellate levels, including arguments before the highest courts of several states and appearances in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, with substantive expertise spanning first-party property damage, business interruption, tort and environmental liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, cyber liability, fidelity bonds, disability insurance, and health insurance and ERISA matters.
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