Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer
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Provided by Cozen O'Connor
Cozen O’Connor is an internationally recognized leader in the area of insurance coverage and claims. With more than 100 dedicated coverage attorneys in 14 offices, our coverage team handles complex matters for insurance industry clients across the United States and around the world.
The firm represents primary and excess insurers, reinsurers, third-party administrators, managing general agents, insurance brokers and agents, and independent adjustment companies. Collectively, our attorneys have experience in virtually every line of business. Our practice areas include Bad Faith, Casualty & Specialty Lines Coverage, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage, Property, and Strategic Risk & Complex Litigation.
Our insurance attorneys have served as lead trial counsel or national coordinating counsel in complex coverage litigation for four decades. The team includes fellows in the American College of Trial Lawyers and International Academy of Trial Lawyers, individuals and practices highly ranked by Chambers & Partners USA and other publications, and authors of widely cited treatises on insurance law.
The size, bench strength and geographic scope of our practice greatly benefits insurers. We are able to provide comprehensive one-stop coverage counsel, advise clients on each state’s unique set of codes and jurisprudence, and identify new trends in coverage and claims handling on a national and international basis.
Chambers Review
Cozen O'Connor fields a group with broad geographical scope that allows for strong representation of industry clients in a broad range of disputes work. It tackles claims concerning a range of coverage issues, policy exclusions, subrogation and remediation and demonstrates wide capabilities in everything from bodily injury and asbestos through to property damage and defective construction. The team is also recognized for its considerable expertise in handling complex coverage issues arising from large scale catastrophic events and is experienced in professional liability matters, including D&O and E&O-related claims.
Work Highlights
- Cozen O'Connor represented Allied World National Assurance Company as coverage counsel regarding claims made by former athletes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association that the NCAA concealed the dangers associated with concussive blows.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team does a good job of getting to heart of the issue and laying out what needs to get done."
"The team is very experienced, with diverse specializations among staff."
"Cozen O'Connor has fine litigators with a wealth of experience representing insurance companies."
"The team does a good job of getting to heart of the issue and laying out what needs to get done."
"The team is very experienced, with diverse specializations among staff."
"Cozen O'Connor has fine litigators with a wealth of experience representing insurance companies."
Notable Practitioners
Joseph Ziemianski is cochair of the Cozen O'Connor global insurance department. He is a skilled litigator with experience in wide range of coverage disputes including professional, property and casualty lines of insurance.
"Joe is very intelligent, reasonable and approachable."
Alycen Moss is co-vice chair of Cozen O'Connor's global insurance department and regularly advises clients on insurance coverage disputes and indemnification issues. She has notable expertise in the trucking and property industries.
"Alycen Moss's commitment to her craft in the legal profession and to her clients is above and beyond that of her peers. I admire and appreciate her as a colleague in this industry."
"Alycen has been excellent to work with on all matters."
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Cozen O'Connor
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