No one is more experienced in representing the life and health insurance industry than Wells Marble & Hurst, PLLC. Our representation of dozens of insurance clients throughout our firm's history gives us a sophisticated level of understanding in all aspects of regulatory questions, coverage disputes, and litigation. We regularly assist clients in drafting and rolling out new products in all 50 states, U.S. Territories and foreign countries.
Insurance Regulatory Law
At Wells Marble & Hurst, PLLC, our attorneys routinely represent clients before government agencies that oversee them. We ensure that our clients meet the requirements that affect them. Our services include:
- Preparation of insurance contracts
- Drafting of insurance policies
- Securing regulatory approval of contracts, rates, and amendments
- Responding to market conduct, compliance and other similar inquiries
Insurance Coverage Issues
We handle coverage issues for both businesses and their insurers that arise in virtually any context, including property and casualty, employment practices, errors and omissions, and other business-related coverages. We have succeeded in invoking coverages for businesses and in responding to coverage demands on behalf of insured clients. We have the experience needed to obtain results in this increasingly complex area of the law.
Insurance Defense
In addition to insurance coverage issues and disputes, our attorneys also defend insurance companies and their agents against myriad claims. We represent major life, health, property, casualty, and other insurers in the investigation and defense of claims and lawsuits. Through the representation of insurance companies, self-insured private businesses, and governmental entities, our years of experience allow us to quickly and correctly analyze issues, risks, and exposures for litigation. Our clients rely on our abilities to anticipate and vigorously defend claims for damages, including class actions and multi-party, multi-jurisdictional matters. Our knowledge and experience facilitates the prompt and proper assessment of risks faces by our clients.
Our legal services for insurers include:
- Life and Health Insurance Defense
- Drafting / review of insurance policy language
- Sales Practices Litigation Defense
- Mass tort litigation defense
- Product liability defense
- Medical device and pharmaceutical liability defense
- Professional liability defense
- Liability claims defense
- Construction-related claims
- Defense of all property claims
- Subrogation recovery
- "Bad faith" litigation defense
- Defense of mass/class actions
We are guided by the principal goal of providing the highest level of legal representation and counseling to our insurance clients in the most efficient manner possible. Each of our cases is carefully managed and supervised to ensure that litigation costs are minimized.
