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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Are Communications With Your Insurance Broker Privileged Under New York Law?

Discussions with an insured’s insurance broker are often an important part of the negotiation process for insurance claims. Brokers can provide valuable insights on the drafting and underwriting of the insurance policy as...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Check Under the Hood: Optimize Your Insurance Coverage with an Attorney Review of Your Policies before Renewal

When you’re buying a new car, you rely on a good salesperson to impress you with all of its features and gadgets. But when it’s time for maintenance, or when something goes wrong, you don’t go back to that salesperson to look...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Communications With Your Broker May Be Privileged

Are communications among a client, a third party, such as an insurance broker, and the client’s attorney privileged? The answer is yes, if the communications are confidential and reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Courts Continue to Catalogue Client and Lawyer Agents Outside Privilege Protection

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Under the majority view, the only client agents/consultants inside privilege protection are those essential for the client-lawyer communications. Although courts take a more varied view of lawyer agents/consultants, many...more

King & Spalding

Safeguard Your Litigation Privileges When Working With Insurance Brokers On Complex Insurance Claims

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Businesses facing catastrophic losses, whether as a result of an accident or a natural disaster, or due to mass tort claims, frequently will engage both their insurance broker and legal counsel to identify and pursue...more

Carlton Fields

Is It Still Privileged? An Insurer’s Disclosure Of Information To Its Reinsurers And Brokers Waives Privilege … Sometimes.

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A federal district court recently held that an insurer waived any claim of attorney-client or work product privilege when it disclosed otherwise potentially privileged information to its reinsurers and to its broker. In doing...more

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