Contacts
- Thomas Alleman Co-Director214-698-7830
- Lewis Loss Co-Director202-906-8705
Professionals
- Adams, Phyllis
- Alleman, Thomas
- Arger, Harry
- Boozell, Mark
- Bush, Tamara
- Chico, Melanie
- Chotvacs, Charles
- Christen, Amy
- Colao, Brian
- Cornwell, Sarah
- Cossé, Clay
- Darke, C. Elizabeth
- Doerr, Andrew
- Dufrane, Kyle
- Ellis, Robert
- Farrell, Sherrie
- Fickel, Ashley
- Fishkind, Adam
- Fitzsimons, Lauren
- Forbes, Brian
- Fry, Melanie
- Gordon, Gary
- Griffin, Sean
- Hanifin, Sean
- Hudgins, Rebekah
- Jang, Hellin
- Johnson, Victor
- Judge, Thomas
- Kaluza, Kristina
- Kinder, C. David
- Klein, Michael
- Kramer, Holly
- Kurtzon, Michael
- LeMoine, Charles
- Lintemuth, Elisa
- Loss, Lewis
- McAllister, Lori
- McGraw, Stacey
- McGuane, Melissa
- Olson, Brent
- Page, Brian
- Palsrok, David
- Reichlyn, Jason
- Sachs, Kenneth
- Sanchez, Kevin
- Sanders, Thomas
- Schouest, Brett
- Sedmak, Erin
- Sherman, Ian
- Snyder, Ariel
- Stella, Dante
- Tatoiu, Anda
- Thompson, Molly
- Vaughn, Thomas
- Ward, Jeffrey
- Wheaton, Jill
- Zaniewski, Jamie
- Zimolzak, Joanne
- Zollner, Daniel
Related Sub-Industries
- Corporate Finance and Institutional Investments
- Formations, Mergers and Other Transactions
- Hurricane Triage
- Insurance Company Insolvencies and Guarantee Funds
- Insurance Lobbying and Public Policy
- Insurance Regulatory and Compliance
- Insurance Related Litigation
- Real Estate Finance, Development and Facilities
- Self-Insured Pools and Statutorily Created Insurance Associations
Related Practices
Overview
Dykema has a large and diverse insurance industry practice, serving many aspects of the U.S. insurance industry from our 13 offices strategically located across the country—in Michigan, California, Illinois, Minnesota, Texas and Washington D.C. Many of Dykema’s Insurance Industry Group lawyers are nationally, regionally and locally recognized as leaders in their practice areas. The firm’s Insurance practice is ranked nationwide among 2021 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers and Chambers USA 2020 notes that Dykema’s team is “responsive, smart, and gets results - they are trusted counsel.”
For over a century, we have guided our insurance industry clients through the many and multifaceted legal challenges to success in the business world. As the insurance industry has become ever more regulated, international and technology-based, Dykema has kept a step ahead, giving our clients the edge they need to thrive.
The Firm has decades of experience representing domestic, foreign and alien insurers, reinsurers, investment banking firms, self-insurance pools, residual market insurance associations, regulators and receivers, national and state trade associations, insurance intermediaries (brokers, agents, TPAs) and insurance industry officers and directors. By combining our intimate industry knowledge with sharp legal focus, we help our insurance industry clients reduce risk, create opportunity and resolve their tough challenges. From regulatory and transactional matters to complex insurance litigation, our insurance clients can count on Dykema’s Insurance Industry Group to efficiently and effectively satisfy their myriad legal needs.
Our representation of the industry includes:
Regulatory and Compliance
With extensive first-hand experience navigating the complex world of insurance regulation, Dykema successfully advises clients on virtually all issues within the regulatory sphere. We have coordinated and shepherded multi-state filings for a number of clients to help them obtain certificates of authority, additional lines of authority, and requalification. We advise insurance industry clients on implementing regulatory compliance programs, preparing rate forms and other filings, addressing capital and surplus issues and satisfying statutory accounting requirements. Read more.
Lobbying and Public Policy
Our government policy advisors and attorneys, many of whom are registered lobbyists, work together on behalf of our insurance industry clients to help shape the laws, regulations and policies that directly affect the highly-regulated insurance industry. We have decades of experience representing clients on matters before state and federal legislative bodies and regulatory agencies. Read more.
Insurance Related Litigation
Dykema’s Insurance Litigation team “offers dedicated representation of insurers in complex coverage disputes and other litigation” (Chambers USA 2020), providing high quality and high value counseling services, as well as trial and appellate experience. Dykema has trial-ready insurance industry teams with experience litigating virtually every type of insurance coverage case and trying bet-the-company cases. Our insurance lawyers are already highly knowledgeable about the insurance industry and the issues challenging it, and our litigators have first chair trial experience that few firms can match. Read more.
Corporate Finance and Institutional Investments
Dykema’s Insurance Industry Group members provide our insurance clients the requisite combination of finance know-how and regulatory insight needed to bring complex financings to a successful conclusion. We also have substantial experience representing insurance companies making investments pursuant to Certified Capital Company (CAPCO) programs. Read more.
Formations, Mergers and other Transactions
Using a cross-disciplinary approach, Dykema provides comprehensive securities, transactional and business consulting services to domestic and foreign insurance companies, reinsurers and agencies. Read more.
Insurance Company Insolvencies and Guaranty Funds
Well versed in the laws that create and govern the complex state-based insurance insolvency infrastructure, attorneys from Dykema’s Insurance Industry Group regularly represent state property and casualty insurance guaranty funds in their unique issues. We also have represented receivers and liquidators of insolvent estates. Read more.
Self-Insured Pools and Statutorily Created Insurance Associations
Dykema insurance lawyers regularly represent the interests of intergovernmental self-insured pools and statutorily created nonprofit insurance associations. Read more.
Real Estate Finance, Development and Facilities
Our Insurance Industry Group includes members from Dykema’s nationally recognized real estate practice (Chambers USA and Midwest Real Estate News) to help our clients with their important real estate finance, development and facility projects. Read more.
News
- August 21, 2020
- June 25, 2020
- March 4, 2020
- September 4, 2019
- Thomas Sanders and Deborah Williamson Named 2019 Outstanding Lawyers by San Antonio Business JournalAugust 12, 2019
- June 12, 2019
- January 1, 2019
- January 1, 2019
- December 14, 2018
- October 16, 2018
- September 19, 2018
- May 24, 2018
- March 19, 2018
- February 5, 2018
- December 13, 2017
- October 28, 2017
- August 29, 2017
- August 8, 2017
- February 13, 2017
- November 14, 2016
- July 17, 2016
- July 17, 2015
Press Releases
- January 29, 2021
- November 5, 2020
- October 19, 2020
- September 18, 2020
- August 20, 2020
- April 23, 2020
- April 16, 2020
- March 6, 2020
- January 29, 2020
- January 27, 2020
- November 1, 2019
- October 29, 2019
- October 8, 2019
- September 3, 2019
- September 3, 2019
- August 22, 2019
- August 15, 2019
- April 25, 2019
- April 19, 2019
- March 7, 2019
- January 28, 2019
- January 24, 2019
- January 10, 2019
- December 4, 2018
- November 19, 2018
- November 1, 2018
- September 7, 2018
- September 6, 2018
- August 15, 2018
- March 12, 2018
- January 25, 2018
- November 1, 2017
- September 5, 2017
- August 15, 2017
- June 15, 2017
- June 12, 2017
- March 8, 2017
- January 13, 2017
- November 1, 2016
- September 6, 2016
- September 1, 2016
- August 15, 2016
- May 27, 2016
- January 11, 2016
- November 2, 2015
- September 8, 2015
- September 8, 2015
- August 18, 2015
- August 3, 2015
- May 28, 2015
Publications
- PropertyCasualty360December 15, 2020
- American College of Coverage Counsel NewsletterOctober 2020
- Risk ManagementAugust 25, 2020
- American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS), Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee NewsletterSpring 2020
- Texas LawyerJune 3, 2019
- Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law JournalSpring 2019
- Westlaw Journal – Insurance CoverageOctober 13, 2017
- Texas LawyerSeptember 29, 2017
- Texas LawyerJuly 24, 2017
Events & Speaking Engagements
- November 6, 2020
- November 6, 2020
- September 16, 2020
- Natural Disasters: Concurrent Causation and its Impact on Commercial Property and Liability CoverageNovember 28, 2018
- October 26, 2017
- And Now the Law: Product Liability, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Ethics, Insurance, and Regulatory Compliance, Autonomous Vehicle Safety Regulation World CongressOctober 24, 2017
- May 23, 2017
- March 7, 2017
- May 19, 2013
- June 13, 2011
Articles & Alerts
- March 5, 2020
- March 5, 2019
- A Non-Exclusive Checklist of Post-Harvey Items For Lenders and Servicers to Remember From Harvey’s Ancestors – Katrina, Rita and IkeAugust 29, 2017
- July 19, 2016
- March 25, 2016