Insurance Coverage

Silverman Shin & Schneider PLLC’s  insurance coverage group is well positioned to handle and resolve a wide variety of insurance matters.  Our attorneys have experience in matters involving various insurance lines, including commercial general liability, professional liability, property and casualty, automobile liability, officers and directors liability, business interruption, employment practices liability and fiduciary liability, and have litigated coverage disputes in state and federal courts nationwide.

The firm is experienced in handling and monitoring insurance coverage issues involving construction accidents and disputes, bad faith, business interruption, class actions, products liability and shareholder derivative actions.  In addition, our lawyers have handled matters relating to claims against attorneys, real estate brokers and agents, accountants, mortgage brokers, architects, engineers, computer consultants, securities brokers, directors and officers and manufacturers.

We are often asked by insurance companies and third-party administrators to provide insurance coverage opinions.  And, often asked by our corporate clients to assess their insurance programs and comment on any perceived weaknesses.  In this regard, our attorneys work with the client’s insurance broker in reviewing and drafting insurance binders, coverage forms and endorsements to make sure that the client is receiving the intended coverage

By utilizing all of its resources to understand each client’s business, Silverman Shin & Byrne is uniquely qualified to assist clients on a cost-effective basis from implementation of an insurance program through inception of a claim, coverage analysis and ultimately litigation.