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Settling Cases Involving Insurance Companies

  • Training

  • Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE)
  • ID: 5944747
In order to obtain a fair settlement for your client, it is important to understand issues relating to insurance companies and how they handle cases. What does the insurance company need to evaluate a case for settlement? How are cases valued?

Hear from an adjuster, a mediator, practitioners (plaintiff and defendant), and a litigation consultant on this expert panel. They discuss how to effectively communicate with the insurance company, the mediator, and counsel. In addition, learn the tips and tricks of the trade-what are effective negotiation practices? A mediator delves into his experiences in settlements involving insurance companies and explains the role that mediation and mediators can play. The panel also speaks to their experiences representing parties in mediation, both plaintiffs and defendants, and the impact of coverage issues and multiple insurers. Don't miss your chance to learn the ins and outs of settlements involving insurance companies and be prepared for your next case!

Course Content

9:30 am - 9:36 am
Welcome and Introduction
Laura Meyer Gregory, Esq.,
Sloane and Walsh LLP, Boston
9:36 am - 10:04 am
Settling Cases Involving Insurance Companies: Settlement Demands and Valuation
Panel
10:04 am - 10:30 am
Mediation Involving Insurance Companies: When, In What Circumstances, and What to Expect?
Panel
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Settling Cases Involving Insurance Companies: Negotiation Skills, Tactics, and Strategies for Your Next Settlement Negotiation or Mediation
Shari Belitz,
Shari Belitz Communications, New York
10:55 am - 11:10 am
Break
11:10 am - 11:52 am
Settling Cases Involving Insurance Companies: Issues Impacting Settlement Negotiations
Liens; Coverage issues; Multiple plaintiffs; Multiple insureds; Multiple insurers, and/or multiple layers of insurance; Bad faith claims and their impact (G.L.c. 93A/176D)
Panel
11:52 am - 12:18 pm
Settling Cases Involving Insurance Companies: Case Study: Personal Injury
Panel
12:18 pm - 12:32 pm
Key Takeaways
Panel
Please Note
This webcast is delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.
They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

Speakers

Chair
Laura Meyer Gregory, Esq.,
Sloane and Walsh LLP, Boston

Faculty
Shari Belitz,
Shari Belitz Communications, New York
Marie E. Chafe, Esq.,
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP, Boston
J. Michael Conley, Esq.,
Kenney & Conley, PC, Braintree
Andrew S. Nadolna,
JAMS, New York