Insurance

Our experienced and aggressive litigators understand the insurance business; we have been defending the insurance industry and its insureds since our firm was founded. Working with clients to arrive at the best resolution, we are skilled trial lawyers but are also successful strategists when negotiated settlements or mediation are necessary.

In addition to providing litigation services for insurance companies and their insureds, we have extensive experience analyzing coverage issues, providing coverage opinions, and evaluating reservation of rights issues.

Baker Sterchi handles matters involving the following types of claims and insurance coverage issues:

• Reinsurance and Excess
• Comprehensive General Liability
• Commercial and Business Disputes
• Liability and Property
• Life, Health and Disability
• Professional Liability and E&O/D&O Liability
• General Liability and Property
• Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Claims
• Toxic Tort, Mass Tort and Environmental
• Fidelity and Surety
• Subrogation
• EPLI
• ERISA Litigation

Many of our attorneys are active members in prestigious professional organizations, including the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC); ALFA International’s Insurance Law Practice Group; the American Bar Association section on Tort and Insurance Law; the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM); the Defense Research Institute (DRI); the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC); and the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC).

For more information about the services we provide to the insurance industry contact Scott Kreamer in Kansas City at 816.448. 9335 or Richard Woolf in St. Louis at 314.345.5000.