Gideon Reitblat advises insurance carrier clients on complex coverage issues under a broad range of policies, including CGL, Excess/Umbrella, Directors & Officers, Employment Practices Liability, Employers Liability, Errors & Omissions, Personal and Commercial Auto, Garagekeepers, Homeowners, Business Interruption, Pollution Liability, and Trade Credit. Drawing on his deep technical experience, Gideon assists clients with issues arising in connection with additional insured status, risk transfer agreements, anti-indemnity statutes, coverage for construction defect claims, order of coverage, choice of law, late notice, and the number of occurrences.
Gideon routinely counsels carriers on compliance with good faith claim handling duties, including developing effective strategies to deal with proactive tenders, time-limited demands, multiple claimant or insured scenarios, and settlement duties where coverage is uncertain.
Gideon also represents carriers in coverage and bad faith litigation in federal and state courts.