Articles & Presentations

Mathew Brasch

"The Effect of CISADA and OFAC Regulations Upon U.S. Insurers Engaged in Global Transactions" Click here read the article.

Extra-Contractual Litigation Against Insurers, Law Journal Press/ALM, Released September, 2009

The Commonly Overlooked Treasure Trove: Use of Prior Claims as Evidence in Mass Tort Cases, For the Defense, September, 2008

Using the Primary Jurisdiction Doctrine in Insurance Litigation, The Brief, ABA Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section, Summer 2007, Vol. 36, No. 4

Reinsurance

Stalker | Vogrin | Bracken | Frimet regularly represents both cedants and reinsurers in complex issues that arise under reinsurance and retrocessional agreements. Our firm has successfully counseled, arbitrated, litigated and mediated on behalf of our domestic and international clients concerning a wide variety of claim types, including the following:

• Asbestos
• Bail Bonds
• Boiler and Machinery
• Construction Defect
• Environmental
• Extra-contractual
• Medical Malpractice
• Mass Tort
• Sexual Molestation
• Workers Compensation Carve-out and Excess Workers Compensation

At SVBF, we also provide the following expertise and services:

• Claim inspections
• Commutations
• Collecting aging balances
• Drafting and revising reinsurance agreements
• Reinsurance regulations
• Reinsurance transactions

With over 80 years of aggregate partner experience, we can address your reinsurance needs in a flexible billing structure. Please feel free to contact George Vogrin (212-513-1075) in New York or Tim Stalker (484-753-0250) in our Philadelphia metropolitan office to discuss our numerous successes in representing cedants, reinsurers and retrocessionaires over the last 30 years.

Insurance and Reinsurance Regulatory and Transactional Practice

In this time of enhanced scrutiny of financial services institutions, the companies operating in the insurance and reinsurance industries must ensure more than ever that they comply with state and federal laws and regulations.

At Stalker | Vogrin | Bracken | Frimet, we believe that a proactive, rather than reactive, approach to regulation is in the best interests of our clients. Nevertheless, we are also prepared to aggressively advocate before the departments of insurance when our clients’ business practices are questioned. It is our belief that by establishing professional, working relationships with regulators, while at the same time aggressively advocating for our clients, we will obtain the best result for all involved.

We have assisted clients on a regulatory and transactional basis by:

• Reviewing and drafting policy forms for compliance with state requirements;
• Conducting multi-state analysis of regulatory requirements for insurers, reinsurers, agents, brokers, reinsurance intermediaries and TPAs, including licensing, claims handling, reporting and marketing requirements;
• Filing new forms with state insurance departments;
• Developing new insurance products;
• Obtaining proper licensing and certifications; and
• Developing and modifying business practices.

Our regulatory and transactional professionals are members of industry organizations dedicated to educating both the industry and regulators about insurance compliance and regulation. SVBF also attends industry conferences and meetings, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), in an effort to keep us and our clients apprised of current events and changes in the regulatory landscape.