Essential Insurance Law for Attorneys: Understanding Coverage, Claims, and Regulation

This course is designed to help attorneys be more confident in identifying insurance issues, advising clients, and interacting with insurers in a legal context. Attendees will be provided with a practical introduction to insurance law and regulation for attorneys who do not regularly practice in this area. The goal is to equip participants with foundational knowledge to identify insurance issues in their cases, advise clients on key coverage concerns, and understand the regulatory framework governing insurance policies and claims.

Attendees will learn how insurance works including the structure of insurance policies and legal doctrines pertaining to insurance coverage. This course will explore how and why insurance is regulated. Finally, this course will discuss why understanding insurance matters to an attorney’s practice.

This course is designed for attorneys with any level of experience seeking a functional understanding of insurance law without delving into unnecessary complexity.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify common categories of insurance, such as P&C, A&H, etc
• Identify the component documents that make up the insurance policy
• Assess why insurance is regulated and the government bodies that regulate it
• Understand basic key legal doctrines prevalent in insurance
• Explore the steps of the claim process and the legal standards that apply to each decision
• Recognize an insurance issue in your practice and what to do next