In this podcast, I discuss a Second Circuit case that discusses ambiguity in insurance contracts.  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://schifferonreinsuranceblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/06/unambiguous-intellectual-property-exclusion-means-no-coverage/

Having been a volunteer mediator for the federal court in New York City for over 28 years and having handled several mediations as a lawyer and mediator outside the court program, I thought I would express some ideas about why mediation can help resolve insurance and reinsurance disputes.  I am now a member of the hearing officer/neutral panel for National Arbitration and Mediation (NAM) so please ask for me if you have a NAM proceeding.  If you need a mediator or arbitrator, you can ask me or go to NAM and we will get it going and help you resolve your case.  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://schifferonreinsuranceblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/16/some-thoughts-on-insurance-and-reinsurance-mediation/

This podcast is about a reinsurance case that addresses the follow-the-settlements doctrine in the context of a court's interpreting whether the underlying policies have been exhausted.  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://schifferonreinsuranceblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/22/exhaustion-found-ambiguous-causing-reinsurer-to-follow-the-settlement/

When the same arbitrators appear over and over in reinsurance arbitrations, a question arises about whether the process is fair and whether the repeat arbitrators are biased.  While this is not the case with most arbitrators, repeat players do raise eyebrows.  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://schifferonreinsuranceblog.wordpress.com/2020/11/24/evident-partiality-and-repeat-players-in-reinsurance-arbitrations/

This podcast covers my thoughts on the COVID-19 insurance coverage disputes and the attempts by some to create coverage out of nothing.  Reading the policy is the key and the first step to understanding coverage.  If a policy only covers direct physical loss of or damage to property it means physical damage.  See what you think.  This episode is also available as a blog post: https://schifferonreinsuranceblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/02/why-cant-reading-the-policy-be-a-thing/.  I used the computer voice so a couple of words are weird, like "policies."