For more than 30 years, Covington has been successfully assisting corporate policyholders maximize their available insurance coverage. We help policyholders recover insurance -- both in the US and abroad -- for a wide variety of claims, including mass-tort liabilities, property and business interruption losses, and D&O, E&O, and many other types of exposures. We have more than 100 lawyers (including 25 partners) in our coverage practice, and a long history of successfully negotiating with and litigating against virtually all major insurers.
Our successes include numerous recoveries in excess of $100 million, including recoveries ranging from $600 million to $1.5 billion each for Merck in connection with Vioxx claims, Armstrong and Owens Corning for asbestos claims, Dow Corning for breast implant claims, and Exxon for the Valdez grounding. Over their careers, our coverage lawyers have helped policyholders recover well in excess of $15 billion.
Covington has the top-ranked policyholder practice in the US and one of the leading practices in the UK, according to the most recent legal rating guides published by Chambers, Legal 500, and PLC. In addition, we received the 2012 Chambers USA Award for Excellence in Insurance, which is awarded annually to only one policyholder firm in the US. This marks the fourth time our practice has received this award in the six years that Chambers USA has been awarding it. In connection with the most recent award, Chambers USA noted of Covington: “The foremost policyholder practice in the country remains at the very highest end of the American legal market. Its stellar reputation continues to evolve thanks to the dedication of some of the world's most prominent experts in the field from across the United States.”
Confirming the unmatched depth of our coverage practice, we have more individually recognized leading practitioners than any other policyholder firm in the most recent editions of Chambers USA and UK (14 lawyers, including five of the top 12 in the US national rankings) and The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers (12 lawyers).
We have achieved coverage victories in trial and appellate courts, as well as domestic and international arbitrations. We also have a leading negotiation practice in the US and abroad, helping policyholders reach business resolutions with their insurers both in direct negotiations and in mediations. And a significant portion of our practice involves advising our clients as to how best to position themselves for future coverage disputes or to avoid such disputes altogether. We also advise clients on wording and other issues in connection with renewals, particularly in the D&O and E&O areas. We have experienced policyholder coverage lawyers practicing in our London, New York, San Francisco, and Washington offices.
Accolades
- Chambers USA (2012)
- Exclusive top-tier ranking for our practice group, with 12 individual lawyers recognized, including seven in the national category
- Chambers UK (2012-2013)
- UK national ranking for our practice group, with two individual lawyers recognized
- Chambers USA Award for Excellence in Insurance
- Sole recipient of Chambers USA’s national award to a policyholder coverage practice in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012
- Best Lawyers in America (2011-2012)
- Ten individual insurance lawyers recognized
- Two individual insurance lawyers recognized as “Lawyers of the Year”
- The Practical Law Company (PLC) (2011-2012)
- Exclusive top-tier ranking of "leading," with 10 individual lawyers recognized
- Legal 500 US (2012)
- Exclusive top-tier US national ranking for our practice group, with six individual lawyers recognized
- Legal 500 UK (2011-2012)
- Top-tier UK national ranking for our practice group, with two individual lawyers recognized
- Who’s Who Legal (2012)
- Seven individual insurance lawyers recognized
- Law360
- The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers (2011)
- Twelve individual lawyers listed
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