Reinsurance Right-to-Associate and Claim Control Clauses: Effect on Claims Handling, Settlement, and Bad Faith

Mr. Henlin has 20 years of experience counseling and representing insurers and reinsurers in arbitrations, litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings across New England. He has served as lead counsel in both trial court and appellate proceedings and brings a practical perspective on intricate insurance coverage matters. Well-versed in primary and excess-layer insurance programs, encompassing both first-party and third-party risks, he frequently addresses coverage issues in general liability, D&O, E&O and professional liability policies, including emerging risks.

Mr. Henlin has guided both cedants and reinsurers in arbitration, handling facultative certificates and treaty programs. He routinely advises both ceding and reinsuring companies on their rights and responsibilities. His experience includes the defense of consumer financial claims against lenders and loan servicers, and he has successfully defended his clients before both trial and appeals courts across the New England region, in addition to finding resolution to dozens of other claims.

Mr. Whitney has 25 years of experience in complex insurance coverage, bad faith, reinsurance, regulatory affairs and compliance, and commercial litigation, and he has resolved disputes throughout Massachusetts, New England and nationally. His practice includes representing insurers and reinsurers in coverage and bad faith disputes before state and federal courts in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Mr. Whitney also has extensive experience in negotiating the resolution of disputed coverage claims, and has counseled insurance company clients on claims litigation strategy, claims resolution procedures, and coverage questions. He also served as Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Harold Baker, District Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.