Insights on Insurance & Reinsurance

ArentFox Schiff Partner James Westerlind will be a panelist at the Dublin Life Settlement Symposium on September 15, 2026.

On July 1, the South Dakota Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision affirming summary judgment in favor of a life settlement investor, holding that the investor was entitled to retain the full $10 million death benefit under a life insurance policy that the insured’s estate had sought to void as an alleged stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI) arrangement.

Partner James Westerlind was featured in a Q&A on the risk landscape for investors in the life settlement market.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 68 attorneys were recognized as leaders in their field and 25 practices spanning the firm’s litigation, regulatory, and transactional capabilities, as well as key industries, were ranked among the best in the country in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Peter Maloney will speak on Climate Risk at the Reinsurance Association of America’s Demystifying Reinsurance – A Basics of Reinsurance Course on May 20, 2026.

AFS Senior Counsel Richard Liskov and Senior Associate Anna Mandel will speak on a CLE-accredited webinar hosted by Wickard AI, a specialized education and advisory firm operating at the intersection of law, artificial intelligence, ethics, and public policy.

Partner Huhnsik Chung was quoted on how rising housing insurance costs are disproportionately stacking up for affordable housing operators in New York City.

AFS Insurance & Reinsurance Senior Counsel Richard Liskov will speak on a CLE-accredited webinar hosted by Wickard AI, a specialized education and advisory firm operating at the intersection of law, artificial intelligence, ethics, and public policy.

On April 23, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order (EO) No. 14281 entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which qualifies “disparate-impact liability” as “pernicious” and concludes that disparate-impact liability violates the US Constitution.

ArentFox Schiff has been awarded 62 top rankings in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®, which recognizes firms for professional excellence based on consistently positive ratings from clients and peers.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 132 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2026, with two attorneys highlighted as “Lawyers of the Year” and 66 attorneys listed as “Ones to Watch.”

ArentFox Schiff secured a favorable outcome for a risk retention group chartered in Vermont against a bad faith claim from one of the group’s members.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 69 attorneys were recognized as leaders in their field and 23 practices spanning the firm’s litigation, regulatory, and transactional capabilities were ranked in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

The ongoing Los Angeles, California, wildfires have caused widespread devastation, forcing residents to evacuate, and have destroyed homes and communities. President Joe Biden approved a Major Disaster Declaration in response to the wildfires in Los Angeles County on January 8.

ArentFox Schiff has been nationally recognized with 35 top rankings in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®, which honors firms for professional excellence based on consistently positive ratings from clients and peers.

On October 16, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a circular letter addressing cybersecurity risks related to the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in relation to insurers, insurance professionals, and banks.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 135 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2025, with two attorneys highlighted as “Lawyers of the Year” and 70 attorneys listed as “Ones to Watch.”

ArentFox Schiff served as legal counsel to the controlling owner of Carlisle Management Company SCA, a leading Luxembourg-based investment manager with approximately $2 billion in assets under its management, in connection with its definitive agreement to be acquired by Abacus Life, Inc.

ArentFox Schiff counseled the creation of Milford Street Association Captive Insurance Company, a first-of-its-kind captive insurance company that will provide insurance only to New York affordable rental buildings that have a regulatory agreement limiting rents and receive public financing.

On May 30, the US Supreme Court, in National Rifle Ass’n of Am. v. Vullo, 602 US __ (2024), unanimously held that the National Rifle Association (NRA) plausibly alleged in a complaint that it filed in federal court that former Superintendent Maria Vullo of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) violated the First Amendment of the US Constitution by coercing regulated entities to terminate their business relationships with the NRA in order to punish or suppress gun-promotion advocacy.

PHL Variable Insurance Company (PHL) and its subsidiaries, Concord Re, Inc. and Palisado Re, Inc., have been placed into rehabilitation as of May 20, by order of the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut, Judicial District of Hartford.

ArentFox Schiff Associate Anna Mandel will be speaking on Expert Webcast’s upcoming Trends and Hot Topics in Business Interruption Insurance Coverage panel.

On February 21, Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) unveiled a proposed regulation, 11 NYCRR 38.

After seemingly bouncing back from the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and related labor, supply chain, and governmental mandate issues, the hospitality industry experienced a year of volatility in 2023.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the publication of the US insurance industry’s authoritative guide to regulation by Senior Counsel Richard Liskov.