IUA Circular 085/24

California Fair Claims Handling Training Session

with Andrea Best and Alex Spisak of McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Washington DC

This market briefing will be: REMOTE only

Event Date: Thursday 05 December 2024

Time: Session commences at 3pm/15:00hrs for approx 90 mins (UK/London time)

Subject:  This IUA Training session is designed to provide required California claims handling training, covering all aspects of the regulations relating to Californian claims, and will provide certification* confirming each individual’s attendance.

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IUA Contact: Deborah Finch 

The California Department of Insurance continues to take the view that anyone involved in handling, adjusting, or settling claims on California risks, even on behalf of non-admitted London-based insurers, must receive annual training on California’s Fair Claims Practices regulations. 

All such adjusters must maintain records of receiving this training on an annual basis. 

This 90-minute training session is designed to provide the required training, covering all aspects of the regulations, and will provide certification* confirming each individual’s attendance. 

We will use case studies to demonstrate how various aspects of the regulations are implemented and provide time to ask questions.

Please note: *Certification for this event will be supplied directly from the IUA via our speakers - this event does not qualify for CPD Accreditation. 
Andrea Best advises clients on insurance regulatory compliance throughout the United States. She works with insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, brokers, trade associations and others in the insurance market. 

Andrea actively monitors state insurance-related legislative and regulatory developments and works extensively with London, Bermuda and European insurance market participants regarding non-admitted insurance and reinsurance transactions in the United States, including regulatory advice on structuring insurtech, and on sharing economy and gig economy insurance programs in the United States.

Andrea counsels managing general agents and other entities looking to establish operations in the United States. Andrea also assists insurance industry participants on structuring cross-border insurance and reinsurance transactions. Andrea previously served as head of the London office for a global law firm.

Alex Spisak focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and insurance litigation counseling. Alex has experience with all aspects of litigation from initial case filing through discovery, trial and appeals in federal and state courts across the United States. Alex represents insurers in insurance coverage litigation and claims disputes in connection with clients’ most difficult and high-profile exposures, including environmental and asbestos liabilities, childhood sexual abuse cases and chemical exposure liabilities.

Alex also litigates ERISA cases alleging breach of fiduciary duty, representing 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plan sponsors and fiduciaries in class actions. He has represented clients across industries and the country in vigorously defending claims of alleged fiduciary mismanagement of retirement plans and self-dealing.

Additionally, Alex has extensive experience in product liability and toxic tort litigation. He has served as national coordinating counsel, helping to manage the defense of a significant docket of wrongful death and personal injury cases stemming from legacy asbestos liabilities. As part of this work, Alex develops and implements case strategy and oversight of all aspects of the litigation, including fact investigation and discovery, integration of causation science, motion practice, expert witness development, defense of corporate representative witnesses, mediations and settlement negotiations, trials and appeals.
Disclaimer: The market briefing presentation materials and speaker comments therein were prepared solely by the presenter(s) in their personal and professional capacity. Any materials or opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the IUA and IUA does not bear any responsibility for, or liability to, any parties in respect of the accuracy, legality or overall content of the presentation or any other comments made by speakers or other attendees during the market briefing. 

Anti-Trust Statement: All members are expected to adhere to the IUA’s Competition Law Policy.

IUA Principles of Good Practice: All attendees are expected to follow the IUA Principles of Good Practice.