Flynn, Gaskins & Bennett lawyers have significant and wide ranging experience in handling complex insurance coverage matters.
We not only litigate coverage disputes, but advise our clients before that stage through policy coverage opinions. Our insurance coverage group is skilled in handling the range of insurance policies, including:
Miscellaneous Professional Liability Policies
Attorneys' Professional Liability Policies
Errors and Omissions Policies
Directors' and Officers' Liability Policies
Crime Loss and Fidelity Bond Insurance Policies
General Liability Policies
Property Policies
Excess/Umbrella Policies
Reinsurance Binders
Our coverage litigation experience includes: declaratory judgment actions involving the existence of coverage and applicability of policy exclusions; declaratory judgment actions involving the duty to defend and/or the duty to reimburse for defense costs; bad-faith litigation involving the insurer’s conduct in handling third-party claims; and coverage litigation in the context of settlements between a third-party claimant and an insured. We also handle first-party coverage matters for property and casualty insurers involving fire losses, arson, and fraud. Our lawyers are skilled at both the trial and appellate phases of litigation.
Flynn, Gaskins & Bennett has a broad client base of local, regional, and national insurance companies that recognize our commitment to comprehensive, quality, and cutting-edge insurance coverage work.
RECENT CASES:
Cargill v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh Pa, 2004 Minn. App. LEXIS 33 (Jan. 13, 2004) (Excess Crime Loss Indemnity Policy) (unpublished opinion)
Vennemann v. Badger Mut. Ins. Co., 334 F.3d 772 (8th Cir. 2003) (Homeowner’s Policy)
Craig Mattice, Jr., Homecomings Financial Network, Inc. v. Minnesota Property Insurance Placement, 655 N.W.2d 336 (Minn. App. 2002) review denied (Dwelling Policy)
Summit Medical v. Foster, 610 N.W.22d 350 (Minn. App. 2000) review denied (Directors and Officers Liability Policy)
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh Pa v. Holmes & Graven, 23 F.Supp.2d 1057 (Minn. 1998) (Attorneys Professional Liability Policy)
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