Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is delighted to announce that partner Pedro Hernandez, the co-leader of the firm’s global Insurance Services group, has been named a finalist in the Best Mentor category of the 2026 Florida Legal Awards, presented by the Daily Business Review and American Law Media (ALM).

Download the new Third Edition of Hinshaw's Duty to Defend: A Fifty-State Survey for a comprehensive Q&A guide with answers to eleven key questions for each state that will help you navigate the duty to defend.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, a U.S.-based law firm with offices nationwide, today announced that attorney Pedro E. Hernandez, partner and co-leader of the firm’s Global Insurance Services practice group, has been appointed to the firm’s Management Committee.

Read the US chapter of RPC's 2026 Annual Insurance Review, authored by Hinshaw partners Scott Seaman and Pedro Hernandez, who address a wide array of critical insurance developments and topics.

Read the annual Mealey’s commentary by Hinshaw insurance attorneys Scott Seaman, Pedro Hernandez, and Jordan Evans, which looks back at significant insurance trends, regulations, and landmark case rulings from 2025, along with practical takeaways and predictions for 2026.

Read a new Mealey’s report, “D&O Liability and Coverage: 2025 Trends, Developments and Decisions,” authored by Hinshaw insurance partners Scott Seaman and Pedro Hernandez. 

Hinshaw partners John DeLascio, Pedro Hernandez, Greg Lahr, and Scott Seaman are scheduled to participate as part of the faculty at the Global Access Annual Conference on June 23, 2022. The conference will consider:

Miami-based partner Pedro Hernandez will serve as a panelist for a program titled "Navigating Insurance in Construction Claims-Latest Laws and Trends," at the 14th Annual Construction Law Institute on March 6, 2020 in Orlando. Presented by the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, the two day seminar brings together construction law practitioners, contractors, and other industry professionals for an event focused on in-depth, leading edge construction issues.

Chicago-based partner Scott Seaman—co-chair of Hinshaw's global Insurance Services Practice Group—and Miami-based partner Pedro Hernandez, will present a seminar titled "A Look at What's Driving Claims and Exposures in the U.S.," on February 26, 2020 in London. The event is hosted by Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP, who together announced a strategic alliance in 2019.

Join us for Hinshaw's Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021. This series will feature insurance thought leaders from Hinshaw and RPC, presenting on the most pressing insurance claims topics in the wake of a pandemic.

In 2025, Hinshaw’s global insurance services team authored several resources on key developments and decisions that impacted the US insurance industry. From our timely commentary just published in Mealey’s to the third edition of our Duty to Defend 50-state survey and whitepapers covering a variety of areas that impact the industry, our team has you covered.

Read a deep-dive analysis of what is included in the new Third Edition of Hinshaw's Duty to Defend: A Fifty-State Survey, a comprehensive Q&A guide with answers to eleven key questions for each state that will help you navigate the duty to defend.

As we say goodbye to 2024, we are pleased to announce our 2024 Hinshaw Readers’ Choice Awards in the insurance category. The following are the Top 5 posts receiving the highest levels of engagement from our readers in 2024 on topics ranging from landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings to projecting the potential industry impact of the 2024 U.S. elections.