Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Scott Seaman, partner and co-chair of Hinshaw’s global Insurance Services group, has been selected by Crain’s Chicago Business as a 2026 Notable Leader in Accounting, Consulting & Law.

Christophe H. Burusco joins Hinshaw’s global insurance industry group as a partner in the Los Angeles office.

Watch an episode of Hinshaw Insurance Law TV, featuring Hinshaw authors Scott Seaman and Peter Lewis discussing their new book, America 250: A History of Insurance and Insurance Coverage Law and Litigation in the United States.

Read Hinshaw partner Spencer Kook’s Claims Journal article analyzing the significance of California’s role as the country’s “insurance laboratory” and why claims executives should closely follow and adapt to these developments.

Read a Law360 “Expert Analysis” exploring key themes from Hinshaw’s newly released book, America 250: A History of Insurance and Insurance Coverage Law and Litigation in the United States.

Read a Law360 Q&A with Hinshaw senior counsel Lucy Wang, who discusses California's insurance overhaul, catastrophe modeling, smoke-damage claims after the LA fires, and advice for the next insurance commissioner.

Hinshaw is proud to sponsor the 2026 International Association of Claim Professionals (IACP) New York Conference on June 24, 2026.

Hinshaw is proud to sponsor the International Association of Claim Professionals (IACP) New York Conference on June 25, 2025.

Los Angeles-based partner Spencer Kook will present at the Hinshaw-sponsored ARIAS Spring Conference on April 30, 2025, in Coral Gables, Florida during a panel titled "California Wildfires: Insurance and Reinsurance Issues."

Explore the pivotal role insurance has played in shaping the US economy and how uniquely American legal doctrines, including the duty to defend and bad faith liability, have transformed insurance coverage litigation. 

Read our in-depth analysis of the most significant D&O liability trends in 2026, including the Trump Administration's impact, the shift to bi-annual reporting, DExits, investment scams, and key court decisions.

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.