Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that partner Scott Seaman has been appointed to serve on the Social Inflation Task Force of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Center for Law and Public Policy.

As the United States prepares to commemorate its 250th anniversary on July 4, Hinshaw is pleased to announce the publication of America 250: A History of Insurance and Insurance Coverage Law and Litigation in the United States, a new book examining the critical role of insurance, one of the nation’s most influential–yet often overlooked–economic institutions.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is pleased to announce that Hinshaw partners James (Jim) Sandy and Scott Seaman have been ranked as Top Authors in the 2026 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards.

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 Hinshaw partner Spencer Kook's insights in a recent Law360 Insurance Authority article discussing AB 1642, a bill being considered in the California legislature that would require statewide standards for testing and clearing homes of toxic contaminants after wildfires.

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.

Hinshaw partners John DeLascio, Barry MacEntee, and Jason Schulze will speak on separate panels at Global Access Week 2026, a Hinshaw-sponsored conference taking place March 10-12, 2026, in London, United Kingdom.

Read our white paper, "The Ultimate Social Inflation Survival Guide," to understand the complexities of social inflation and learn effective strategies for insurers and corporate policyholders to navigate its challenges in today's economic landscape.

Insurers and their corporate policyholders have been confronting social inflation since the 1970s. Social inflation, which is the increasing cost of defending and resolving claims, had been raging on—with various ebbs and flows—until the court closures and delays associated with the COVID-19 pandemic provided a temporary abatement in 2020.[i] Since emerging from pandemic-related shutdowns and court closures, insurers and their corporate policyholders have confronted something they have not encountered previously to any significant extent—social inflation coupled with substantial price level inflation. [ii]