Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP today announced that Stacy Goldscher has joined the firm’s global insurance industry group as a partner in the Los Angeles office. 

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 today announced the publication of the Second Edition of its Duty to Defend: A Fifty-State Survey. The guide—which is Volume III of the Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP On The Law Series—provides an overview of some of the most common issues presented with respect to the duty to defend, with chapters covering all 50 U.S. states. It is written specifically as a guidebook for insurance claims professionals and lawyers tasked with making decisions about responding to complaints tendered for a defense in the U.S. legal system.

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.

Watch a new Business Insurance interview with Lucy Wang, discussing how California's historic insurance regulatory reform has impacted the state's insurance market and rates in response to increasing wildfire exposure.

Read Scott Seaman’s insights in Law360 about a Delaware court’s ruling that Meta cannot obtain insurance coverage for claims that its platform is addictive to adolescents.

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

Hinshaw partner Catherine Hedglon will take part in the National Business Institute's (NBI) online seminar on Florida Personal Injury Case Law and Statutory Updates, scheduled for March 26, 2026.

Hinshaw partner Scott Seaman will co-present the BARBRI CLE webinar, "Allocation of Liability and Exhaustion of Policy Limits: Policyholder and Carrier Perspectives," on February 10, 2026.

Learn how the New York AVOID Act significantly changes third-party practice and the key compliance steps to prepare for the law taking effect on April 19, 2026.

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.

The global Hinshaw Insurance Services group is pleased to offer a comprehensive analysis of significant insurance trends, regulations, and landmark case rulings in the United States in 2024 while also making prognostications about the industry landscape in 2025. Authored by Scott Seaman, Pedro Hernandez, and Lisa Roccanova, the white paper delves into several critical topics, including:

Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") represent major exposures to insurers and their policyholders. Thousands of lawsuits are pending nationwide, and numerous large settlements have already been reached. Insurers are facing claims, tenders, and coverage actions from policyholders seeking defense and indemnity for PFAS-related claims. The plaintiffs' bar is focused on PFAS and views these so-called "forever chemicals" as a fertile source of lawsuits and large recoveries.