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.

Hinshaw partners Scott Seaman and Jason Schulze have authored a new 13th Edition of the insurance law treatise, Allocation of Losses in Complex Insurance Coverage Claims, now available as a comprehensive two-volume set from Thomson Reuters.

Scott Seaman, Chicago-based partner and co-chair of the firm’s Global Insurance Services practice group, New Jersey-based partner Maida Chinosi, and Washington DC-based associate Madeline Cook authored Chapter 8 of the American Bar Association’s new book entitled The Insurer’s Duty to Defend: Issues and Analysis (ABA 2024). 

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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: