Sulloway & Hollis, P.L.L.C. : Insurance

Our Practice
The attorneys in our Insurance practice group represent many insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, agents and brokers, employee benefit plans, third-party administrators, and a national insurance trade association in a wide variety of matters. In particular, we have broad and extensive experience in the following areas:

Insurance corporate and regulatory matters, including formation, organization, qualification, domestication, licensing, registration, rehabilitation, mergers and acquisitions, and reorganizations

Representation of insurance companies and associations before the New Hampshire legislature, the New Hampshire Insurance Department and other state agencies, advising our clients about significant legal decisions and legislative and regulatory changes at both the state and federal level, and filing amicus curiae briefs with the New Hampshire Supreme Court on matters of interest to the industry

Litigation related to individual and group insurance policies of all kinds including general, commercial, and professional liability, property, homeowners, life, accident, health, disability, long term care, directors and officers, motor vehicle, aviation, marine, excess, reinsurance, and title insurance policies, among others, and involving state law (including bad faith, unfair trade practices, misrepresentation and rescission issues) and federal law (including ERISA matters) before state agencies and state and federal trial and appellate courts

Managed care, professional liability and fiduciary breach litigation involving HMOs, insurance agents and brokers, and third-party administrators, among others

Insurance coverage matters, including coverage advice and analysis and defense of declaratory judgment and related litigation

Construction surety, fidelity and probate bond claims

Our Strength
Our team consists of experienced insurance lawyers who are leaders in their respective fields, including the former president of a mutual life insurance company listed in Who’s Who in Insurance and Best Lawyers in America who was recently selected by the New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner and a board of senior insurance industry executives to guide New Hampshire in forming a health insurance high-risk pool; a member of the national “select list” of lawyers for life, health and disability insurance companies and the life, health and disability section of the DRI who represents several major insurance companies in benefits related litigation and who is a frequent author and speaker on insurance benefit matters; as well as several other lawyers with substantial experience representing insurance companies in the legislative, regulatory, litigation, and coverage areas.

Our Success
Because of our broad range of capabilities in these areas, we are able to efficiently handle such matters and provide creative and timely solutions to problems as well as aggressively and successfully defend claims.

Team Members