Insurance Law Podcast Discusses Handling of Third-Party Claims in Missouri

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best and Best’s Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters has released the latest installment of the Insurance Law Podcast, a series that examines timely insurance issues from an attorney’s point of view.

This episode features Aaron French and Phil Graham, attorneys, from the law firm of Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. in St. Louis, MO. Mr. French is a shareholder at the firm and specializes in representing insurance carriers in coverage disputes and extra-contractual litigation. He serves as the business litigation group leader.

Mr. Graham is also a shareholder at the firm and works within the firm’s business litigation and products liability practice groups. His practice includes enforcement and defense of contract rights and other contractual matters, business torts including fraud, negligent misrepresentation, tortious interferences with business relations trade secrets and other intellectual property. The podcast addresses the handling of third-party claims in Missouri.

Mr. French explains why Missouri is quickly becoming known as a risky state for insurers handling third-party claims. Mr. Graham details carriers’ options in Missouri for the duty to defend when there is an actual or potential defense to coverage. Mr. French clarifies the available actions that carriers can take if an insured rejects a reservation of rights, or ROR, defense. Mr. Graham defines the types of third-party bad faith that are recognized in Missouri and the best ways to avoid these claims.

Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C. is a qualified member of Best’s Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters, a claims industry resource that has featured legal counsel, independent insurance adjusting services and expert service providers since 1928.

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