Practice Areas & Industries: Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Practice/Industry Group Overview

The attorneys at Jackson Walker offer a full range of legal services to the insurance industry. Drawing on attorneys from the Litigation, Intellectual Property, Transactions, Regulatory & Legislative, Tax & Estates, Healthcare and Labor sections of the firm, Jackson Walker has formed an Insurance Practice Group to serve the particular needs of the insurance industry on matters ranging from traditional insurance litigation to e-commerce. Our insurance clients vary from the largest writers of personal and commercial lines in the State of Texas to managing general agents. The attorneys for the Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Ft. Worth, and San Angelo offices have extensive experience in providing litigation, regulatory and counseling services to insurance clients, including:

Litigation

• Class action defense
• Bad faith claims/unfair claims settlement
• Coverage disputes/policy interpretation
• Unfair discrimination
• Toxic tort/environmental
• Deceptive trade practices
• Breach of contract
• Insurance code violations
• Labor and employment

Regulatory

• Rates and policy forms
• Underwriting
• Licensing
• Examination
• Compliance
• Investigations by the Texas Department of Insurance
• Civil Investigative Demands from the Texas Attorney General

Transactional

• Company formation
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Holding company activities and affiliated
• Transactions
• Permitted investments
• Tax

Legislative and Governmental Affairs

• Advising insurance companies on permitted investments under applicable law
• Advising insurance companies on transactions with affiliates and seeking approval of transactions with affiliates
• Representing insurers in form and rate filings
• Advising insurance companies on periodic reporting requirement under insurance laws and assisting insurance companies in preparing reports
• Representing insurance companies in administrative proceedings before the Texas Department of Insurance
• Representing insurers in examinations by the Texas Department of Insurance

Intellectual Property

• Patent
• Copyright
• Trademark