Presented By: DRI’s Insurance Law Committee

When primary and excess carriers work together, they can often achieve better claim outcomes. This program will explore how carriers can work together, what duties they owe to each other, and when or if those duties may shift. It will also address when limits should be tendered, the effect of tendering limits, how different jurisdictions treat tenders in the context of the duty to defend, pre/post judgment interest issues, and dealing with disputes over coverage positions.

Who Should Attend: 

• Attorneys handling large exposure cases
• Adjusters and managers handling claims involving primary and excess coverage
• Risk managers handling large insurance programs

What Will You Learn?:

• What duties primary and excess carriers owe each other
• Where the interests of primary and excess carriers conflict
• How primary and excess carriers can work together to produce optimum outcomes for themselves and their mutual insured