Laurie Kamaiko

Biography

 Laurie practices in the area of insurance and reinsurance. She advises insurers, reinsurers, self-insureds and brokers on issues involving coverage, claims handling, and bad faith claims, as well as on risk management issues. When litigation is necessary, she represents her clients in state and federal courts. She also represents clients in arbitrations, mediations and other dispute resolution proceedings.

Notable Experience

Laurie regularly advises insurers on complex coverage issues, negotiates resolution of coverage disputes and litigates coverage actions.  Laurie provides guidance to insurers on bad faith exposures, providing risk management advice to insurers on managing their exposures to extra contractual liability, and defending insurers against allegations of bad faith and unfair claims handling. Laurie frequently consults with insurers and reinsurers on their development of new forms and drafts policies and endorsements. Laurie advises clients on cyber risk and privacy breach insurance coverage issues. Laurie represents insurance and reinsurance companies as to insurance and reinsurance issues arising from natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes, as well as events such as September 11, 2001. Laurie counsels companies on aviation and aerospace insurance issues. Laurie defends professional liability and general liability lawsuits involving significant damages and complex liability issues. Laurie advises clients on liability and coverage issues arising in the health care context, and earlier in her legal career regularly defended health care institutions and professionals in defense of malpractice claims.

Laurie guides insurers in their compliance with the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, the Extension Act of 2005, and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007.

Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications

"Every Company's Nightmare: Privacy and Data Breach Risks," coauthor, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP White Paper, 2010.

"Getting the Deal Through," co-author, USA analysis chapter, Insurance and Reinsurance, 2009, 2010.

"A New Exposure of the Information Age: Data Breaches of Personal Information," co-author, Journal of Reinsurance, Spring 2010.

"Data Protection Challenges for Bank Insurance Programs in the U.S.: New and Upcoming Deadlines and Exposures," speaker, American Bankers Insurance Association Teleconference, March 11, 2010.

"Every Company's Nightmare: Privacy and Data Breach Risks," speaker, program presented by ACG of Greater New York and Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, New York, September 22, 2009.

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Insurance & Reinsurance Seminar, speaker on Privacy and Data Protection Risks, Bermuda: June 22, 2009, New York: June 24, 2009 and Boston: June 26, 2009.

"Consequential Damages: New Developments in New York Case Law Regarding an Insured's Right to Recover Extra Contractual Damages," co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Insurance and Reinsurance Review, March 2009.

 "An Insured's Right to Recover Consequential Damages Against its

Insurer Under New York Law: Will It Be the Exception or the Norm?,"

co-author, Insurance Advocate, February 9, 2009.

"Does the Reservation of an Insurer's Right to Recoup Defense Costs Actually Entitle an Insurer to Recoupment?" co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Insurance and Reinsurance Review, December 2008.

"New York's Longstanding 'No Prejudice' Rule is Overturned," coauthor, International Law Office, September 28, 2008.

"New York's Reversal of Its Long-Standing "No-Prejudice" Rule and Its Expansion of Rights of Direct Action Against Insurers: How Broad Is Their Effect?," co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Insurance and Reinsurance Review, September 2008.

"Discovery of Coverage Counsel Opinions and Work Product in Bad Faith Litigations," speaker and conference moderator, Lorman Insurance Bad Faith Seminar, December 5, 2007 and December 4, 2008.

"The Eroding Privilege of an Insurer's Communications with Its Coverage Counsel," co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Insurance and Reinsurance Update, June 2007.

"Preparing for Catastrophes: Legal and Insurance Issues to Consider," moderator of PLI panel, June 5, 2006.

"The TRIA Extension Act of 2005," co-author, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Insurance and Reinsurance Update, March 2006.

"The World Trade Center Trial's Two Occurrence Verdict: How Far-Reaching Is Its Effect?" Edwards & Angell Insurance & Reinsurance Update, March 2005.

"TRIA's Impending Sunset," Edwards & Angell Insurance & Reinsurance Update, Summer 2004.

"TRIA Revisited: Will Insureds be Adequately Covered After Sunset?", co-author, Insurance Risk, May 2004.

"September 11 - US Legal Developments Reach the Critical Path," coauthor, Insurance and Reinsurance Law Briefing, Issue 89, March 2004.

"September 11th: The Continuing Conundrum of the Number of Occurrences," Mealey's Litigation Report: Insurance, October 21, 2003.

"The Role of Punitive Damages in Insurance Coverage Disputes: Point and Counterpoint," co-author, Excess Surplus Lines, Summer 2003.

ABA's National Legal Malpractice Conference, Panel on Managing Technology Before It Manages You, September 2003 Conferences; accompanying paper: "E-Mail Alert: Pitfalls of Electronic Communications."

ACI Runoff & Commutations Conference, Panel on "Managing Run-Off Claims: Lessons Learned, Current Trends and Projections for the Future," November 2002 Conference.

Cambridge Reinsurance Symposium, "Recent Developments in Coverage Litigation Arising from September 11," November 2002 Conference.

Excess/Surplus Lines Annual Conference, "Reinsurance Issues Arising from September 11," September 2002 Conference.

Reinsurance Association of America, Life Reinsurance Conference, WTC Roundtable, February 2002 Conference.

"Mold Update: A Musty Year for Insurers," Journal of Reinsurance, Fall 2002.

"World Trade Centre: Who Will Foot The Bill," Reinsurance, August 2002.

"Waiver Ratification and Estoppel in Reinsurance Disputes: When Can a Reinsurer Lose A Defense Before It Is Even Asserted?," Journal of Reinsurance, Spring 2002.

"Responses to Reinsurance Issues Arising from September 11," For The Defense, January 2002.

 "Issues Facing the Insurance and Reinsurance Industry in the Wake of September 11, 2001," Mealey's Litigation Report, November 2001.

Areas of Practice

Insurance & Reinsurance

Claims & Coverage

Litigation

Privacy & Data Protection

Reinsurance

Industries

Healthcare

Education

Vassar College, B.A.

Boston University School of Law,

J.D.

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts

New York

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, Southern District

of New York

U.S. District Court, Eastern District

of New York

Memberships

American Bar Association, Member TIPS Section

APIW, Inc., an association of professional insurance women, Past President.

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

New York State Bar Association,

Committee on Association Insurance

Education

No information available.

Admissions/Licenses

No information available.