Relationships With Both Clients and Regulators

Sonnenschein's Insurance Regulatory Practice consists of four former high-ranking officials of state insurance departments (California, Illinois, Hawaii and Washington).  These highly knowledgeable professionals include a former California Deputy Insurance Commissioner and Chief of Enforcement and a former California Senior Staff Counsel.  The group also consists of former in-house counsel for major insurers.  The balance of this team is comprised of highly regarded and seasoned administrative law and insurance regulatory specialists.  Our attorneys have a presence in several states, and we work in all U.S. jurisdictions.  Members of our group serve on a variety of insurance industry advisory committees and participate actively in the proceedings of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).

As a result of our relationships with regulators throughout the country, we are able to provide access to the regulatory agencies that oversee the insurance industry.  Our familiarity with these regulators allows us to anticipate positions that will be taken and issues that will be raised; our experience allows us to propose solutions to these positions and alternatives to regulatory obstacles.

Benefits to You

We provide a broad spectrum of legal services to our clients.  Our expertise includes:  mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, mutual restructurings, insolvencies and rehabilitations, regulatory and legislative matters, litigation, market conduct proceedings and tax matters.

Insurance organizations and insurance regulatory agencies rely on us to assist them in matters ranging from regulatory law to corporate transactions, class action defense to arbitrations, coverage issues to antitrust.  Our team of more than 100 lawyers helps ensure your success in finding solutions to the problems you face every day as insurers, reinsurers, and other regulated insurance entities.