Timothy D. Lake, Partner, Tharpe & Howell, LLP at TKG's Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Claims: Identifying Risks and How to Mitigate Them

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  • Jersey City, NJ (1888PressRelease) June 21, 2017 - The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Timothy D. Lake, Partner, Tharpe & Howell, LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: Bad Faith Insurance Litigation Claims: Identifying Risks and How to Mitigate Them LIVE Webcast.

    For further details, please visit:
    https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/bad-faith-insurance-litigation-claims-identifying-risks-and-how-to-mitigate-them-live-webcast/

    About Timothy D. Lake
    TIMOTHY D. LAKE is a Partner of the Firm in its Sherman Oaks, California, office and is Chair of the Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Practice Group. Mr. Lake also serves as a member of the California State Bar Insurance Law Committee, and the Claims and Litigation Man­agement Alliance Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee. He has authored numerous publications on insurance coverage related topics and has been an invited guest speaker at numerous events in the insurance industry.

    Mr. Lake also serves as coverage counsel for a nationwide insurance company for which he recently wrote and prepared new edition of insurance policies for all types of construction and service contractors, a policy for home inspectors, and for which he prepares special manuscript endorsements and provisions.

    Mr. Lake also serves as coverage counsel for several nationwide insurance companies for which he has drafted revised editions of insurance policies involving commercial general liability coverage, commercial transportation coverage, homeowner property and liability coverage, as well as special manuscript endorsements and provisions. In his role as cover­age counsel, Mr. Lake provides coverage opinions to insurer clients and assists in coverage determinations involving commercial general liability, commercial transportation, home­owner property and liability insurance claims.

    About Tharpe & Howell, LLP
    Tharpe & Howell, LLP is an AV rated insurance defense firm. The firm has 8 partners who practice law in the areas of employment litigation, construction defects, general liability, insurance coverage and litigation, workers compensation and transportation. The firm was formed in 1977 and has approximately 55 attorneys presently.

    Event Synopsis:
    Most insurance policies have at least two liability-related assurance by the insurer: the duty to indemnify and the duty to defend. Bad faith occurs when an insurance company breaches these duties without reasonable basis. To avoid potential risks and exposures from bad faith claims, it is critical that insurers take certain steps that will not compromise their rights and responsibilities if a coverage dispute occur.

    In this LIVE Webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the risks for insurers on a bad faith insurance litigation claim. The speakers will help the audience recognize and mitigate these potential risks.

    Key topics include:
    • Introduction to Bad Faith Claims
    • The Insurer's Duties to Indemnify and to Defend
    • Termination of the Duty to Defend
    • Reservation of Rights and Declaratory Judgment Actions
    • Strategies in Defending a Bad Faith Suit
    • Implications and Damages of Insurance Bad Faith Claims

    About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
    The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register for an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/

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