Joshua Tumen

Associate

Recent Publication:

Impact of Climate Change on Coverage under Builder’s Risk Insurance Policies for Renewable Energy Projects

Paul C. Ferland and Joshua Tumen contributed the practice note “Impact of Climate Change on Coverage under Builder’s Risk Insurance Policies for Renewable Energy Projects” for Lexis+ and Practical Guidance Insurance.

Josh represents international and domestic insurers in first-party property litigation and coverage matters. He focuses his practice on issues arising out of, but not limited to, large energy losses, construction risks, building defects, natural disasters, and fires. Josh is also well-versed in handling related time element losses and bad faith claims. He is a trusted adviser in developing litigation strategies, evaluating and reducing risk, interpreting policy language, and claims handling.

Before joining the firm, Josh was an associate with a Global 100 firm, where he also focused on first-party property insurance coverage matters and litigations. Before that, he was an associate with a leading national firm, where he represented financial institutions, large corporations, and insurance companies in a wide range of complex commercial disputes, including business torts, breach of contract, health care litigation, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, false advertising, and ADA accessibility claims.

Josh earned his B.A. from the University of Delaware and his J.D. from the Syracuse University College of Law.

Publications

Impact of Climate Change on Coverage under Builder’s Risk Insurance Policies for Renewable Energy Projects

September 22, 2023

Paul C. Ferland and Joshua Tumen contributed the practice note “Impact of Climate Change on Coverage under Builder’s Risk Insurance Policies for Renewable Energy Projects” for Lexis+ and Practical Guidance Insurance.

Southern District of Texas Holds that Appraisal Award is Inconclusive of Whether a Loss is Covered [Property Insurance Law Observer Blog]

August 29, 2023

The Southern District of Texas recently held that an appraisal award did not establish liability for a covered loss under the policy. In Hoff v. Meridian Sec. Ins. Co., 2023 WL 5192013 (S.D. Tex. Aug. 11, 2023), Meridian Security Insurance (“Meridian”) insured Flemming Hoff (“Hoff”). After filing...

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Education

  • Syracuse University, J.D., 2015
  • University of Delaware, B.A., 2011
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Florida
  • U.S. District Court -- Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court -- Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court -- New Jersey

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