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For more than five decades, Cozen O’Connor has provided liability coverage and claims counsel to major domestic and international foreign property insurers. Our team of renowned third-party practitioners works closely with clients to efficiently resolve complex claims and advance industry goals.
With offices in 32 cities, the firm represents liability insurers across the United States and is capable of providing prompt and tailored state-by-state coverage counsel. Cozen O’Connor attorneys have direct experience with virtually every type of casualty or specialty insurance product, including:
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Advertising Injury
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Aviation
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Climate Change
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Concussion Injuries
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Construction Defect
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Cyber Liability
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Environmental Exposures
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Excess & Surplus Lines
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Food Contamination/Recall
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Health Care
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Kidnap, Ransom & Extortion
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Life Sciences
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Municipal Liability Insurance
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Ocean Marine/Inland Marine
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Political Violence, Political Risk and Credit Insurance
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Product Liability/Recall
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Sexual Abuse
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Telephone Consumer Protection Act
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Toxic and Other Mass Torts
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Cozen O’Connor is frequently charged with developing and executing strategies for management of excess-of-limits exposures where liability is significant but coverage is disputed. To this undertaking, we bring cutting-edge knowledge of good faith claims handling and consent judgment practices. Our team has successfully tried complex coverage, allocation and bad faith/excess-of-limits cases to verdict in numerous jurisdictions.
Having worked at the forefront of liability coverage litigation for decades, our attorneys are vigilant about evaluating and responding to emerging risks. We regularly provide major insurers training and education on new trends in the law and assist with policy drafting and claim preparedness. We have substantial experience as National Coordinating Counsel for class actions and multi-district litigation.
Cozen O’Connor is also distinguished by our working knowledge of insurer operations and the insurance marketplace, which allows us to partner with clients to provide practical, sophisticated and effective legal advice at truly sustainable rates.
October 22, 2025
Juan Garrido contributed the Expert Analysis Column "11th Circ. Geico Ruling Underscores Bad Faith Test" for Law360.
September 12, 2025
Tiffany Bustamante and Abigail C. Horvat co-authored the expert analysis column titled "When AI Denies, Insurance Bad Faith Claims May Follow" for Law360.
August 20, 2025
Cozen O'Connor’s Global Insurance Department's Claims Notes provides quick, to-the-point summaries of national insurance developments, including notable insurance decisions, legislation, trends, and regulatory guidance.
June 30, 2025
Cozen O'Connor’s Global Insurance Department's Claims Notes provides quick, to-the-point summaries of national insurance developments, including notable insurance decisions, legislation, trends, and regulatory guidance.
June 16, 2025
Charles Kinney discusses South Carolina's Act 42, which reforms tort law by reinstating the empty chair defense, adjusting joint and several liability, and updating liquor liability regulations.
May 02, 2025
Tiffany Bustamante and Nicole Connors contributed the Expert Analysis “Navigating Florida's Bad Faith Reforms After Appellate Ruling'” for Law360.
April 16, 2025
Cozen O'Connor’s Global Insurance Department's Claims Notes provides quick, to-the-point summaries of national insurance developments, including notable insurance decisions, legislation, trends, and regulatory guidance.
March 04, 2025
Cozen O'Connor’s Global Insurance Department's Claims Notes provides quick, to-the-point summaries of national insurance developments, including notable insurance decisions, legislation, trends, and regulatory guidance.
November 11, 2024
John Ewell reviews recent cases and regulations impacting the insurance industry.
August 01, 2024
Cozen O'Connor’s Global Insurance Department's Claims Notes provides quick, to-the-point summaries of national insurance developments, including notable insurance decisions, legislation, trends, and regulatory guidance.
June 27, 2024
Cozen O'Connor’s Global Insurance Department's Claims Notes provides quick, to-the-point summaries of national insurance developments, including notable insurance decisions, legislation, trends, and regulatory guidance.
May 30, 2024
Cozen O'Connor’s Global Insurance Department's Claims Notes provides quick, to-the-point summaries of national insurance developments, including notable insurance decisions, legislation, trends, and regulatory guidance.
April 29, 2024
Cozen O'Connor’s Global Insurance Department's Claims Notes provides quick, to-the-point summaries of national insurance developments, including notable insurance decisions, legislation, trends, and regulatory guidance.
February 27, 2024
Cozen O'Connor’s Global Insurance Department's Claims Notes provides quick, to-the-point summaries of national insurance developments, including notable insurance decisions, legislation, trends, and regulatory guidance.
October 17, 2023
Law360 covered the recent expansion to the firm’s insurance litigation practice by adding Julie E. Van Wert, David M. Berke, Jerome P. Doctors, and Rangi Perera in Los Angeles and Christopher Tramonte in Houston.
August 16, 2023
The First Circuit rejected the insured’s argument that an insurer’s purported “actual knowledge” of a claim is sufficient to comply with the policy.
June 20, 2023
Melissa Brill wrote the article, "Contractual Limitations on Umbrella Coverage and the Texas Supreme Court: Umbrella Policy Coverage Extended Beyond Service Contract Requirements” that was featured in the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel’s Insurance Coverage Section of the Friday Five Newsletter.
January 11, 2021
Melissa Brill, Laura Dowgin, and Farrell Miller discuss the decision in American W. Home Ins. Co. v. Gjonaj Realty & Mgt. Co. and what insurers in New York need to do if they want to recover its defense fees when there is ultimately no duty to indemnify.
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Upcoming Events
November 13, 2025 - New Orleans, LA
Abigail C. Horvat will present "Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in Construction Defect Litigation" at the Perrin Conferences National Construction Defect Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
November 12, 2025 - Webinar
Karl A. Schulz will present the webinar "Cosmetic Roof Damage Exclusion Endorsement Update: Burdens of Proof and What Courts are Looking For?" for the Windstorm Insurance Network.
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October 29, 2025 - Webinar
October 22, 2025 - Webinar
October 17, 2025 - Coral Gables, FL
September 24, 2025 - Chicago, IL
September 23, 2025 - Kennewick, WA
September 17, 2025 - Webinar
August 20, 2025 - Webinar
August 14, 2025 - Marietta, GA
August 12, 2025 - Webinar
August 11, 2025 - Gainesville, FL
July 31, 2025 - Park City, UT
June 24, 2025 - Glendale, AZ
June 05, 2025 - Newport, RI
April 09, 2025 - Dallas, TX
March 30, 2025 - Indianapolis, IN
February 25, 2025 - Webinar
November 15, 2023 - Webinar
April 28, 2022 - Baltimore, MD.
January 26, 2022 - Webinar
December 08, 2021 - Webinar
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October 21, 2025
Valerie Sworn has been re-selected to the “Top 40 Under 40” in Texas by the National Black Lawyers (NBL).
September 11, 2025
Tiffany Bustamante, a member of the Global Insurance Department and co-chair of the Bad Faith group, has been appointed to The Florida Bar’s Special Committee on AI Tools & Resources.
August 29, 2025
Abigail Horvat, an associate of Cozen O'Connor's Global Insurance Department, has been appointed to two committee leadership positions within the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) for the 2025–2026 year.
August 21, 2025
Best Lawyers selected more than 250 Cozen O'Connor lawyers from 26 of the firm's US offices for inclusion in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
August 13, 2025
ATLANTA, August 13, 2025 – Alycen A. Moss, co-vice chair and Eastern regional manager of Cozen O'Connor’s Global Insurance Department, has been elected as a senior director of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) board of directors for 2025 – 2026.
May 21, 2025
Joseph Ziemianski, co-chair of the firm’s Global Insurance Department, has been selected to join Insurance Business America’s Insurance Defense Lawyers Editorial Panel.
May 20, 2025
Tiffany Bustamante, a member of the Global Insurance Department and co-chair of the Bad Faith group, has been appointed to the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law Alumni Council Board of Directors, and named co-chair of the Alumni Engagement Committee.
May 15, 2025
Tiffany Bustamante, a member of the Global Insurance Department and co-chair of the Bad Faith group, has been accepted as a Fellow of The Florida Bar’s Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy.
April 15, 2025
Alycen A. Moss, co-vice chair of the Global Insurance Department, was quoted in the recent article "Ga. Tort Reform Promises Relief From Insurance Industry Ills" by Law360.
March 21, 2025
ATLANTA – March 21, 2025 – Alycen Moss, co-vice chair of Cozen O'Connor's Global Insurance Department, has been named one of Law360's 2025 Insurance Authority Property Editorial Advisory Board members for the fourth year in a row.
February 19, 2025
Lyn Dodson, Kenan Loomis, and Alycen Moss are listed as Super Lawyers; Luciana Aquino, Samuel M. Lyon, and Saskia H. Olczak were named Rising Stars.
January 28, 2025
Alycen A. Moss and Kenan G. Loomis were recognized by GaBiz Magazine as "Top Lawyers" of 2024 in the Winter 2024 Issue.
December 03, 2024
Valerie Sworn has been named to the “Top 40 Under 40” in Texas by The National Black Lawyers (NBL) Association. This exclusive recognition is reserved for the top 40 under 40 African American lawyers in each state, recognized for their outstanding legal skills and professional contributions.
October 03, 2024
BOSTON, October 3, 2024 – Stephanie Chesney, member of Cozen O’Connor’s Global Insurance Department, has been named the recipient of the Veteran Legal Services 2024 Outstanding Pro Bono Award.
March 05, 2024
Ira Bodenstein, Jack Carriglio, Janet Davis, John Dunn, Mitch Edlund, Wendy Enerson, Gary Gassman, Tia Ghattas, Jeremy Glenn, Erin Bolan Hines, Mark Rabinowitz, Peter Roberts, Brian Shaw, Joseph Tilson, Julie Trester, Peter Valeta, Anna Wermuth, and Brian Williams were recognized as Leading Lawyers, Christina Sanfelippo was recognized as an Emerging Lawyer.
February 12, 2024
Recognized by their peers in Georgia as Super Lawyers are Kenan Loomis and Alycen Moss. Luciana Aquino, Dakota E. Knehans, and Danielle C. Le Jeune were named “Rising Stars,” a list that recognizes attorneys under the age of 40.
January 29, 2024
The Cozen O’Connor attorneys who have been recognized by their peers in Illinois as Super Lawyers are Jack Carriglio, Janet Davis, Jeremy Glenn, Allen Guon, Peter Roberts, Brian Shaw, Joe Tilson, and Anna Wermuth. Amy Doig, David Doyle, and Corey Hickman were named to this year’s Illinois Rising Stars list. This is Hickman’s first year on the Rising Stars list.
October 16, 2023
Julie E. Van Wert, David M. Berke, Jerome P. Doctors, and Rangi Perera joined in Los Angeles and Christopher Tramonte joined in Houston.
July 31, 2023
The Seattle attorneys who have been recognized by their peers in include firm members Jodi McDougall, Terri Sutton, and William Walsh. Peter Berg and Sarah Pozzi were recognized as 2023 Washington Rising Stars.
July 10, 2023
Cozen O'Connor's Aviation (Litigation/Regulation), Construction, L&E, M&A (Midmarket), Shipping (Finance and Litigation/Regulation) practices were ranked by the Legal 500.
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