In terms of indemnity insurance, Grondin, Poudrier, Bernier advises and represents a clientele chiefly made up of insurance companies, businesses, institutional organizations and claims adjusters, to which the firm’s counsellors provide legal assistance.
In addition to representing their clients before the courts in the event of litigation, or before arbitration bodies, members of the indemnity insurance law team:
- draft and analyze insurance contracts;
- provide advice on the purchase of insurance and the selection of appropriate products;
- analyze the scope of the guarantees;
- support claims adjusters in the conduct of their investigations;
- evaluate and contest claims relating to property insurance, business interruption insurance, overlapping insurance, excess liability insurance, reinsurance, subrogatory recourse;
- manufacturer liability insurance;
- transporters liability insurance;
- administrator and executive liability insurance, and professional liability insurance;
- analyze and monitor insurer-broker relationships;
- evaluate potential liability and recommend appropriate levels of civil liability insurance;
- evaluate bodily injury claims and negotiate structured settlements;
- propose alternative conflict resolution methods;
- assist their clients in matters of consensual arbitration.