Insurance Coverage and Defense
King, Krebs & Jurgens has a significant insurance practice involving the representation of insurers and their insureds in a wide range of matters. Our advices are sought directly by insurers, via insurer third party administrators, and by insureds with self-insured retention agreements. The firm provides coverage advices and related representation in coverage litigation, including bad faith claims, extra contractual liability issues and class actions. We also have vast experience representing insurers in all manner of casualty and property disputes, from the common to the complex.
The firm has long and close business relationships with its insurance clients. We not only handle individual claims in a smart and diligent manner, but work with our clients to develop strategies that reflect their broader, enterprise-wide goals. In other words, we listen – we view our insurance clients as partners in the process of determining coverage and defending lawsuits.
Among the many types of insurance matters we regularly handle are:
- Aviation
- Advertising injury
- Bad faith and extra contractual
- Catastrophic/disaster claims and related mass litigation
- Class actions
- Commercial general liability
- Construction
- Errors and omissions
- First and third party property damage
- First and third party personal injury
- Flood
- Insurance agency/broker policy procurement
- Insurance fraud (personal injury and property/arson)
- Life, health and disability
- Marine
- Oilfield Operations – property and injury
- Pollution
- Products liability
- Premises liability
- Subrogation
- Toxic Tort/Asbestos
News
- Strauss to Co-Chair Bad Faith Litigation Conference
- BAD FAITH INSURANCE ALERT: Louisiana Courts Weigh In on Bad Faith Claims Involving Suspicious Thefts
- Strauss Presents on Louisiana Insurance Penalties
- Strauss Speaks at National Bad Faith Conference
- Burns and Strauss Successfully Defend Carrier in Breach of Contract Case
- Joe Messa joins the Houston office
- Strauss, Burns Successfully Defend National Insurer
- Adam Massey Named as Member of Firm
- David Strauss Presents at American Conference Institute's Bad Faith Litigation Forum
- Adam Massey Obtains Zero Verdict
- Lindsay A. Larson Obtains Zero Verdict
- Louisiana Supreme Court decision in Taranto could open floodgates to thousands of new Katrina claims
- David Strauss and Adam Massey obtain defense verdict for national insurer following 5-day jury trial
- King, Krebs & Jurgens attorney presents on insurance bad faith discovery issues
- Insurance Fraud Judgment Affirmed
- David Strauss presents on insurance coverage litigation


