The Policyholder Podcast: Presented by Fenchurch Law Fenchurch Law

Our host Alex Rosenfield talks to Paul Mills, Product Development Manager of WTW Networks, about how to get property claims paid.

Our host Jonathan Corman talks to guests HH Judge Davis-White QC and Hugh Evans, Barrister at 4 New Square, about why litigants lose cases they expect to win.

In this episode we cover the following: 
Whether litigants ever fight cases to trial for reasons other than that seeming the least bad option.  To what extent cases get to trial because solicitors/counsel want that, rather than the client.To what extent can you tell in advance that the outcome of a particular trial would depend on the identity of the trial judge (e.g. “pro-claimant” or “pro-defendant” judges; or judges who are more deferential to precedent than others).What recent insurance developments have been Good, Bad or Ugly for policyholders 

Our host Daniel Robin talks to special guest Will Healy, Senior Associate at Kennedys about perspectives from the policyholder and insurer sides of the market.

In this episode we cover the following:

Does the Insurance market operate effectively and fairly for policyholders?How the Insurance market can be improved for the benefit of both Insurers and policyholders?BI claimsWhat Will thinks is Good, Bad or Ugly for policyholders in relation to Covid BI litigation

In this episode, our host David Pryce welcomes special guest Rob Jacobs, Partner at Blank Rome to discuss hot insurance issues from the US.

Rob represents policyholders in a wide array of insurance recovery disputes arising from product liabilities, toxic torts, first-party property loss, business interruption, advertising liability, professional liability, kidnap and ransom losses, and various directors and officers-related liabilities, to name a few.

This week, our host David Pryce welcomes one of the US’ preeminent mediators, Jeff Kichaven, to discuss Mediating Coverage Disputes.

Jeff has a widely known and respected mediation practice and regularly assists parties in coming to a settlement in complex insurance disputes. His unique approach to mediation guides lawyers and clients toward the clear, focused decision-making, from which settlements naturally follow. Jeff is an Honors Graduate of Harvard Law School and a Phi Beta Kappa Graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.

This week, our host David Pryce welcomes OvationXL’s Managing Director, Robin Johnson for a special edition to discuss lessons from 20 years of working with law firm leaders.

Robin is global leadership coach and currently supports business leaders in nine countries. Most of his clients are focused on increasing efficiency, team building and business expansion. 50% of Robin’s clients work in professional services, including law firms and financial services, with the remainder coming from independent schools, charities, manufacturing, retail and the public sector.

In this episode we cover the following:
What does coaching involve, and how does it help those being coached to improve and grow?What are the similarities and differences between law firms and other professional service firms, such as insurance brokerages?What do the leaders of professional service firms tend to do well, and what do they tend to do less well?What makes a healthy culture?In our Good, Bad, or Ugly segment find out why Robin thinks convergent and divergent thinking is good for those working in professional services, and why doing deals over "liquid lunches” can be ugly.