New York is almost unique in its reluctance to police insurance companies. Similarly, insurance companies which include arbitration clauses present a trap for the unwary. Arbitration is a good idea that simply does not work in the insurance context. Insurance companies have fared well in arbitration proceedings. Policyholders cannot say the same.
Arbitration is almost uniformly policyholder unfriendly.
The firm regularly represents policyholders in insurance coverage disputes. Joshua Gold is assistant director of insurance coverage projects at the same firm. See generally CBM Eng'g, Inc. v. Trancontinental Ins. See Brief of Amicus Curiae American Ins. Affiliated FM Ins.