Based in New York, Michael Carlinsky, Corey Worcester, and Maaren Shah co-lead the insurance practice at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP. The team is known for representing insurance companies in class action lawsuits and bad faith litigation. Carlinsky has experience representing insurance holding companies in alleged breach of contract cases, while Shah has expertise advising on pre-litigation risk mitigation, and COVID-19 business interruption cases. In Chicago and San Francisco, Andrew Schapiro and Adam Wolfson handle cases against the government concerning the failure to pay health insurance companies under the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, Alicia Cobb and Stephen Broome, who are based in Seattle and Los Angeles respectively, have experience advising pet insurance companies in disputes.
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Key clients
- James River Group Holdings, Ltd.
- Trip Mate and Viking Cruises
- Express Scripts, Inc. (Anthem)
- Maiden Holdings, Ltd.
- Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative; Health Republic Insurance Company
- AmTrust, National General, and various Karfunkel family-associated defendants
- Healthy Paws Pet Insurance, LLC, which was a subsidiary of Aon
- AIG Specialty Insurance Company, Lexington Insurance Company (v. Conduent)
- AIG unit Lexington Insurance Company (v. Hilton Worldwide Holdings)
Work highlights
Advised on two class actions related to the government’s failure to pay health insurance companies pursuant to the ACA’s risk corridors and cost-sharing reduction programs.
Defending AIG and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA against a putative class action brought on behalf of purchasers of travel insurance.
Represented clients in federal and New York state courts in multiple qui tam lawsuits regarding alleged unlicensed insurance activity by two former life insurance subsidiaries.
Practice head
Michael Carlinsky; Corey Worcester; Maaren Shah
Other key lawyers
Andrew Schapiro; Adam Wolfson; Alicia Cobb; Stephen Broome