ContentDesk) October 15, 2005 — Fostering the Collaborative Rather than Adversarial Relationship between Claims handlers and Defense Firms in the Tri-Partite RelationshipThe National Association of Insurance Litigation Management presents A special Seminar about collaboration and team work in the management of Litigated Insurance Claims.The relationship amongst the participants in the Insurance litigation management tripartite relationship is, at best, often strained.

Upon by: * External bill auditing protocols* Precarious relationships with their carrier clients in an era of carrier mergers and consolidation* Staff counsel initiatives* Overly- rigorous billing guidelines To name a few.Carriers are concerned about:* Spiraling defense cost* Inadequate communications* And a sense that counsels duty to their real client the insured”, inevitably leads to bad resultsThese issues have lead to an unfortunate trend toward the adversarial rather than the collaborative in the relationship between counsel and insurers.

But how do we get there?Come join the NAILM in an open discussion of these issues and more lead by:* Quintin L King (moderator): President CEO of the NAILM. A 20 year veteran of both the worlds of Insurance Litigation Management and Law, Mr.King has managed litigation in complex cases for numerous large and regional carriers. King earned his BA from Depaul University with High Honors and His Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. * Michael Pisani: Attorney with the Legal Services Group/Law Department at CNA.

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