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Finley Harckham is a senior litigation shareholder in the New York office of Anderson Kill and the President of Anderson Kill Insurance Services, LLC. He also serves on the firm's executive committee.
Mr. Harckham regularly represents and advises corporate policyholders in insurance coverage matters. He has successfully litigated, arbitrated and settled hundreds of complex coverage claims. His areas of particular expertise include property loss, business interruption, directors and officers liability, professional liability and general liability claims.
Mr. Harckham also founded two Anderson Kill non-legal subsidiaries: Anderson Kill Insurance Services, LLC, and Anderson Kill Loss Advisors, LLC. Those companies provide insurance consulting and property and business interruption loss quantification and settlement services.
Mr. Harckham who is on the editorial advisory board for Insurance Law360, was cited by Legal 500 as being one of the leading practitioners in the United States in the field of insurance and reinsurance for natural disasters.
Mr. Harckham also has extensive experience in the field of international arbitration. His arbitration clients inlcude consumer products companies and manufacturers which Anderson Kill has represented in a wide range of disputes involving, among other things, the purchase and sale of components, raw materials and products, and licensing agreements. He has successfully prosecuted and defended arbitrations in European countries and the United States under the London Arbitration Act, and the AAA, ICC and UNCITRAL arbitration rules.
Publications
Mr. Harckham is an author of the book, Legal Issues in Risk Management: A Policyholder's Guide, published by Aspen Publishers. The book provides in-house counsel and risk managers with a primer on the major coverage issues that arise under corporate insurance programs, and advice for successfully pursuing insurance claims.
Mr. Harckham has also written numerous articles on insurance coverage topics for publications such as CPCU Journal, The John Liner Review, Risk Management Magazine, The National Law Journal, and New York Law Journal. Mr. Harckham has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Business Insurance and other publications as an expert on insurance law.
"Pitfalls In Pursuing D&O, Fiduciary Liability Claims," Insurance Law360 (May 22, 2009)
"Protecting D&O Claims From Rejection," American Banker (April 2009)
"Tips For Avoiding An Insurance Coverage Catastrophe After A Hurricane Loss," Corporate Counsel (November 2008)
”Anti-Concurrent Causation Clauses Can Erase Your Property Coverage,” Corporate Counsel (March 2008)
"Make Sure You're Under The Umbrella - Beware the Anti-concurrent Causation Clause in Your Property and Business Interruption Coverage” Financial Week (July 30, 2007)
“Income Loss Insurance Coverage for Businesses in the Frozen Zone,” AKO Policyholder Alert (July 24, 2007) and riskVue (October 2007) (with Joshua Gold)
“Closing the Deal on Property and Business Interruption Coverage Claims,” Risk Management (July 2007)
”Important Developments in Insurance Claims Handling Practices,” Healthcare Liability & Litigation (June 2007)
“Beware of Anticoncurrent Causation Clauses—They Can Erase Your Property Insurance Coverage,” AKO Policyholder Advisor (March/April 2007)
”Closing the Deal on Katrina Coverage Claims—Eight Things You Should Know to Ensure the Largest Possible Recovery,” Anderson Kill Loss Advisor (Spring 2007)
"Protecting the Lifeblood of Your Business - Its Income Stream: Insurance Coverage for Business Interruption Losses," AKO Real Estate & Construction Advisor (Autumn 2006)
"Hurricane Katrina's One Year Anniversary: Make Sure Time Is On Your Side," AKO Policyholder Alert (August 2006) (with John N. Ellison and Joshua Gold)
"Coverage for Disrupted Business Relationships In The Storm Battered Gulf Coast," Corporate Counsel (February 2006)
"Beware of An Insurer's Reservation of Rights," AKO Policyholder Advisor (January/February 2006) and riskVue (October 2006)
"A Brief Guide To London Arbitrations – How Many U.S. Companies’ Major Liability Coverage Disputes Are Now Resolved," Corporate Counsel (August 2005)
"A Delicate Balance: Guiding Class Actions, Derivative Suits and S.E.C. Investigations to Acceptable Resolution Without Giving D&O Insurers an Excuse to Deny Coverage," Executive Insurance Advisor (Summer 2005)
"Securing a Full Insurance Recovery After Natural Disasters," AKO Policyholder Advisor (September/October 2004)
"Only 25 Percent of Policyholders Have Purchased Terrorist Coverage Under the Terrorist Risk Insurance Act. Here is Why," Corporate Counsel (May 2003)
"Navigating the Murky Waters of Marine Cargo Insurance," AKO Policyholder Advisor, Volume 6, Number 5 (May 1997)
Speaking Engagements
Mr. Harckham is a frequent lecturer at RIMS conferences and other insurance seminars.
"Emerging Legal Issues in Insurance Risk Management," Connecticut Association of Corporate Counsel, Hartford, CT (November 10, 2009)
2009 First Party Property Claims Conference & Exhibition, NAPIA, Warwick, RI (October 26-27, 2009)
"Disaster Recovery," American Association of Port Authorities Conference, Galveston, TX (October 25-29, 2009)
"Emerging Legal Issues in Insurance Risk Management," New York Association of Corporate Counsel, New York, NY (September 24, 2009) (with Alex D. Hardiman)
"Emerging Legal Issues in Insurance Risk Management," Stamford Bar Association (September 23, 2009)
"State of the Market, The Brokers' Perspective," 12th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference, New York, NY (September 17, 2009)
"Energy & Chemical: Managing the Risks of Global Warming," Industry Breakout Sessions: Important Issues Affecting Key Industries, 12th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference, New York, NY (September 17, 2009) (with John G. Nevius)
Risk and Insurance Management Society Educational Workshop, (with Pamela D. Hans and Ronald Papa), Orlando, FL (April 18-19, 2009)
Risk and Insurance Management Society Educational Workshop, (with William G. Passannante, Pamela D. Hans, Kevin Connolly, Phillip England and Ronald Papa), New York, NY (October 20-21, 2008)
”Financial Services – Overview of Liability and Coverage Issues,” 11th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference, (with Edward Stein) New York, NY (September 18, 2008)
“Paving The Way To Insurance Recoveries” Connecticut Construction Industries Association, Inc., Wethersfield, CT (May 15, 2008)
“Retail Industry Session,” Risk and Insurance Management Society, San Diego, CA (April 30, 2008)
”Global Warming Litigation’s Impact on Insurance Coverage Risk Management,” Risk and Insurance Management Society, San Diego, CA (April 28, 2008)
"Beyond Wind vs. Flood - Coverage Issues Arising Out of Hurricane Katrina," NAPIA/MAPIA Insurance Seminar, Cambridge, MA (October 26, 2007)
“Hurricane Katrina Litigation Update/Business Interruption Insurance/Quantification Issues,” 10th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference, New York, NY (September 18, 2007)
“How to Evaluate and Settle an Insurance Claim,” Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc., Denver, CO (September 27, 2007)
“Hurricane Coverage and Other Disasters Insurance Seminar,” Rockville, MD (June 28, 2007)
“Hurricane Coverage and Other Disasters Insurance Seminar,” Hyatt Regency, Houston, TX (June 22, 2007)
“Ten Tips For a Corporate Law or Risk Management Department,” Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc., Toledo Chapter Meeting, Perrysburg, OH (March 1, 2007)
“Insurance Recovery for Hurricanes and Other Natural Disasters,” AAPA Port Administration and Legal Issues Seminar, Miami, FL (February 12, 2007)
"Beyond Wind vs. Flood - The Hotly Litigated Issues Arising out of Katrina," National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters Conference, Cambridge, MA (October 20, 2006)
"First Party Property/Business Interruption in the Wake of Katrina/Rita/Wilma," 9th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference, Philadelphia, PA (September 15, 2006)
"First Party Property/Business Interruption in the Wake of Katrina/Rita/Wilma," 9th Annual Policyholder Advisor Conference, Chicago, IL (June 1, 2006)
"Business Income/Contingent Business Income/Other Time Element Claims," Katrina/Rita/Wilma Damages: Recouping Your Losses With An Aggressive Insurance Recovery Program, New Orleans, LA (March 30, 2006)
Mealey's Fundamentals of Insurance Conference, Westin Hotel, Philadelphia, PA (February 13, 2006)
Press
Mr. Harckham is often quoted or cited in the press. The following is a representative sampling:
"Shrunken Boards Promise Bigger Headache for CEO," American Banker (December 7, 2009)
Bar Admissions
New York
Memberships
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Education
New York University School of Law, J.D.; Winner, National Moot Court Competition
Hamilton College, B.A.; Phi Beta Kappa
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