Larry Schiffer

Larry Schiffer contributes articles on reinsurance issues to IRMI.com.

After practicing in New York City law firms since 1982, Mr. Schiffer launched an independent legal, consulting, advisory, mediation, and arbitration practice, Schiffer Law & Consulting PLLC. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Tort, Trial, and Insurance Practice Section, where he was chair of the Excess, Reinsurance, and Surplus Lines Committee and presently is vice chair of that committee. Mr. Schiffer is also executive director of ARIAS•U.S. and serves as the editor-in-chief of the ARIAS•U.S. Quarterly.

He has been recognized by Chambers USA, Insurance, Expert Guides: Best of the Best, Lexology Index, Insurance & Reinsurance, Legal 500, Legal 500 Hall of Fame, US News and World Report, Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers. He is also a recipient of the ARIAS•U.S. Dick Kennedy Award.

Mr. Schiffer has lectured and been published on insurance and reinsurance disputes and other insurance topics. He is the author of the Schiffer on Re-Insurance blog. His recent published articles include the following.

• "Texas Federal Court Allows Direct Action Against Reinsurer to Continue Under an Implied Agreement," Westlaw Today, September 24, 2025.

• "A Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2024," Westlaw Today, April 10, 2025.

• "Why Industry Experience is Important in Insurance and Reinsurance Alternative Dispute Resolution," New York Law Journal, April 25, 2024.

• Top 50+ Reinsurance Cases Every Risk Professional Should Know, IRMI, February 4, 2020.
• "When Interpreting Insurance and Reinsurance Contracts Under New York Law, Don't Presume Anything," Insurance and Reinsurance Thought Leadership, ExpertGuides Best of the Best USA, March 2018.
• "The Notice-Prejudice Rule and Claims-Made Policies," FC&S Legal's Insurance Coverage Law Report, summer 2016.
• "Recent Developments in Excess Insurance and Reinsurance," 51 Tort & Ins. L.J. 409 (2016), coauthor.

Mr. Schiffer received his juris doctor, cum laude, from Albany Law School of Union University, where he was a member of the Albany Law Review and the Justinian Society. He received his bachelor of arts, magna cum laude, from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.

Mr. Schiffer practices independently in the areas of insurance and reinsurance arbitration and mediation, including matters concerning insurance insolvency and run-off. He also advises on a variety of insurance and reinsurance coverage and contract wording matters, as well as due diligence for transactions involving insurance and reinsurance exposures. He also consults on claims and disputes matters and provides mediation, arbitration, and expert witness services. He serves as a mediator for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York and for the New York Supreme Court Commercial Division. He is active in raising funds to unlock the cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis as part of the Wings over Wall Street Event Committee.