Background
Larry Schiffer contributes articles on reinsurance
issues to IRMI.com.
After practicing in New York City law firms since 1982, Larry recently
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
technology and social media vice chair of that committee. Mr. Schiffer is also
chair of the TIPS Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee. He was chair of the
Technology Committee and is a current member of the Ethics Committee of
ARIAS•U.S. Mr. Schiffer is also the editor-in-chief of the ARIAS•U.S.
Quarterly.
He has been recognized by Chambers USA, Insurance, Expert Guides: Best of
the Best, the International Who's Who of Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyers,
Legal 500, Legal 500 Hall of Fame, US News and World Report, Best
Lawyers in America, and 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.
- "When the Second Shoe Drops: COVID-19 Losses and
Reinsurance," The Brief, Fall 2020, Vol. 50, No. 1.
- "Aggregating Losses From the COVID-19 Crisis for Reinsurance
Purposes," COVID-19 Litigation Report and Reinsurance and
Arbitration Report, Harris Martin Publishing, July 6, 2020.
- Commentary: "Reinsurance and COVID-19," Mealey's
Litigation Report: Catastrophic Loss, April 2020.
- 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.
- "A Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2019," Westlaw
Journal, Insurance Coverage, March 2020.
- "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 commercial, insurance,
and reinsurance litigation, 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 (ALS) as part of the Wings Over Wall
Street Event Committee.