Gary Guzzi Email & Phone Number

I serve as chair of Akerman’s Insurance Litigation Practice, a national team of 40 lawyers representing leading domestic and foreign carriers, self-insured corporations, municipalities, and related entities in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. I protect the interests of national and international insurance carriers in bad faith disputes, coverage claims, rescissions and ERISA-governed policies.With comprehensive experience in insurance disputes, I litigate life, disability, commercial general liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, homeowner, business interruption, and auto claims. My bad faith experience includes both first-party claims such as wrongful denial, delay, improper appraisal invocation, and lowballing, as well as third-party claims such as failure to tender limits, failure to proactively negotiate, and improper settlement communications.I also represent carriers in litigation pertaining to carriers’ rescissions of policies, including misrepresentations in applications, failure to update applications, and Stranger-Owned Life Insurance. I litigate cases involving life, disability, and similar policies governed by ERISA, including claims for breach of fiduciary duty and claims for benefits. Additionally, I advise carriers on proper techniques for claim handling, rescissions, and other aspects of carriers’ businesses.

Listed skills include Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Bad Faith.