Stevi Siber-Sanderowitz, Jd, Cpcu, Aida Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Woodbury, Ny, Us

Stevi Sanderowitz is a highly experienced insurance lawyer with over a decade in the insurance industry, including risk management, insurance coverage, litigation analytics, and related legal issues. Stevi currently serves as Senior Communications Counsel at SterlingRisk, a top 25 privately-held insurance brokerage. Overall, Stevi brings a wealth of expertise and experience to her role at SterlingRisk, providing valuable legal, analytical, and claims guidance to clients across a wide range of industries. Her clients include aviation, construction, entertainment, environmental services, financial services, food and beverage, hospitality, manufacturing, real estate, nonprofit, professional services, transportation, and warehousing companies.Stevi also helps clients reduce overall claims costs and improve the claims management process through the use of litigation and claims data analytics.As an insurance coverage attorney, designated Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), and licensed insurance broker (New York Property and Casualty and Personal Lines), Stevi is a recognized authority on insurance law and risk management issues.

Woodbury, Ny, Us

Provide strategic and proactive legal advice to clients on insurance coverage related issues, negotiating with insurance carriers, underwriters, and other parties to effectively resolve complex insurance claims. Assist clients in reducing overall claims costs and adding efficiency to the claims management process by leveraging litigation analytics, legal spend, reserves, and other claims data analytics. Provide guidance to clients concerning risk transfer strategies and loss control techniques and monitor emerging legal and legislative trends.(Note: Internal promotion from prior position as Associate Coverage Counsel due to exemplary work).

Woodbury, Ny, Us

In-house claims counsel for national insurance brokerage specializing in a variety of industries; provide legal advice and analysis on insurance coverage, claims, risk management, and related legal issues. In addition to managing general litigation matters involving the company and its clients, draft and negotiate agreements between clients and counterparties regarding insurance, risk transfer, and indemnification. Engage in risk analysis discussions, and actively suggest methods to protect the interests of clients, including insurance procurement and indemnity provisions. Facilitate resolution of coverage disputes between insurance carriers and the company's policyholder clients by attending inspections, hearings, conferences, and mediations on behalf of clients. Participate in overseeing the selection, retention, management, and evaluation of outside counsel, including reviewing work product and legal billing. Help clients navigate insurance coverage issues arising from highly challenging and unprecedented exposures, including but not limited to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Civil Unrest/Riot Activity, Hurricane Harvey, and electronic transfer fraud/cybercrime activity.

Chicago, Il, Us

Advised domestic and foreign insurers on complex insurance coverage issues involving commercial general liability, professional indemnity, directors’ and officers’ liability, aerospace, cyber liability, and errors and omissions policies. Represented insurers in insurance coverage litigation in state and federal courts and domestic and international reinsurance arbitration proceedings. Handled all aspects of discovery including large-scale e-discovery, depositions, and witness preparation. Collaborated with partners regarding business development and client relations.

Counseled clients on best courses of action and potential legal and business implications regarding high-profile and complex insurance claims. Advised clients on regulatory matters and emerging risks including data privacy matters. Negotiated and drafted settlement agreements, arbitration agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and stipulations. Managed insurance litigation and arbitration from inception through all aspects of pleadings, discovery, court conferences, dispositive motions, oral argument, hearings, mediation, and appeals.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Lead associate assigned to complex multi-million-dollar insurance coverage and bad faith lawsuits instate and federal courts. Drafted pleadings, discovery, briefs, dispositive motions, non-disclosureagreements, and settlement agreements. Conducted complex analysis of potential legal implicationsbased on results of factual investigation, policy language, case law, and recommended advisable courses of action. Prepared detailed coverage opinions and position letters. Negotiated settlement of contested claims with insureds. Counseled insurers regarding investigation and monitoring of claims and coverage of defense costs. Oversaw defense counsel, monitored coverage issues, and represented insurers’ interests at underlying hearings and trial proceedings involving insureds.

Assisted in all aspects of appellate practice, including preparing pre-argument memoranda, attending oral arguments, and reviewing trial records. Researched, edited, and evaluated legal analyses in drafts of written opinions. Drafted court opinion reviewing appeal from denied tenure (Berrios v. Bd. of Educ. of Yonkers City Sch. Dist., 87 A.D.3d 329 (2d Dep’t 2011)). http://bit.ly/3mrYUkr

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Business/Entrepreneurship