Benjamin A. Blume is a member in Clark Hill’s Chicago office. He is co-chair in Clark Hill’s new Insurance and Reinsurance Practice Group, which will focus on representing client’s in all aspects of the insurance and reinsurance business, including claims counseling, litigation and arbitration, business transactions and tax matters, regulatory issues and government relations, and formation of captive insurers and risk retention groups. His practice includes the handling of issues involving commercials, primary, umbrella, excess and surplus lines, and reinsurance. Benjamin has tried to verdict and regularly advises clients with respect to bad faith, fraud, spoliation of evidence, and other extra-contractual matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Benjamin worked for a major international insurer. Benjamin is admitted to practice in all courts in Illnois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States District court for the Northern District of Illinois. He has also been admitted pro hac vice counsel in numerous other jurisdictions.
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- SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI RULES STOPLOSS INSURERS LIABLE FOR DIRECT PREMIUM TAX UNDER SECTION 148.340 OF THE MISSOURI REVISED STATUTES - (Posted On Thursday, September 17, 2009)
- TRANSAMERICA LIFE FOUND TO INFRINGE “BUSINESS METHOD PATENT” ON VARIABLE ANNUITIES - (Posted On Wednesday, September 16, 2009)
- NEW YORK TRIAL COURT DENIES INSURED’S CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS PAID IN CONNECTION WITH THE SETTLEMENT OF PUBLIC INVESTIGATIONS FOR “MARKET TIMING” OF MUTUAL FUNDS - (Posted On Monday, September 14, 2009)
- Liability Insurer And Self Insured Entity Reporting Requirements Under The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act Of 2007 Near Implementation - (Posted On Sunday, September 13, 2009)
- DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY ANNOUNCES THE WHITE HOUSE'S PROPOSALS FOR FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM WHICH HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE REGULATION OF INSURANCE - (Posted On Saturday, September 12, 2009)
- ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT AFFIRMS ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION - (Posted On Friday, September 11, 2009)
- United States Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument In Travelers Appeal Of Manville Related Liability - (Posted On Friday, September 11, 2009)
- ILLINOIS TRIAL COURT RULES THAT INSURED FAILS TO PROVE EXHAUSTION OR IMPAIRMENT OF $41 MILLION IN PRIMARY COVERAGE RELATED TO UNDERLYING ASBESTOS BODILY INJURY SUITS - (Posted On Thursday, September 10, 2009)
- NAIC ADOPTS THE REINSURANCE REGULATORY MODERNIZATION PROPOSAL - (Posted On Thursday, September 10, 2009)
- WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT RULES ON NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES, ALLOCATION - (Posted On Wednesday, September 09, 2009)