Sectors
O Our insurance law professionals provide counsel and strategic guidance for the insurance industry.
Our insurance law professionals provide counsel and strategic guidance to insurance companies, agencies and other entities transacting insurance business in New Hampshire. We maintain a well-known and active practice before the New Hampshire Legislature and Insurance Department.
The firm continues to be listed in Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in administrative/regulatory law and government relations practice. In addition, Donald Pfundstein was selected Concord’s “Lawyer of the Year” in Insurance Law for 2020 and 2017 by Best Lawyers® and was selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America® in administrative/regulatory law and energy law, and was also selected Concord’s Government Relations “Lawyer of the Year” for 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022, and 2024 by Best Lawyers®.
Awards & Legal Recognition
Experience
- Drafting, negotiating and advocating for legislative and regulatory changes
- Representing industry interests in the implementation of federal health reform through regulatory and legislative forums, including rate filings, medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements and exchanges
- Sale of publicly-traded insurance holding company and its domestic insurer
- International assumption reinsurance transaction with impaired insurer
- De novo insurer formation, capitalization and licensing throughout the United States
- Management of market conduct and financial examinations
- Insurance scoring models and approvals
- Unfair insurance practice complaints
- Licensing and representation of foreign insurers
- Rate and product filings
- Holding company filings and compliance
- Investment diversification and statutory accounting issues
- Product development, design and rollout strategies
- Residual market facility development
- Representation of independent insurance agencies and producers
- Joint venture and other strategic marketing alliances
- Agency succession strategies and implementation
