{"id":464,"date":"2022-09-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.hostingsystems.co.uk\/uk\/blog\/podcast\/hot-insurance-issues-from-the-us-s2e1\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:03:05","slug":"hot-insurance-issues-from-the-us-s2e1","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/fenchurchlaw.com\/en-uk\/podcast\/hot-insurance-issues-from-the-us-s2e1\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot insurance issues from the US &#8211; S2E1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_info_box items=&#8221;Date&#8221;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106864&#8243;]This is a custom heading element.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_raw_js]JTNDZGl2JTIwaWQlM0QlMjJidXp6c3Byb3V0LXBsYXllci0xMTE5NjQ4NyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRSUzQ3NjcmlwdCUyMHNyYyUzRCUyMmh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmJ1enpzcHJvdXQuY29tJTJGMTg4OTE4OCUyRjExMTk2NDg3LWhvdC1pbnN1cmFuY2UtaXNzdWVzLWZyb20tdGhlLXVzLXMyZTEuanMlM0Zjb250YWluZXJfaWQlM0RidXp6c3Byb3V0LXBsYXllci0xMTE5NjQ4NyUyNnBsYXllciUzRHNtYWxsJTIyJTIwdHlwZSUzRCUyMnRleHQlMkZqYXZhc2NyaXB0JTIyJTIwY2hhcnNldCUzRCUyMnV0Zi04JTIyJTNFJTNDJTJGc2NyaXB0JTNF[\/vc_raw_js][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;128427&#8243;]<strong>Welcome to The Policyholder Podcast, presented by Fenchurch Law, the podcast that aims to bring insights from a variety of guests with different perspectives on the insurance market, in a way that\u2019s relevant to policyholders, and the brokers who represent them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this episode, our host David Pryce welcomes special guest Rob Jacobs, Partner at Blank Rome to discuss hot insurance issues from the US.<\/p>\n<p>Rob represents policyholders in a wide array of insurance recovery disputes arising from product liabilities, toxic torts, first-party property loss, business interruption, advertising liability, professional liability, kidnap and ransom losses, and various directors and officers-related liabilities, to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Rob has litigated these disputes, when necessary, in courts throughout the United States and also has engaged in various other forms of dispute resolution, particularly domestic and international arbitrations and mediations. 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