Bruce M. Engel

About

Bruce Engel is a Partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance Practice Group.

Bruce has been representing insurers and reinsurers worldwide for 35 years. His practice primarily involves insurance and reinsurance litigation, arbitration and coverage analysis and counseling.

Bruce has been involved in a wide range of complex insurance and reinsurance litigation, arbitrations, mediations, and coverage analysis. He represents insurers and reinsurers in coverage and reinsurance disputes to achieve the best business outcome for his clients through litigation, arbitration, and negotiated settlements.

With respect to reinsurance, he is experienced in addressing issues related to the underwriting, placement, and claims handling of facultative and treaty reinsurance contracts.  Bruce routinely represents parties in arbitrations where claims are valued in multimillions of dollars and involve all forms of reinsurance claims and underwriting disputes such as misrepresentation, allocation, late notice, coverage for expenses, and application of follow the fortunes.

With respect to his insurance coverage experience, Bruce has been lead counsel for insurers on a national basis in cases involving insurance coverage for environmental, lead paint, products, asbestos, silica, and pharmaceuticals, as well as professional liability matters. Bruce's representation of insurers in these matters includes successful jury trials.  Bruce is currently involved in litigation involving coverage claims arising from new regulations requiring the clean-up of coal ash by utility companies that have stored coal ash in unlined ponds for many decades.

In his spare time, Bruce enjoys the Chicago lakefront near his home in Lincoln Park, riding his Harley and spending time with his grandchildren.  Before beginning his legal practice, Bruce was a U.S. Marine.