Jeffrey L. Kingsley

Jeffrey L. Kingsley is a partner and experienced member of Goldberg Segalla LLP's Global Insurance Services Practice Group.  He maintains an international practice with a focus on complex insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes as well as extra-contractual liability arbitration and litigation.  He has written several articles on recent reinsurance trends including the rise of original policyholder and the expanding power of arbitrators under the Federal Arbitration Act.  He is the co-editor of Goldberg Segalla's Reinsurance Review, a monthly international publication which provides timely summaries of and access to the latest worldwide reinsurance law developments.  In addition, he is the co-editor of Goldberg Segalla's blog The Insurance and Reinsurance Report and the co-editor of the twitter account InsureReReport which provides an instant commentary on recent insurance and reinsurance industry trends.

Mr. Kingsley is an active member of the Defense Research Institute's (DRI) Reinsurance Law Committee, and AIDA Reinsurance and Arbitration Society as well as the American, New York State and Erie County Bar Associations.  Some of Mr. Kingsley's recent engagements include advising an international reinsurer on allocation issues, and successfully applying appropriate law regarding material misrepresentations involving a life insurance policy.  

Direct Dial
716.566.5434
Fax
716.566.5401
E-mail
jkingsley@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

• New York - All Courts
• United States District Court, Western District of New York
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York

• Defense Research Institute
• Reinsurance Law Committee
• Life, Health and Disability Committee
• Insurance Law Committee
• ARIAS-US
• American Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Erie County Bar Association
• Charles B. Desmond American Inn of Court

• Treasurer-Elect, University at Buffalo Law School Alumni, G.O.L.D. Group
• Trustee, Village of Williamsville Board
• Attorney Coach, Bennett High School Mock Trial Team
• Tutor/Mentor, Bennett High School
• Coordinator, United Way Campaign Drive

Publications and Presentations

• Presenter, “A Close Examination of the Wasa v. Lexington Decision and its Impact on the Reinsurance Market Moving Forward,” CPCU Society's Reinsurance Symposium in Philadelphia, PA, March, 2010

• Co-Author, "UK High Court Declares that 'Joint and Several Liability' Doctrine Cannot Be Applied to a Facultative Reinsurance Policy," The Voice, Defense Research Institute, October, 2009

• Co-Author, “Reexamining the Relationship between Original Policyholder and Reinsurer in Direct Action Lawsuits, January, 2009

• Co-Author, “Prophylactic Measures to Reduce/Shift the Costs of Recalls”, US Law, Spring, 2009

• Co-Author, “The Ever-Changing Landscape:  Recent Developments Regarding the Risks, Responsibilities and Duties of Reinsurers and Cedents in the Post-AIG bailout world”   Harksmere Presentation, Bermuda, October, 2008

• Co-Author, "Can a Reinsurer Be Exposed to Tort Damages for Bad Faith," Mealey's Emerging Insurance Disputes, August, 2008

• Co-Author, "New York's Standard with Respect to First-Party Bad Faith Claim," Mealey's Emerging Insurance Disputes, April, 2008

• Co-Author, "Examining the Scope of the Follow-the-Fortunes Doctrine in Settlement Allocations," Mealey's Emerging Insurance Disputes, March, 2008

• Co-Author, “Legal Developments in the Life Insurance Settlement Industry”, Mealey’s Emerging Disputes, December, 2007

• Co-Author, "Collections and the Enforcement of Money Judgments," 2006 Supplement, New York State Bar Association, 2006