Subrogation Practice Areas

Arbitration is a Quicker, Less Costly Path to Resolving Your Subrogation Claim

Subrogation arbitration can be tricky; it is a careful balance of contested communication, and often a last resort before litigation. Rathbone Group’s Arbitration Team can prepare even the most complex arbitration filings in any forum, and handle them through completion. This includes applicability of arbitration, drafting contentions, following deadlines, award review, and payment. Arbitration Forums, specifically, can prove an extremely helpful tool in minimizing costs and improving timeliness of subrogation claims resolutions. Rathbone Group attorneys have a depth of experience working within Arbitration Forums to best utilize its services for our clients.

An Important Resource in Subrogation: Arbitration Forums

Arbitration Forums is a private company that provides legal forums specifically for resolving insurance disputes. Not only is Arbitration Forums a preferred choice regarding time and finances, but arbitrating a subrogation claim through AF also bears two big advantages even over traditional arbitration:

1. Judgments are binding, making it easier to be sure your subrogation claim is truly resolved.
2. Arbitrators are insurance industry professionals, which means judgments are made by people knowledgeable in subrogation law.

Subrogation case files subject to arbitration can become especially complex when split between multiple forums, such as pursuing the Personal Injury Protection (PIP) portion in the Kentucky Insurance Arbitration Association [KIAA], while concurrently filing a lawsuit on the Uninsured Motorist portion.

RG’s Arbitration Team works in conjunction with litigating attorneys to form an effective solution to this claim-handling headache. Our subrogation team’s multi-faceted, cooperative approach to subrogation arbitration maximizes chances of claims resolution without bringing the subrogated matter to trial in a lawsuit.

Application Submission to Use of Arbitration Forums for Subrogation Claims

Rathbone Group’s Arbitration Team is skilled at filing subrogation claims in Arbitration Forums, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies [NAMIC], the KIAA, and other forums. Our subrogation-focused law firm is comprised of lawyers, claims adjusters, specialists and other insurance professionals whose breadth of knowledge covers dozens of jurisdictions in the US and Canada.

RG utilizes a multi-point review process to verify the applicability of arbitration for a subrogation claim. This includes communicating with adverse carriers and analyzing the best route to recovery before deciding on subrogation arbitration. RG can handle a formal arbitration program or a temporary overflow project and adjust the fee structure to support the client’s goals.

Arbitration Forums is an Invaluable Resource to Out-of-Court Recovery

Arbitration Forums (AF) is a private company specifically designed to handle insurance-related dispute resolutions without litigation. The advantages to utilizing AF save subrogating carriers money by reducing the time it takes to resolve a subrogated matter, and the attorney costs associated with that process.

Because Arbitration Forums is for the insurance industry, panels are more attuned to and educated in subrogation law and procedure than in typical court arbitration. Rathbone Group often directs clients to AF as an alternate route to recovery in subrogation claims cases where pre-suit negotiation and mediation have failed.

Carefully Crafted Contentions & Persuasion in Resolving Subrogation Cases

RG’s Arbitration Team is focused on crafting persuasive contentions. Well written language in an arbitration contention is a powerful tool. All arbitrated subrogation claims and contentions are reviewed by attorneys with years of experience in arbitration using plain language and avoiding confusing legalese.

Our law firm’s focus on subrogation education keeps us poised to create aggressive, credible, creative contentions that can sway a difficult subrogation claim to resolution without litigation.You can find free informational resources on important subrogation topics on our YouTube channel or podcast library.

Subrogation Arbitration & the Importance of Continued Negotiation

RG’s Arbitration Team works in concert with our experienced negotiators to continue the negotiation process throughout the arbitration. Rathbone Group continues to follow a client’s arbitration even after an award is issued to ensure payment, including the ability to preserve the right to recover attorneys’ fees if the award is not paid in a timely manner.

Rathbone Group’s case management of any subrogated matter doesn’t end until the client’s losses have been recovered to the greatest extent possible. Through a collaborative, communicative approach that keeps costs down, our team of subrogation attorneys and adjusters help clients maximize recoveries in each and every claim.

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