Alfred (Al) Warrington represents domestic and international insurers, reinsurers and intermediaries in a wide range of matters. He has served as litigation counsel in disputes involving aviation, construction defect, environmental, errors and omission, marine, inland marine and bad faith claims. Practicing insurance law for more than 35 years, he regularly advises clients on coverage and topical issues concerning the insurance community. He has twice been seconded to work in the London insurance market. Additionally, Al is a Fellow to the American College of Coverage Counsel.
Al also has served as national coverage counsel for a major US marine and inland marine insurer. In this capacity, he:
Provides coverage advice, including coverage opinions and position letters, on claims throughout the country.
Represents the insurer in pre-suit mediations nationwide.
Monitors litigation against its insureds in other states.
Serves as litigation counsel for coverage matters in Florida (examples of this work include declaratory judgment actions, appraisal actions, recovery actions, etc.).
Participates as a subject matter expert in coverage roundtables and provides continuing education training on current legal trends and industry developments.
Assists in drafting policy language to meet product goals.
Admissions
Florida
US District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
J.D., University of Florida, 1985
M.A., King's College London, 1999
B.S.B.A., University of Florida, 1982
Memberships
American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC)
Fellow (2020)
The Maritime Law Association of the United States
Council on Litigation Management
The Florida Bar
Expérience
Recent experience
Counsel to general liability insurer in connection with an arbitration dispute over allegations of negligent design and construction of a marina in Maryland. Because the damages sought related solely to the cost of correcting the insured’s allegedly defective work, the insurer’s policies afforded no coverage for the claim.
Counsel for a Lloyd’s reinsurance broker in a lawsuit involving claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud brought by a Costa Rican reinsured. The dispute proceeded to trial. At the close of the plaintiff’s case, the court entered a directed verdict in favor of the broker on six of the plaintiff’s nine claims. The jury then returned a defense verdict on the remaining counts, finding no breach of duty.
Counsel for excess professional liability insurers in a Pennsylvania case involving allegations of legal malpractice asserted against a prominent Philadelphia law firm. The matter was resolved on terms favorable to our clients.
Counsel for a Texas insurer accused of handling in bad faith multiple death and bodily injury claims arising out of airplane crash in North Carolina. All claims were resolved on terms favorable to the insurer.
Counsel to certain London excess insurers who provided errors & omissions insurance to a US accounting firm. After a jury returned a verdict against the insured firm of approximately USD 150 million (including punitive damages), the claimant asserted a claim for bad faith refusal to settle. The matter involved complicated insurance tower issues and was resolved on terms favorable to our clients.
Counsel for a US insurer in a complex coverage and allocation dispute arising out of 2004 Florida hurricane losses and an excess insurance program issued to a municipal risk management and self-insurance pool. All claims were resolved on terms favorable to our client.
Counsel to London insurers in connection with various commercial property losses in Latin America.
Presentations
Co-presenter, "Policy Limits Demands: How to Handle Them & the Ethical Issues They Present," 2014 Property & Liability Resource Bureau (PLRB) Large Loss Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, October 2014
Co-moderated, "Hot or Cold? Avoid Being Burned by E&O and Stay Cool," broker roundtable session, Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club’s 24th Annual Marine Seminar, October 2013
Publications
Author, "Storming Into Summer with Big Florida Insurance Decisions," Law360, June 2012
