John T Harding, Esq.
John Harding has more than thirty years of legal experience in the areas of insurance coverage litigation, reinsurance disputes and arbitrations and bad faith litigation. He represents domestic and foreign insurers on a national basis in coverage disputes under CGL, excess, umbrella, commercial property, homeowners, auto and other specialized policies.
His experience includes the handling of claims arising out of underlying environmental, asbestos, products, pharmaceutical, medical device, employment discrimination, technology, construction, tort and other liabilities, as well as a range of first-party losses. John has represented both the ceding company and the reinsurer side, as well as extensive experience in trying complex cases to juries and courts, including a number of multi-phased proceedings. Additionally, John has managed numerous appeals in both state and federal courts across the nation, addressing pivotal legal matters central to contemporary coverage litigation. He has also been involved in several Bermuda form arbitrations in New York and London.
A featured presenter at many national conferences on insurance coverage, reinsurance, claims handling and bad faith litigation, John has provided programs sponsored by IADC, DRI, Mealey’s Insurance, the Emerging Environmental Claims Managers Association, FETTI, American Conference Institute, the Complex Insurance Claims Association and PLRB. He also provides educational programs to numerous in-house claims organizations and is the author and editor of multiple insurance related publications.