Lindsay, Rappaport & Postel, LLC Attorneys at Law - Chicago-Waukegan-Northern Illinois
 
 
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PRACTICE AREAS
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation and Intentional Tort Defense
Construction Liability Defense
Insurance Coverage
Premises Liability and General Liability Defense
Products Liability Defense
Religious Institutions
Restaurants and Taverns Defense
Transportation Liability Defense
Other
 
 
 

Joseph P. Postel
Articles And Speeches

 
CGL Reporter Editorial Board from November 2001 to April 2005. I summarized and commented on cases involving trucking insurance, bad faith, self-insureds, and additional insured coverage.

Expert Commentator for IRMI.com from January 2000 to December 2005. This is a free online reference service provided by International Risk Management of Dallas, Texas, a leading publisher of insurance and risk management materials. It has won Business Insurance Magazine's "Best of the Web" award twice. I served on IRMI.com's panel of Expert Commentators. In this capacity, I wrote the following articles for IRMI.com:
Excess Insurer Entitled to Equitable Subrogation Not Equitable Contribution - by Joseph P. Postel (June 2005)

The Courts and Equitable Subrogation versus Equitable Contribution (Part 1)
- by Joseph P. Postel (August 2004)

The Courts and Equitable Subrogation versus Equitable Contribution (Part 2)
- by Joseph P. Postel (September 2004)

The Courts and Equitable Subrogation versus Equitable Contribution (Part 3)
- by Joseph P. Postel (October 2004)

How Will Courts Construe ISO's New Additional Insured Endorsements?
- by Joseph P. Postel (July 2004)

How Does an Extrinsic Contract Impact Additional Insured Coverage?
- by Joseph P. Postel (July 2003)

Is Additional Insured Coverage Becoming Just an Illusion?
- by Joseph P. Postel (July 2002)

Can an Indemnity Agreement Determine Who's Primary and Who's Excess?
- by Joseph P. Postel (January 2002)

Who Provides the Defense in Construction Defect Suits?
- by Joseph P. Postel (October 2001)

Where There Is a Right, There Is a Remedy-Except in Illinois
- by Joseph P. Postel (February 2001)

What Does an Additional Insured Endorsement Cover? (Part 1)
- by Joseph P. Postel (July 2000)

What Does an Additional Insured Endorsement Cover? (Part 2)
- by Joseph P. Postel (October 2000)

Planning Around the "Other Insurance" Clause in the Subcontractor's Policy
- by Joseph P. Postel (April 2000)
Other Articles
Joseph P. Postel, Insurance Defense Counsel's Ethical Obligations And The Tripartite Relationship, paper prepared in conjunction with Illinois Defense Counsel Construction Insurance Symposium (September 20, 2007)

Joseph P. Postel, What Insurance Defense Counsel Need To Know About The Duty To Defend (2006), IDC Quarterly, March 2006.

Joseph P. Postel, Insurance Coverage for Vicarious Liability (2000), article printed in Construction Risk manual, published by International Risk Management Institute, Dallas Texas.

Joseph P. Postel, Survey of 1998 Additional Insured Cases (1999), article printed in CGL Reporter, published by International Risk Management Institute, Dallas Texas.

Joseph P. Postel, Survey of 1997 Additional Insured Cases (1998), article printed in CGL Reporter, published by International Risk Management Institute, Dallas Texas.

Joseph P. Postel, Recent Trends in Additional Insured Coverage (1996), IDC Quarterly, December 1996.
Speeches
Illinois Defense Counsel Construction Insurance Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri (September 20, 2007). I moderated a panel discussion of insurance defense counsel's ethical obligations and the tripartite relationship.

Illinois Defense Counsel Fall Seminar, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, September 10-11, 2004. I prepared a paper and made a presentation on the new ISO additional insured endorsement forms.

Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage and Claims Seminar, April 15-16, 2004, Chicago. I prepared a paper on legal malpractice claims against insurance defense counsel, and participated in a panel discussion with two other distinguished insurance coverage litigators on that subject, as well as conflicts of interest and the insurer's right to control the insured's defense.

International Risk Management Institute Annual Construction Risk Conference, November 2003, Chicago. I prepared a paper and made a presentation on additional insured coverage to a national audience of corporate risk managers, CFOs, insurance producers, construction company executives, insurance underwriters and claims professionals, and lawyers. Conference Handout

Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage and Claims Seminar, May 2003, Chicago. I prepared a paper and made a presentation on additional insured coverage to a national audience.

Defense Research Institute Insurance Coverage and Claims Seminar, May 2002, Chicago. I prepared a paper and made a presentation on additional insured coverage to a national audience.

International Risk Management Institute Annual Construction Risk Conference, November 1999, Chicago. I prepared a paper and made a presentation on additional insured coverage to a national audience of corporate risk managers, CFOs, insurance producers, construction company executives, insurance underwriters and claims professionals, and lawyers.

American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Annual Mid-Winter CLE Meeting, February 1999, Monterey, California. I prepared a paper and made a presentation on additional insured coverage to a national audience.

American Corporate Counsel Association, Annual CLE Meeting, November 1998, Washington, D.C. I prepared a paper and made a presentation on construction defect insurance coverage to a national audience of corporate counsel.

American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Construction Defect Seminar, June 1998, Marina del Rey, California. I prepared a paper and made a presentation on construction defect insurance coverage to a national audience.

American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Annual Mid-Winter CLE Meeting, February 1998, Scottsdale, Arizona. I prepared a paper and made a presentation on additional insured coverage to a national audience.

International Risk Management Institute Annual Construction Risk Conference, November 1997, Washington, D.C. I prepared a paper and made a presentation on additional insured coverage to a national audience of corporate risk managers, CFOs, insurance producers, construction company executives, insurance underwriters and claims professionals, and lawyers.
 
 
 
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