John P. Startin

Partner*

John Startin is expert at dealing with cross border disputes and conflicts of law issues.  He primarily handles major property and energy losses and subrogation.  He also deals with casualty disputes including product liability.

Recent and current matters include:

Instructed by an international market in relation to a multi-million dollar loss at a steel plant in South America.

Acting for London market reinsurers in relation to a SG multi-million dollar claim arising out of salt water contamination of a boiler and steam turbine in a Singapore power station.

Instructed by international reinsurers in relation to substantial losses under a program covering a major US power generator.

Instructed by international reinsurers to advise on coverage in relation to a series of U.S. multi-million dollar losses over several policy periods at an ammonia plant in the Middle East.

Advising a Lloyd’s syndicate on contingent BI coverage issues in relation to a U.S. multi-million dollar loss in South America.

Coverage advice of a multi-million dollar claim following a landslide at a limestone quarry in the U.S.

Instructed by international insurers in relation to a U.S. multi-million dollar subrogation arising from the failure of a jet fuel storage tank.

Represented North American and UK insurance markets over 7 policy periods and multiple layers and successfully resolved an underwriting and coverage dispute with the insured arising from the alleged subsidence of a major facility in the North of England.

Acting for international property insurers in subrogated claims arising from failures at a major manufacturing plant in the UK against a Continental European engineering group.

Acting for EAR insurers in a multi-jurisdictional dispute with their insured in relation to an advanced loss of profits claim arising from the delayed start up of a chemical plant in the Caribean.

*Partner of Clausen Miller LLP

Education

  • B.A. Oxford

Bar Admissions

  • Qualified 1977 England

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