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William Kolb

William C. Kolb

Partner

  • New York
  • 212.820.7771
  • 212.820.7740
Biography
William (Bill) Kolb has over twenty-five years’ experience in counseling domestic and international insurers in connection with complex first-party property insurance coverage and other matters. He represents and advises insurers on first- and third-party matters involving commercial property, builder's risk, inland marine and marine, construction losses and defects, controlled insurance plans (CIPs), energy and utility losses, cyber risk, reinsurance and fraud. Bill has represented insurers in high-profile legal matters throughout the United States and abroad including complex, large-loss matters arising from Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, Isaac, Irene, Sandy, Maria, Irma and Harvey, among other natural and man-made catastrophes.

He has represented insurers and their insureds in connection with environmental liability, product liability, professional liability and industrial/construction accidents.

Bill provides comprehensive advice on the drafting of policy forms, claims handling and coverage disputes. He represents insurers in all aspects of litigation, including trials, arbitrations, appraisals and appeals. Bill has extensive experience with large property losses involving manufacturing, industrial processes, construction projects, equipment failure, utility and power, renewable energy, warehouses, hotels and entertainment facilities. He speaks at insurance industry events on coverage issues involving, among other issues, builder’s risk, renovation and rehabilitation, collapse coverage, industrial/manufacturing losses, civil authority, ingress/egress, business interruption, delay in completion, faulty workmanship and multiple perils.


Honors

  • New York Super Lawyers, 2013 - 2024
 

Professional Associations

  • New York County Lawyers Association, Insurance Committee, Member
  • Loss Executives Association, Member
  • Property & Liability Resource Bureau, Member
  • Honorable Order of the Blue Goose, New York, NY, Member
Education
J.D., Hofstra University School of Law, 1994
Hofstra Labor Law Journal, Editorial Board
B.A., University of Virginia, 1989
Bar admissions
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York