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Mia Finsness recently joined Markel Global Insurance in Bermuda as the Manager of Excess Casualty Claims. Before joining Markel, Ms. Finsness was an attorney with Clyde & Co. in New York City, and began her career in the Insurance and Reinsurance Department of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge.
More than 35 attorneys have formed a new insurance coverage law firm: Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP (Nicolaides LLP), with offices in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Founding partners are Richard Nicolaides, Jr., Matthew Fink, Sara Thorpe, Barbara Michaelides and Monica Sullivan. The new practice is among the largest U.S. firms focused solely on representing the interests of global insurers, and one of the very few with a majority of female founding partners. The firm serves clients' needs in claims management, litigation and appeals, risk management and counseling, handling complex insurance disputes and arbitrations in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.nicolaidesllp.com.
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Mia Finsness recently joined Markel Global Insurance in Bermuda as the Manager of Excess Casualty Claims. Before joining Markel, Ms. Finsness was an attorney with
More than 35 attorneys have formed a new insurance coverage law firm: Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP (Nicolaides LLP), with offices in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Founding partners are Richard Nicolaides, Jr., Matthew Fink, Sara Thorpe, Barbara Michaelides and Monica Sullivan. The new practice is among the largest U.S. firms focused solely on representing the interests of global insurers, and one of the very few with a majority of female founding partners. The firm serves clients' needs in claims management, litigation and appeals, risk management and counseling, handling complex insurance disputes and arbitrations in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.nicolaidesllp.com.
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