Hala Helm
Strategic Health Care Risk Advisor
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United States
Part III of our Practical Strategies: Sexual molestation and behavioral health claims in healthcare series focuses on strategic solutions for complex challenges and explains why sexual misconduct liability (SML) claims are increasing in frequency and severity—driven by expanded statutes of limitation and high-value batch suits that can involve hundreds of claimants and settlements/verdicts in the hundreds of millions to billions.
In this 30-minute webinar, our panel walks through why these matters are uniquely challenging: complex coverage “trigger” disputes about which policy years respond (continuous, manifestation, or first-exposure theories), battlegrounds over how many occurrences are treated as one event, and common insurer defenses such as intentional-acts or known-loss exclusions. Add the reality of parallel criminal proceedings, sensitive discovery, and enormous defense costs, and you can see why early, coordinated coverage advocacy matters: prompt notice to the whole insurance tower, thoughtful positioning of the claim facts, and rapid insurance archeology to recover decades-old policies can make the difference between an insured event and a balance-sheet loss.
This webinar delivers practical steps you can act on now: document and preserve hiring/credentialing files, maintain clear chaperone and training policies, notify carriers promptly and keep them updated, and retain counsel experienced specifically in SML and batch-claim defense (not just routine medical-malpractice counsel). The speakers also outline insurer negotiation levers — allocation strategies, batching language, and defense-cost obligations — and offer a proactive playbook for preserving coverage and reputational integrity. If you want an inside look at real case trends, actionable coverage tactics, and the insurance archeology approach that often recovers decades-old limits, this session is a concise, high-value briefing well worth listening to in full.
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