Recognizing the growing need for attorneys experienced in handling losses in the rapidly expanding energy marketplace, Cozen O’Connor formed an Energy Subrogation Task Force several years ago to consolidate the broad experience among Cozen O’Connor’s 26 offices throughout the United States, Canada and England. With an office in Houston and proximity to other major energy centers throughout North America, Cozen O’Connor’s footprint provides an incomparable platform to cost effectively handle subrogation claims arising out of petrochemical plant failures, turbine malfunctions, and other energy related losses insured by our clients.

The collective knowledge and experience of our energy subrogation attorneys and the resources in handling these losses are readily applied to spearhead the analysis, evaluation, pursuit and prosecution of these claims. Our Energy Subrogation Task Force members have extensive experience in handling losses involving refinery processes, drilling operations, fires and explosions at petrochemical plants, pipeline failures, renewable energy losses and machinery and equipment breakdown. We maintain a database of the most knowledgeable industry experts to assist in our forensic evaluation of subrogation issues. In addition to the expert database, we regularly track governmental and regulatory authorities for updates regarding industry standards of care, and apply our state of the art subrogation methodology to identify all viable subrogation theories to be pursued for energy and petrochemical recoveries.

Cozen O’Connor represents many clients that provide primary, excess and reinsurance coverage for energy companies, both for property as well as time element losses. For example, Cozen O’Connor handles recovery claims for OIL Insurance Limited based in Hamilton, Bermuda. OIL has over 50 energy industry members, ranging from mid-market companies such as Tesoro Petroleum and Lyondell Chemical, to industry giants like ConocoPhillips and Chevron. The member companies include electric utilities, power generation companies and other companies of varying sizes and business focus within the broad-based energy industry.  Cozen O’Connor also represents GCube, a multi-national alternative energy insurer, for its subrogation claims both in North America and Europe.  GCube specializes in insuring renewable energy companies around the globe for wind, wave, solar and bio claims.