1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
United States of America
+1 (202) 974-5643
saldridge@chadbourne.com
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Susan
C.
Aldridge
Counsel
Practice Description
Over the past nineteen years, Susan Aldridge has actively participated in dozens of insurance and reinsurance arbitrations, litigations, and mediations on behalf of both cedants and reinsurers. Her representation of insurance companies in dispute resolution proceedings has included the following substantive areas:
- asbestos, environmental, and other “long tail” claims
- workers’ compensation “carve out” business
- construction defect claims
- disability insurance business
- reinsurance of “weather derivative” products
- political risk insurance (under the ICDR and ICC Rules)
Ms. Aldridge also provides strategic counseling to clients on a range of issues involving insurance and reinsurance, including:
- allocation and aggregation issues with respect to numerous asbestos, silica, lead, and other "long tail" claims, including the applicability of "clash" covers
- issues arising out of the collapses of Enron and WorldCom
- reporting and audit issues
- reinsurance contract wording and agency arrangements
Activities and Affiliations
Ms. Aldridge is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She has taught alternative dispute resolution and legal writing at the American University Washington College of Law. Ms. Aldridge also has been the recipient of Chadbourne’s pro bono award on several occasions, in particular for her work as guardian ad litem in child custody disputes.
Speeches and Events
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"RAA ReContracts: Contract Wording Pitfalls and Common Errors," New York, NY, July 2009
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"AIRROC Membership Meeting: Discovery in Reinsurance Arbitrations and Litigations," New York, NY, July 2008
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"RAA ReContracts: Contract Wording Pitfalls and Common Errors," New York, NY, July 2009
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"AIRROC Membership Meeting: Discovery in Reinsurance Arbitrations and Litigations," New York, NY, July 2008
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