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Andrew Daechsel

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Overview

Andrew Daechsel is a litigator and counselor with a focus on the insurance industry. He is often called upon to represent insurers in connection with complex matters involving significant amounts in controversy. He represents insurers in lawsuits involving coverage disputes as well as allegations of bad faith and fraud. He also provides pre-suit coverage advice and serves as monitoring counsel for insurers. Andrew has experience representing both primary and excess insurers in matters involving a broad range of policies, including directors and officers liability, professional liability, employment practices liability, commercial general liability, commercial property (including business interruption), and homeowners.

In addition to his work in the insurance industry, Andrew has represented clients in a variety of commercial litigation matters, including business disputes, financial services litigation, and patent litigation.

Andrew is a regular contributor to PropertyCasualtyFocus, the firm’s blog focused on legal developments in property and casualty insurance.

Featured Insights

Florida Appellate Court Affirms Work Product Protection for Insurer’s Claim File
Property & Casualty Insurance

Florida Appellate Court Affirms Work Product Protection for Insurer’s Claim File

Blog
Third Circuit Holds Assault or Battery Exclusion Bars Coverage for Sex Trafficking Claims
Property & Casualty Insurance

Third Circuit Holds Assault or Battery Exclusion Bars Coverage for Sex Trafficking Claims

Blog
Sixth Circuit Finds Unregistered Security Exclusion Bars Professional Liability Claim
Property & Casualty Insurance

Sixth Circuit Finds Unregistered Security Exclusion Bars Professional Liability Claim

Blog

Experience

Insurance

  • Obtained judgment on the pleadings for insurer in putative nationwide class action lawsuit seeking coverage under commercial property insurance policies for purported business interruption losses allegedly sustained in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Cafe Int'l Holding Co. v. Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co., No. 1:20-cv-21641, 2021 WL 1803805 (S.D. Fla. May 4, 2021), aff’d, No. 21-11930, 2022 WL 1510441 (11th Cir. May 13, 2022).
  • Obtained judgment on the pleadings for insurers in lawsuits seeking coverage under commercial property insurance policy for purported business interruption losses allegedly sustained in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Walsh Haupt & Assocs., Inc. v. Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co., No. 2:21-cv-00265, ECF No. 46 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 4, 2022); Ice House Pub, Inc. v. Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co., No. 2:21-cv-00264, 2021 WL 3169151 (M.D. Fla. July 26, 2021); Fontainebleau Fla. Hotel LLC v. Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co., No. 2021-016874-CA-01 (Fla. Cir. Ct. June 25, 2023).
  • Obtained dismissal with prejudice of lawsuit against insurers seeking coverage under commercial property insurance policy for purported business interruption losses allegedly sustained in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. AE Mgmt., LLC v. Ill. Union Ins. Co., No. 1:20-cv-22925, 2021 WL 827192 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 4, 2021).
  • Obtained dismissal of lawsuit against insurer seeking coverage under employment practices liability policy based on plaintiffs’ failure to comply with policy’s pre-suit ADR provision. Robinson v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, No. 9:19-cv-81584 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 20, 2019).

Other Industries

  • Represented foreign alcoholic beverage distributor in contract dispute with foreign supplier.
  • Represented cooking equipment company in patent infringement lawsuit against competitor.
  • Represented four whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuit alleging for-profit university defrauded U.S. government out of hundreds of millions of dollars in student loan/grant funds.
  • Represented mortgage loan servicer in appeals and state and federal court litigation involving alleged violations of consumer protection statutes and contested foreclosure matters.

Featured Insights

Florida Appellate Court Affirms Work Product Protection for Insurer’s Claim File
Property & Casualty Insurance

Florida Appellate Court Affirms Work Product Protection for Insurer’s Claim File

Blog
Third Circuit Holds Assault or Battery Exclusion Bars Coverage for Sex Trafficking Claims
Property & Casualty Insurance

Third Circuit Holds Assault or Battery Exclusion Bars Coverage for Sex Trafficking Claims

Blog
Sixth Circuit Finds Unregistered Security Exclusion Bars Professional Liability Claim
Property & Casualty Insurance

Sixth Circuit Finds Unregistered Security Exclusion Bars Professional Liability Claim

Blog

All Insights

09.08.2023
Alabama Federal Court Finds No Duty to Defend Lawsuit Alleging Concealment of Defects in Sale of Home
05.31.2023
Fifth Circuit Holds No Liability Coverage for Negligence Claim Premised on Allegations of Intentional Conduct
03.03.2023
Florida Appellate Court Affirms Work Product Protection for Insurer’s Claim File
11.18.2022
Third Circuit Holds Assault or Battery Exclusion Bars Coverage for Sex Trafficking Claims
08.19.2022
Sixth Circuit Finds Unregistered Security Exclusion Bars Professional Liability Claim
03.25.2022
Illinois Appellate Court Finds No CGL Coverage for Defective Elevator Suit
12.23.2021
Sixth Circuit Finds No Coverage for Alleged Losses Related to COVID-19
07.02.2021
Insurer Prevails in First Substantive Appellate Ruling in COVID-19-Related Insurance Coverage Litigation
04.30.2021
No More Runway for Florida COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Lawsuit
01.22.2021
Florida Judges Find COVID-19 Does Not Cause Direct Physical Loss or Damage
11.20.2020
Florida Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of First-Party Bad Faith Suit Based on Insured’s Deficient Statutory Pre-Suit Notice
08.18.2020
Coverage Claim Bites the Dust: Seventh Circuit Finds No Coverage for $50 Million Judgment Resulting From Dust Pollution Due to Known Claim and Expected or Intended Injury Exclusions
06.05.2020
Recent Developments in Property Insurance Coverage Litigation
Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal
05.22.2020
Two Early Rulings in Favor of Insurers in COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Litigation
01.10.2020
Ohio Appellate Court Rejects Policyholder’s Notice-Prejudice and Continuity of Coverage Arguments
09.24.2019
Appraise Away Says Florida’s Fifth DCA
04.30.2019
Florida Legislature Passes Sweeping Assignment of Benefits Legislation
04.26.2019
Florida Legislature Passes Sweeping Assignment of Benefits Legislation
01.18.2019
Beware Of The Warranty – Second Circuit Relies On Terms Of Warranty, Not Policy, To Make Coverage De
06.27.2018
To Defend or Not to Defend? Northern District of Ohio Provides Guidance for Determining Whether to Defend an Arbitration

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law (2021–2024)
  • Florida Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine (2023)

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
    • Leadership Miami, Class XLII (2020–2021)
  • United Way of Miami-Dade

Credentials

Education
  • University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2015)
    • Senior Managing Editor, Florida Law Review
  • University of Florida (B.S., cum laude, 2012)
Bar Admissions
  • Florida
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • Florida State Courts

Background

  • Associate, Wargo French LLP, Miami, FL (2015–2018)

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