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Jason P. Gosselin is a partner in the firm's Insurance Practice Group. His practice is national in scope, focusing primarily on insurance and financial services business litigation. One of Jason's areas of particular concentration is the representation of life insurers in connection with the often unrecognized exposure created by the secondary life insurance market, including viatical and life settlements, and stranger originated life insurance. Jason and his colleagues serve as national counsel to several life insurers for secondary market litigation. Jason’s insurance practice also includes the representation of insurers and annuity issuers in the defense of coverage and bad faith claims, and in sales practices litigation.
In addition to his work on behalf of insurers, Jason represents businesses both small and large in a broad variety of traditional commercial litigation, including breach of contract, commercial sales and leasing, civil racketeering, unfair trade practices, and employment-related disputes. One of Jason’s areas of particular interest is Constitutional law. He has prosecuted and defended civil actions involving Free Speech, Free Exercise and Establishment Clause claims.
Jason is a frequent speaker on topics of law and public policy. He also has published several articles on insurance-related topics. Some of his recent publications include the following:
The Secondary Life Insurance Market: Not Just a Fraud Problem, JOURNAL OF REINSURANCE (Fall 2004, Vol. 11, No. 4) (Discussing the anti-selection phenomenon created by the secondary life insurance market) Viatical Legislation: Does It Do More Harm Than Good For Insurers? DRI LIFE HEALTH AND DISABILITY NEWSLETTER (Fall 2004)
While London Sleeps, THE INSURANCE INSIDER (July 2004) (Addressing whether the London insurance market has ignored the potential for exposure created by the American viatical industry) | 