William F. Stewart

William Stewart is a partner in the National Insurance Coverage Group of Nelson Levine de Luca & Hamilton. Mr. Stewart concentrates his practice in first- and third-party insurance coverage matters. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bars, and has litigated coverage actions on behalf of insurers in 20 jurisdictions nationwide. He has served as national coordinating counsel on numerous coverage issues, including climate change and mold litigation. His work has been featured by The Wall Street Journal, Best's Review, Business Insurance, The National Law Journal and numerous other publications.

In addition to his national coverage practice, Mr. Stewart is the author of Climate of Uncertainty: A Balanced Look at Global Warming and Renewable Energy. He served as the co-chair of the Climate Change and Renewable Energy Practice at an international law firm. He has been invited to the United Nations Climate Conferences and has served as a guest speaker at numerous national conferences on global warming.

Mr. Stewart served on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Committee from 2005 to 2008. In 2002, Mr. Stewart was elected committeeman in Lower Providence Township, PA.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Philadelphia Bar Association
• Montgomery County Bar Association
• Camden County Bar Association

Speaking Engagements:

• "Climate Change", Insurance Data Management Association (IDMA) 2012 Annual Meeting & Seminar , April 3, 2012
• "Four Emerging Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues That Keep Risk Managers Up at Night", CPCU Society Webinar, December 6, 2011
• "The History of Anthropogenic Climate Change and The Birth of Iterative Risk Management", 242nd American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting & Exposition, August 28, 2011
• "Emerging Issues in Liability Coverage", CPCU Society Webinar, March 8, 2011
• "Environmental Claims Crash Course Audiocast", HB Litigation Conferences, December 9, 2010
• "An Inconvenient Risk: Climate Change Liability and Coverage", Business Insurance Teleconference, December 1, 2010
• "Insuring Defective Construction", CPCU Society Webinar, Moderator, March 10, 2009
• "Global Warming and the Insurance Industry", CPCU Society Webinar, July 15, 2008
• "The Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change Seminar", June 17, 2008

Published Works:

Will The Insurance Industry Dodge Climate Nuisance Liability Bullet?, Property Casualty 360, A National Underwriter Website, March 18, 2011

Climate of Uncertainty: A Balanced Look at Global Warming and Renewable Energy, Ocean Publishing, May 26, 2010

Insurance Coverage Observer, January 29, 2009

Heating up - Insurers Push Businesses and Individuals to Get Greener, Rough Notes, June 8, 2008

Due Diligence - Environmental Issues in M&A Deals, Financier Worldwide, May 1, 2008

Insurers Eager to Rise to the Challenge of Climate Change, National Underwriter, March 1, 2008

Insurance Coverage Observer, February 26, 2008

The Business of Global Warming: Managing the Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change, Whitepaper, January 2, 2008

West Conshohocken to Tuktoyaktuk: One Lawyer's Business Trip, The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2007

Bad Faith In Litigation, Mealey's, December, 1997