Publications & Speaking Engagements
- “Dissolution for Asbestos Defendants” – Stephen Hoke, January 29 2025
- WSJ Asbestos and Talc Bankruptcy Article: Steve Hoke Interview for “A Berkshire Insurance Bet Went Bad. It Wants a Bankruptcy Court to Limit the Damage” – Akiko Matsuda, Wall Street Journal, May 1 2025
- Law360 Private Equity Legacy Liability Article: “PE Firms Upend Insurance Market for Legacy Liabilities” – Ganesh Shetty, Law360, September 8 2023
- “Tackling Long‑Tail Liability Risk: A Defendant’s Toolkit” – Stephen Hoke, Law360 and Products Liability360, May 11 2023
- “Private Equity Interest in ‘Purchasing’ Legacy Liabilities is Growing” – Stephen Hoke and Jim Dorion, Advisen Front Page News, April 13 2020
- Steve Hoke spoke on “Insurance Claims Process – Emotional Intelligence” at Hyatt Corp., December 10 2019
- “Private Equity Wants To Buy Your Asbestos Liabilities” – Stephen Hoke, Law360 and Products Liability360, October 31 2019
- Steve Hoke spoke on “Do Science and Facts Matter Anymore? Runaway Verdicts and Junk Science” at the 2019 RIMS Chicagoland Risk Forum, September 23 2019
- Steve Hoke spoke on “The Future of Mass‑Tort Long‑Tail Litigation” at the 2018 RIMS Chicagoland Risk Forum, November 13 2018
- Steve Hoke spoke on “Talc – the Next Asbestos? Analyzing the Recent Explosion of Talc Related Claims” at the ACI Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation Conference, June 22 2017, Chicago
- Steve Hoke spoke on “Is Talc the New Asbestos? Will the History of Asbestos and Silica Impact the Answer to that Question?” at the ABA Annual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee Seminar, March 2 2017, Tucson, Arizona
- “The Two Very Different Types of Cosmetic Talc Claims” – Stephen Hoke, Law360 and Products Liability360, December 9 2016
- Steve Hoke chaired the first‑ever “Talc Insurance Coverage” webinar for Perrin Conferences, July 20 2016
- Steve Hoke spoke on “Insurance Coverage Issues: Loss Portfolio Transfers, Retroactive Reinsurance, Legacy Liabilities, Long Tail Losses, Trigger, Allocation, Successor Rights After Mergers, and More” at the ACI Asbestos Claims and Litigation Conference in Chicago, June 28 2016
- “Insurance Coverage Implications of the J & J Talc Verdicts” – Stephen Hoke, Law360 and Products Liability360, May 6 2016
- Steve Hoke co‑chaired the ACI Insurance Allocation Conference in Chicago and presented on allocation of toxic tort, asbestos and other long‑tail claims, June 25‑26 2015
- Steve Hoke spoke on “Relationship Between Allocation and Trigger, With a Focus on Asbestos, Environmental, and Other Long‑Tail Claims” at the 2015 RIMS Chicagoland Risk Forum, June 25 2015
- Steve Hoke spoke on “Insurance Coverage Issues: Bankrupt, Dissolved, or Defunct Entities; Issues Involving Joint Insurers, Establishing When Coverage is Triggered, and Nuances Related to Exclusions and CUMIS Counsel” at the ACI Asbestos Claims & Litigation Conference in Philadelphia, January 16 2015
- Steve Hoke co‑chaired the ACI First‑Ever Allocation Conference in NYC and spoke on “A Focus on Allocation of Toxic Tort, Asbestos and Other Long‑Tail Claims,” October 29‑30 2014
- “Top News: Prevailed in Landmark Trial Against 30 Major Insurers” – Policyholder Scores in Asbestos Coverage Row of 30 Insurers
- Steve Hoke spoke on “Policyholder/defense perspective on insurance issues impacting the litigation and how to get past them while maintaining ethical standards” at the Perrin Asbestos Litigation Conference: A National Overview & Outlook in San Francisco, September 16 2013
- Steve Hoke spoke on “In the Trenches: How to Manage Liabilities Once They Hit” at the Perrin Conference on Emerging Insurance Coverage & Allocation Issues, May 14 2013 in Philadelphia