Areas of Practice

Insurance Law

Insurance Litigation

News & Events

Publications

Education

J.D., Rutgers University, 1968

B.A., Gettysburg College, 1965

Bar Admissions

New Jersey, 1968

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association

New Jersey State Bar Association

Morris County Bar Association

Federation of Regulatory Counsel

Mr. Spencer’s practice is concentrated in the area of insurance law, primarily as it relates to the representation of insurance companies in their corporate activities and regulatory matters before departments of insurance. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions as well as insolvency proceedings of regulated corporations.

Mr. Spencer has taught insurance law as a member of the adjunct faculty of Rutgers Law School. He has also published and lectured on insurance-related topics before various national organizations.

He and the firm serve as retained general counsel for the New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association, the New Jersey Surplus Lines Insurance Guaranty Fund, and the New Jersey Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, having represented all entities since their statutory creation. He serves as a member of the Legal Committee of the National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds. Mr. Spencer has been a frequent participant in the activities of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds, and the National Organization of Life and Health Guaranty Associations. He also holds membership in the Federation of Regulatory Counsel, a national professional organization comprised of attorneys who specialize in insurance regulatory law, having served as Chairman of its Board of Directors and on its Admissions Committee. He has served as a vice-chair of the Public Regulation of Insurance Law Section of the American Bar Association. He also served as a member of the ABA Task Force on Insurer Insolvencies. Mr. Spencer has been listed in International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers—Insurance and Reinsurance.

Mr. Spencer also serves as the firm’s General Counsel.

News & Events

Publications

A Primer on State Insurance Guaranty Associations.

(To be published by Taylor & Francis in Environmental Claims Journal).

“Determining Corporate Residence for Guaranty Association Coverage Purposes,” Federation of Regulatory Counsel Quarterly Journal, 1995

“Acquisition of Control of an Insurer: State Regulatory Considerations,” American Bar Association, 1995

“Disclosure of the Personal Financial Affairs of Ultimate Controlling Persons: A Practical Approach to Balancing Individual Privacy and Regulatory Review in Change of Control Proceedings,” Federation of Regulatory Counsel Quarterly Journal, 1992

“Guaranty Associations: A Look Ahead,” Journal of Insurance Regulation, 1991

“Obligations of Guaranty Associations,” Journal of Insurance Regulation, 1990

“Surplus Lines Insurers and Guaranty Funds,” Journal of Insurance Regulation, 1986, also published in Seton Hall Legislative Journal, 1986.