According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), lawyers in the legal services industry earned an average salary of $136,540 in 2009 (www.bls.gov). Payscale.com also claims that attorneys in the insurance industry made between $58,167 and $100,237, as of August 2010.
Many different types of insurance litigation attorneys perform various tasks on specific cases. For example, insurance subrogation lawyers deal with things such as workers' compensation, group health and uninsured motorist lawsuits. Insurance defense lawyers handle cases regarding car accidents, asbestosis claims and wrongful deaths. Insurance coverage litigation attorneys cover both defense and prosecution cases having to do with commercial risk policies, insurance contracts and environmental coverage.
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