INSURANCE
Many of Dysart Taylor’s attorneys serve the legal needs of the insurance and fidelity industries involving complex commercial or personal matters. We routinely defend insurance companies and their insureds in state and federal courts. We handle insurance disputes through mediation and arbitration, and provide counsel for complex insurance issues across multiple industries.
Our clients look to us for strategic guidance on insurance issues, whether it entails litigating through trial or arbitration or resolving a matter prior to trial. We always consider our clients’ goals and business objectives first and strategically handle matters that have their future success in mind.
Creditors’ Rights
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Dysart Taylor’s attorneys advise our clients on their rights as creditors. Our team has extensive experience protecting creditors’ rights in collection and lien matters.
Construction
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Dysart Taylor’s construction attorneys provide legal counsel to property owners, architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and insurers. They handle a broad range of legal matters arising from private and public commercial and residential construction projects.
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
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Dysart Taylor offers experienced litigation and dispute resolution to the insurance and fidelity industries. Our attorneys represent insurance companies and their insureds and bondholder in federal and state regulatory matters, commercial disputes, insurance coverage and litigation, mergers and acquisitions, personal injury, construction defects, workers’ compensation claims, employment matters, regulatory compliance and licensing, risk management, and much more.
Insurance Defense
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Dysart Taylor’s insurance defense attorneys help you navigate complex commercial and personal insurance matters. Our attorneys have extensive pretrial, trial and appellate experience in federal and state courts in Missouri and Kansas as well as regionally and nationally. We also handle insurance disputes through mediation and arbitration, and have experience in property and casualty insurance defense, agent and broker litigation, life and disability insurance, workers’ compensation, builder’s risks and construction insurance, commercial liability insurance, alternative dispute resolution, transportation and maritime insurance, and much more.
Fidelity & Surety
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Dysart Taylor’s fidelity and surety attorneys have a nationwide reputation for their experience in fidelity and surety law. We routinely handle fidelity and surety matters for the insurance industry, including bidding, bonds, indemnity agreements, surety financing issues, disputes with banks, and defense of claims under financial institution, fiduciary bonds and indemnification.
INSURANCE & FIDELITY NEWS
Wilcox and MSU Football Teammates Inducted Into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
February 6, 2026 On February 1, 2026, Dysart Taylor president John Wilcox was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame with his 1989-1990 Missouri State University teammates and coaches. Wilcox was a first team all-conference offensive lineman in 1990 and earned...
B.I. Howard elected shareholder/director at Dysart Taylor
February 2, 2026 Dysart Taylor is pleased to announce B.I. Howard has been elected a shareholder/director at the firm. Howard joins the firm’s group of now 12 shareholders/directors. “B.I. has been an integral member of our team and dedicated advocate for his clients...
Eight Dysart Taylor Attorneys Featured in 2025 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers
November 19, 2025 Dysart Taylor is pleased to announce that eight of its attorneys have been named to the 2025 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list. In addition, Dysart Taylor shareholder/director Amanda Pennington Ketchum earned honors in three “Top Lists” for a...


