Regen O'Malley

Regen O'Malley concentrates her practice on the defense of insurers against both contractual and extra-contractual claims. She also regularly counsels insurers regarding complex coverage issues and represents insurers in defending and prosecuting declaratory judgment actions in coverage disputes. Her experience includes commercial general liability, professional liability, directors and officers, errors and omissions, umbrella/excess, business property, life, homeowners, and automobile insurance policies.

Regen also has substantial civil litigation/insurance defense experience, including complex litigation. She regularly defends insureds in the context of employment liability, non-profit liability, director and officer liability, insurance agent/broker liability, contractor and subcontractor liability and liquor liability.

Regen practices in both state and federal courts. She has successfully handled numerous appeals both in the Connecticut Appellate and Connecticut Supreme Court as well as in the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals on matters ranging from civil rights and insurance-related actions to those involving legal and medical malpractice.

Admissions

• Connecticut
• United States District Court, District of Connecticut
• United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit

Memberships

Regen is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA), Hartford County Bar Association (HCBA), and DRI. She has served the CBA as a member of both the House of Delegates and Board of Governors, and as Chair of the Insurance Law Section, where she remains on the Executive Committee. She also serves on the Bench Bar Committee of the HCBA and is an emeritus member of the Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court.

Community Involvement

Regen is actively involved in her community. She currently serves on the Board of the Connecticut Humanities Council, the 501(c)3 state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and has volunteered for many years with the New Britain YWCA, including as President of the Board of Directors and as Chair of the bi-annual Women in Leadership Awards event. She also serves as a local alumni representative for Haverford College, conducting interviews and participating annually in college fairs.

Seale v. GeoQuest, Inc., 189 Conn. App. 587, 588 (2019)

Quorum Health Res., LLC v. Lexington Ins. Co., No. 3:11-cv-00449, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179430 (M.D. Tenn. Feb. 25, 2015)

Arciuolo v. Tomtec, Inc., No. 3:14-cv-00624 (JAM), 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143862 (D. Conn. Oct. 22, 2015)

Call Ctr. Techs., Inc. v. Grand Adventures Tour & Travel Publ’g Corp., No. 3:03CV01036(DJS), 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133572 (D. Conn. Nov. 19, 2009)

Nat’l Publ’g Co. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 287 Conn. 664 (Conn. 2008)

Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Paradis, 285 Conn. 342 (Conn. 2008)

Powell v. Infinity Ins. Co., 282 Conn. 594 (Conn. 2007)

Small v. Going Forward, Inc., 281 Conn. 417 (Conn. 2007)

Publications

• Presenter at Connecticut Legal Conference: Don’t Forget About Us: An Overview of Commonly-Invoked and Lesser-Known Insurance Policy Conditions (June 2019)
• Moderator at CBA Program: Judges Luncheon: Thoughts from the Bench on Litigating Discovery Disputes (May 2019)
• Federal Supplemental Jurisdiction Statute Operates as a "Stop Clock" on State Statutes of Limitation, Author, GRSM Publication (January 2018)
• A Portrait of "Institutional Bad Faith" as a Young Claim, Co-Author, Covered Events, Defense Research Institute (December 2017)
• New York's Highest Court Expands the Phrase "Issued or Delivered" Under N.Y. Ins. Law 3420(a)(2), GRSM Insurance Coverage Blog (December 2017)
• Winning Arbitration Battle in Connecticut Supreme Court Regarding Historic Home Restoration Costs Still Leaves Insurer Defending Legal War in State Trial Court, GRSM Insurance Coverage Blog (September 2017)
• Are Insurance Late Notice Provisions Toothless After Arrowood v. King?, GRSM Insurance Coverage Blog, republished with permission of the Connecticut Law Tribune and The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (May 2016)
• Hello, Kitty! Can You Smell That Smell? It's a Covered Loss!, GRSM Insurance Coverage Blog, republished with permission of the Connecticut Law Tribune and The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (January 2016)
• Getting Schooled by Sandy and Irene, Connecticut Law Tribune Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Litigation Section (February 2015)
• Proposed Rule Could Require Special Pleadings, Connecticut Law Tribune (November 2014)
• Unraveling Plain Meaning, Extrinsic Evidence And the Doctrine of Contra Proferentem, The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin; Volume 13, Number 8 (September 2014)
• Judicial Interpretation Key in Insurance Policy Disputes, Connecticut Law Tribune (August 2014)

Presentations

• Presenter at CBA CLE Program sponsored by Insurance Law Section: “Annual Review of Insurance-Related Case Law from 2014,” March 25, 2015
• Moderator at CBA CLE Program sponsored by Insurance Law Section: “Insurance Coverage: 101,” January 23, 2014

Education

J.D., Cum Laude, American University, Washington College of Law, 2002

• American University Law Review

B.A., Political Science, Haverford College, 1994

Honors

The Honorable Anthony V. DeMayo Pro Bono Award, Connecticut Bar Association (2023)

New England Super Lawyer® in Insurance Coverage and Civil Litigation: Defense (2017-2019)

New England Super Lawyers, Rising Star® in Insurance Coverage (2008-2013)