Barry Senterfitt

Barry Senterfitt focuses his practice on the insurance and managed care industries. His practice includes assisting clients with acquisitions and mergers of insurers, HMOs and insurance agencies; holding company transactions for insurers and HMOs, including state insurance holding company act compliance; HMO formation and licensure; insurance company formation and licensure, including offshore captives; redomestications of insurers; demutualizations and other complex corporate reorganizations; financial and reinsurance issues for insurers and HMOs; and plans of rehabilitation for insolvent or troubled insurers.

Barry has experience designing and structuring innovative insurance marketing/distribution systems; acquisitions of insurance charters out of receivership; regulatory issues for life, health and property/casualty insurers and Medicaid and Medicare insurers/HMOs; formations of insurance purchasing cooperatives; risk-based capital requirements for insurers and corporate restructuring relating thereto; insurance asset sales through assumption and portfolio reinsurance; regulatory issues affecting health care provider groups; and product design and approval for insurers and HMOs.

Concentrations

•Insurance regulatory
•Corporate
•Transactional

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•Insurance Law, 2007-2020
•Reinsurance Law, 2016-2020
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2020
•Team Member, BTI Power Rankings, “The 16 Strongest Firms for ‘Go-To Outside Counsel’ Insurance Work,” 2016
•Listed, Texas' Best Lawyers, 2009-2010
•Listed, World's Leading Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers (8th Ed.)
•Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0