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information (in a privileged setting) at regular intervals after a catastrophe, whether ornot actual claims are pending.C. Assembling Your Outside Legal TeamA catastrophe can happen anywhere, and it might occur in a far-flung venue where youhave no reliable legal contacts. Your insurance carrier will have input into the selectionand retention of defense counsel. When facing a particularly large and complex matter,insurer and insured should work together to identify and retain the best possiblecandidate to serve as lead defense counsel. Insurers generally will accept more of theinsured’s input on choice-of-counsel decisions when a claim is large and complex. Thedefense counsel’s experience in handling catastrophic litigation should be a criticalfactor in the hiring decision.Some companies will want to vet defense counsel candidates through a formal requestfor proposal (“RFP”) process. While this may lead to an excellent hire, it will also wasteprecious time. You may not realize until the end of the RFP process that the lawyer hasa conflict or is not the right fit. This is also not the right time to shop around on price. Ifyou are in an unfamiliar jurisdiction, ask for recommendations from lawyers you alreadyknow and trust.D. Retaining Experts QuicklyThe step of retaining experts quickly is often overlooked early in the process and somewould consider it premature before a lawsuit has been filed. It is not. Catastrophes