Jonathan Meer (Partner-New York, NY) will participate on a panel titled “The Challenges of Mediating Cases Where a Participating Insurer Is in a No Pay or Low Value Status” at the New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting, held January 13–16, 2026, at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York City. Part of the dispute resolution section’s meeting agenda, Jonathan’s panel will discuss some of the issues mediators must address when a dispute involves an insurer, including what is behind an insurer’s decision when valuing a case, what the internal process at the insurance company is for reviewing that valuation, and how a mediator may work with the parties when the mediator believes the case has been undervalued. Jonathan and his fellow panelists will consider how the mediator may look behind the black box of “settlement authority” in construction, commercial, employment, personal injury, or mass torts disputes.