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| A lawyer hired by an insurance carrier to represent an insured "must represent the insured with undivided loyalty," and may not: (1) agree to an insurance carrier's restrictions on the lawyer's representation of the insured "absent full disclosure and consent of the client at the outset of the representation and absent a determination that the client's rights will not be materially impaired by restrictions" such as limitations on discovery and the use of experts and other third party vendors, and requirements for "pre-approval for time spent on research, travel and the taking and summarizing of depositions"; (2) submit detailed information to a firm selected by the insurance carrier to audit billing statements, without the insured client's consent after "full and adequate disclosure"; or (3) recommend that the client consent to such disclosure to the auditor if it would prejudice the client. |