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Professional Liability Insurance
Insurer’s Default Judgment against Insureds Collaterally Estops Their Judgment Creditor’s Action against Insurer
A default judgment obtained by an insurer against its insureds acted to collaterally estop an action brought by their judgment creditor against the insurer, a federal district court in Georgia has ruled. The case is Old Republic National Title Ins. Co. v. Harford Accident and Indeminity Co. Read More
Commercial Property
Notice Provided 4 1/2 Years after Hurricane Wilma Was Not Prompt, Court Decides
A federal district court has ruled that notice provided to an insurer about four-and-one-half years after Hurricane Wilma was not prompt, as required by the policy. Because the insured did not rebut the presumption of prejudice, the court granted summary judgment to the insurer. Read More
Workers Compensation
Court Says Insurer’s Suit against Government Was Premature and Had to be Dismissed
A federal district court has ruled that a worker’s compensation insurer’s lawsuit against the federal government, filed without waiting for the denial of its claim, had to be dismissed as premature. The case is American Interstate Ins. Co. v. Donahue. Read More
Professional Liability Insurance
Court Finds No Coverage for False Claims Act Suit against Insured
A federal district court has ruled that a professional liability insurance policy did not provide coverage to the insured for a lawsuit alleging that it had violated the federal False Claims Act. Read More |
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Homeowners Insurance
New Maryland Law Imposes Notice Obligation on Homeowner’s Insurers
A new law in Maryland requires that an insurer that issues a homeowner’s insurance policy in the state that contains an anti-concurrent causation clause must provide policyholders with a specified notice each year. Generally speaking, an ACC clause states that a loss caused by a combination of covered and non-covered events will not be covered. Read More
Insurance Fraud
N.Y. State Senate Approves Bills Intended to Fight Auto Insurance Fraud
The New York State Senate has passed three bills that, if enacted into law, would increase penalties for those who commit or assist in auto insurance fraud and that, it says, would give “more flexibility to insurance companies to prevent criminals from getting policies and continuing to commit auto fraud.” Read More |
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Timothy P. Law, Reed Smith LLP
Donald S. Malecki, Malecki, Deimling, Nielander & Associates, LLC
Cort T. Malone, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.
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Anne M. Murray, Rivkin Radler LLP
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