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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Wednesday, January 29, 2014

 
Industry news, expert analysis, and daily updates on the most significant insurance coverage legal developments—from the insurance and legal experts of The National Underwriter Company.

 CASE LAW

Commercial Property
State Insurer Is Subject to Bad Faith Suit, Florida Appeals Court Rules in Decision Conflicting with Another Appellate Opinion
A Florida appellate court, reversing a trial court's decision and creating a conflict with another appellate court decision, has ruled that a state insurance company is not immune from a policyholder's bad faith lawsuit. Read More

Professional Liability Insurance

New Jersey Appeals Court Limits Insurer's Right to Rescind Policy, Requiring Indemnification of Innocent Insureds for $1 Million Minimum Coverage Required By State Law
An appellate court in New Jersey has ruled that even though a medical malpractice insurance carrier could rescind a policy it had issued to a podiatrist, it still had to provide indemnification coverage for claims brought in a lawsuit against the podiatrist in the minimum amount – $1 million – required by New Jersey law. Read More

Commercial Property
"Per Claim" Rather than "Per Occurrence" Deductible Requires Assessing a Deductible for Each Condo Unit Allegedly Damaged by Water, Minnesota Court Rules
A federal district court in Minnesota has ruled that an insured had to pay a deductible for each unit in a condominium allegedly damaged by water, and not one deductible for all of the building's damages, where the insurance policy provided for a "per claim" rather than a "per occurrence" deductible. Read More

Eye of the Experts
Bad Faith Compendium: Delaware
Insurance bad faith law is like a quilt, a patchwork that varies from square to square – in this instance, common law decisions, statutes and codes that differ widely from state to state. Insurer conduct that is benign in one jurisdiction may rise to the level of bad faith conduct in another. In this compendium, the authors review more than a dozen states where bad faith issues most often arise and provide a synopsis of pre-litigation claims-handling standards, first- and third-party claim issues, insurance company defenses, procedural and discovery issues, and the scope of damages. In this third installment of the compendium, the authors review bad faith law in Delaware. Read More

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 LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY

Alternative Risk and Captives

29 New Captives Licensed in Vermont in 2013, Including Its 1,000th
In 2013, Vermont licensed 29 new captives, including its 1,000th captive in total, according to data released by the Vermont Captive Insurance Division. Read More

Insurance Fraud

Fraud Involving Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Leads to Long Prison Sentence
Scott Dees, who worked as an independent contractor for Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Company, a fraternal order based in Omaha, Nebraska, between 2001 and 2011, has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $796,000 in restitution to his victims. Read More

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 INDUSTRY NEWS
Safety National Announces Retirement of Jerry Scott and Management Succession Plan Read More

Symetra Life Insurance Applies to Redomesticate from Washington to Iowa
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Allied World Names Lou Iglesias as President of Its North America Operations
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Motorists Insurance Group Restructures
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Kevin O'Brien Becomes Senior Vice President of Insurance at Mutual Benefit Group
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