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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Monday, March 7, 2016   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 Automobile Insurance Insurer Not Licensed in Minnesota Was Not Obligated to Provide Basic Economic Loss Benefits to Its Insured, Appeals Court Holds An appellate court in Minnesota, reversing a trial court's ruling, has determined that Minnesota law did not require an out-of-state insurer that was not licensed to write motor vehicle accident reparation and liability insurance in Minnesota to provide basic economic loss benefits to its insured who was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Minnesota. Read More Automobile Insurance "Inferred Intent" Was for Jury Where Intoxicated Insured Drove Truck Through Bar, Ohio Appeals Court Decides An appellate court in Ohio, reversing a trial court's decision in favor of an insurance company, has ruled that a jury had to decide whether to infer that the insured had intended to cause injury when he drove his truck through a bar. Read More Subrogation Insurer Could Not Bring Subrogation Action in Its Own Name, Utah Appeals Court Decides An appellate court in Utah, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that Utah law did not permit an insurer to bring a subrogation action in its own name. Read More Superstorm Sandy Flood Coverage Deductible Was $19.2 Million, Not $100,000, Court Rules in Superstorm Sandy Case The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled, in a Superstorm Sandy case, that a flood coverage deductible was $19.2 million, as insurers contended, and not $100,000, as the insured argued. Read More View All Case Law Developments    LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY Federal Actions FEMA Seeks Applicants for National Advisory Council The Federal Emergency Management Agency is requesting individuals who are interested in serving on its National Advisory Council to apply to be considered for appointment. Read More Insurance Fraud Former Police Officer Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Jose E. Urena, a former New York City police officer, has been sentenced to two to six years in prison in connection with a scheme to defraud automobile insurance companies through a series of false claims. Read More View All Legislative/Regulatory Developments      INDUSTRY NEWS Chubb Appoints Andrew Hurley EVP for its Real Estate and Hospitality Industry Practice Read More Aviva Launches Cancer Cover in the U.K.  Read More IronPro Enhances Cyber Product Offering  Read More Gavin Davis Joins Hamilton Re to Lead Entry to Property Direct and Facultative Market Read More TIAA-CREF Rebrands as TIAA Read More View All Industry News   Q&A Mechanical Breakdown Exclusion under the BAP Browse our entire library of over 2,500 insurance resources and forms.    INSURANCE COVERAGE  LAW REPORT View Entire January/February Insurance Coverage Law Report   View Insurance Coverage Law Report Archives   Steven A. Meyerowitz, ESQ. Director, FC&S Legal smeyerowitz@alm.com Victoria Prussen Spears, ESQ. Associate Director, FC&S Legal vspears@alm.com FC&S Legal Editorial Advisory Board Mitchell J. Auslander, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Carrie Cope, Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, P.C. Anjali C. Das, Wilson Elser John F. Finnegan, Chadbourne & Parke LLP Michele L. Jacobson, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Timothy P. Law, Reed Smith LLP Cort T. Malone, Anderson Kill, P.C. Richard D. Milone, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Joseph P. Monteleone, Rivkin Radler LLP Anne M. Murray, Rivkin Radler LLP Jerold Oshinsky, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP Seth B. Schafler, Proskauer Rose LLP Thomas F. Segalla, Goldberg Segalla David D. Thamann, The National Underwriter Company FC&S Daily Legal Report ($1,295 annual subscription) is included as part of your subscription to FC&S Legal: The Insurance Information Center. FC&S Daily Legal Report and The Insurance Coverage Law Report are publications of The National Underwriter Company. For more information, visit www.fcandslegal.com. To subscribe to FC&S Legal, please contact customer service at 1-800-543-0874 or customerservice@nuco.com. FC&S Legal: The Insurance Coverage Law Information Center    LinkedIn   To ensure future delivery of email, please add admin@list.nationalunderwriter.com to your address book, contacts or safe sender list. You have received this email at %%merge members_.emailaddr_%%. Click here to unsubscribe from %%merge list.descshort%%. Copyright ©2016 The National Underwriter Company, A Division of ALM Media LLC. All rights reserved. 4157 Olympic Blvd., Suite 225 Erlanger, KY 41018 1-800-543-0874