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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS |
Monday, April 11, 2016 |
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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.
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Commercial General Liability Malicious Prosecution Claim Triggered Coverage When Insured Set State’s Legal Machinery in Motion, Georgia Appeals Court Says in Case of First Impression
In a case of first impression, an appellate court in Georgia has ruled that, when a policy did not specify, insurance coverage was triggered on a potential claim for malicious prosecution “when the insured sets in motion the legal machinery of the state.” Read More
Commercial General Liability
Where Nightclub Shooting Occurred About 1 Hour and 59 Minutes After Club's Policy Was Cancelled, There Was No Coverage, N.Y. Federal District Court Rules
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled that a commercial general liability insurance policy issued to a nightclub had been canceled for nonpayment effective about two hours before a shooting at the club that injured patrons. Read More
Commercial General Liability
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Waiver of Liability
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a standard form liability waiver that offered no opportunity for a consumer to negotiate its terms and that was “overly broad” was unenforceable as a matter of public policy. Read More
Homeowners Insurance
Craigslist Fraud: A Large “Fund Transfer” or a Small “Theft”?
An appellate court in Illinois has ruled that a loss incurred when money was wired to the alleged owner of an apartment listed for rent on Craigslist – but who was not the owner – was not a “Funds Transfer” but, instead, was a theft of money subject to a $250 policy limit. Read More |
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Insurance Fraud
Retired Judge, Attorney, and Psychologist Charged in Alleged $600 Million Social Security Fraud
A retired administrative law judge, a lawyer, and a psychologist have been charged in a federal indictment for their alleged roles in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $600 million in federal disability payments for thousands of claimants. Read More
Employee Benefits
PBGC Report: Multiemployer Program Will Require “Significant Additional Premiums”
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has issued its study of revenues needed for it to continue to protect participants in multiemployer plans that are likely to run out of money. Read More |
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FC&S Legal Publishes “Business Interruption Insurance for Hospitality Companies” Read More |
FC&S Legal Publishes “2015 Excess and Surplus Lines Laws: Nevada” Read More |
Navigators Names Michael J. Casella President of International Insurance Read More |
NICB Reports Slight Increase in Water Damage Claims Read More |
Insurance Litigator/Arbitrator JoAnn Dalrymple Joins Sedgwick Read More |
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Thomas F. Segalla, Goldberg Segalla
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