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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS |
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 |
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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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Homeowners Insurance Glassblowing May Be an Art. But Policy Excluded Coverage for It As a Business, Vermont Supreme Court Rules
The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that a homeowner's part-time glassblowing activities constituted a "business" for purposes of an exclusion in his insurance policy, even if he thought of it as an "expensive art." Read More
Automobile Insurance
Policyholders May as Well Skip the Declarations Page to Determine Coverage, Missouri Supreme Court Ruling Suggests
The Missouri Supreme Court, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that the declarations page in a policy providing underinsured motorist ("UIM") coverage did "not grant any coverage" and that, when the policy was read as a whole, it was "clear that a reader must look elsewhere to determine the scope of coverage." Read More
Automobile Insurance
Minnesota Supreme Court Caps Insureds' Recovery in Statutory Bad Faith Cases
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the "proceeds awarded" to an insured under Minn. Stat. § 604.18 — which authorizes the award of "taxable costs" when an insurer denies benefits without a reasonable basis — were "unambiguously" capped by the insurance policy limit. Read More
Automobile Insurance
Fighting About Costs in an Insurance Coverage Case? This Is for You
A federal district court in Florida has issued a decision that explains how to calculate and prove recoverable costs in an insurance coverage case. Read More |
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Health Insurance
N.Y. Fines Health Insurer $1 Million for Illegally Denying Contraceptive Coverage to Consumers
Excellus Health Plans, Inc., has been fined $1 million by the New York State Department of Financial Services for violations of New York Insurance Law. Read More
Alternative Risk and Captives
Cayman Islands Licenses 8 New Insurers in First Quarter of 2017
The Cayman Islands has issued eight new insurer licenses in the first quarter of this year. Read More |
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Nautilus Insurance Group Names Trish Buckhardt Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Read More |
North American Title Insurance Hires Sara Valenz as Regional Underwriting Counsel for Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Read More |
FC&S Legal Publishes "Insurance Implications of Legal Marijuana: Questions Continue to Roll In" Read More |
Auto Insurers Charging Higher Rates in Some Minority Neighborhoods, ProPublica and Consumer Reports Assert Read More |
PartnerRe Completes Aurigen Acquisition Read More |
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