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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Monday, April 24, 2017  

 
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 General Liability
Olivier House Hotel Loses Bid for Coverage of Accident Involving Car Parked Away from Insured Locations
An appellate court in Louisiana has ruled that a parking exception to an auto exclusion in a insurance policy did not afford coverage to the Olivier House Hotel in New Orleans for an accident where the parking exception covered two locations and the car involved in the accident had been parked elsewhere.  Read More

Commercial General Liability
Bausch & Lomb's False Advertising Claim Against Vitamin Company Did Not Require Insurer to Defend, Sixth Circuit Decides
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled that a false advertising claim brought by Bausch & Lomb against Vitamin Health, Inc., did not fall within the "personal and advertising injury" coverage provisions of Vitamin Health's insurance policies.   Read More

Homeowners Insurance
Zumba Instructor's Homeowners Policy Did Not Cover Injuries Woman Allegedly Suffered During a Class, Arizona Appeals Court Says
An appellate court in Arizona has ruled that injuries a woman allegedly suffered during a Zumba class at a local fitness club were not covered by the instructor's homeowners insurance policy.   Read More

Annuities
McCarran-Ferguson Precluded Federal Racketeering Claims Against Insurer Over Annuity Sales, Eighth Circuit Rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled that an annuity purchaser could not pursue federal racketeering claims against an insurance company and its affiliates because those claims would impair state regulation of the insurance business, as prohibited by the McCarran-Ferguson Act.  Read More

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 LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY

Health Insurance

Insurers Must Cover Fertility Treatments Regardless of Insureds' Sexual Orientation or Marital Status, New York Says
New York has issued new guidelines mandating that health insurers provide coverage for fertility treatment to all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation or marital status.  Read More

Insurance Fraud
Former Florida Insurance Agent Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Stealing from Elderly Clients
Former Florida insurance agent Vinodh Raghubir has been sentenced to four years in prison for stealing more than $100,000 from two elderly clients.  Read More

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 INDUSTRY NEWS
FC&S Legal Webinar: Cyber Insurance: Protecting Against Cyber-Related Losses   Read More

Unum Launches Stop Loss Coverage for Self-Insured Companies   
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FC&S Legal Publishes "Evaluation and Mitigation of Drone-Related Risks"   
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Everest Insurance Launches Life Sciences Practice   
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Nancy Bewlay is New Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Casualty at XL Catlin   
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Timothy P. Law, Reed Smith LLP
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