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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Tuesday, May 20, 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 General Liability
Claim of "Faulty Workmanship" Is Not Covered by CGL Policy as It Was Not "Fortuitous," New York Appeals Court Rules
An appellate court in New York has ruled that an action alleging faulty workmanship was not covered by a commercial general liability insurance policy because it did "not involve fortuity." Read More

Homeowners Insurance

Tribal Court Has Jurisdiction Over Bad Faith Claim Brought by Tribal Members with Home on Tribal Land
A federal district court in North Dakota has ruled that a tribal court had jurisdiction over a bad faith claim brought by members of the tribe against an insurance carrier that insured the home they owned on tribal land. Read More

Health Insurance
Alleging Illegal Insurance Practices, Former Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Medical Director Files Whistleblower Lawsuit
Dr. Kenneth Fischer, the former medical director of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota ("BCBS"), has filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that BCBS engaged in illegal insurance practices that hiked costs to millions of BCBS customers. Read More

Commercial General Liability
Eighth Circuit, Applying Missouri Law, Finds that TIAH Acrylic Concrete Sealer Was a Pollutant for Purposes of Absolute Pollution Exclusion
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled that TIAH, an acrylic concrete sealant, was an "irritant" and thus a "pollutant" for purposes of the absolute pollution exclusion in a commercial general liability insurance policy issued to a company that provided construction-cleanup services that included sealing concrete floors. Read More

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 LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY

In the States

New York Proposes Regulation to Govern Private Equity Acquisitions of Insurance Companies
The New York State Department of Financial Services is proposing a new regulation enshrining agreements it reached with several investment firms relating to their purchases of annuity companies. Read More

Filings

Tower Group International Receives Nasdaq Notice Regarding Listing Requirements
Tower Group International, Ltd., received a notification letter from The Nasdaq Listing Qualification Department on May 15, 2014 stating that because Tower has not yet filed its Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2014 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it was not in compliance with the continued listing requirements under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). Read More

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 INDUSTRY NEWS
Cannabis Funding Enters Medical Marijuana Insurance Business Read More

FC&S Legal Publishes Nelson Levine De Luca & Hamilton's Bad Faith Compendium: South Carolina 
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Ascot Appoints David Fitzpatrick Executive Underwriter 
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Aspen US Insurance Names Roxanne Mitchell Chief Casualty Officer 
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United Insurance Holdings to Acquire Sunshine State Insurance Company, which Satisfies Consent Order Read More

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60px_newMeyerowitz Steven A. Meyerowitz, ESQ.
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smeyerowitz@SummitProNets.com
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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
Donald S. Malecki, Malecki, Deimling, Nielander &
Associates, LLC
Cort T. Malone, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.
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
David D. Thamann, The National Underwriter Company

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