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Wednesday, May 21, 2014 |
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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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Workers Compensation
Is This the End of RICO? In Workers' Comp Cases in the Sixth Circuit, Apparently So
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed dismissal of an employee's lawsuit under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act against insurers, claims administrators, and his employer in which he alleged that they had introduced false medical testimony to deny or at least diminish his (and others) workers' compensation benefits. The circuit court concluded that the alleged injury complained of by the plaintiff was not compensable under the act. Read More
Exclusions
New York Appeals Court Finds Ambiguity as to Losses Resulting from Backup or Overflow from Sewers, Drains, or Plumbing Systems
In an issue of apparent first impression in New York, an appellate court has found that an ambiguity existed in an insurance policy as to losses resulting from a backup and/or overflow from sewers, drains, and/or plumbing systems. Read More
Homeowners Insurance
No Coverage Where Hurricane Katrina Unmoored a Casino Barge and Carried It Into a Beachfront Home
An appellate court in Mississippi, affirming a trial court's decision, has ruled that a homeowner's insurance policy did not provide coverage for damage that occurred to a home when Hurricane Katrina unmoored a casino barge and carried it into the home. Read More
Eye on the Experts
Bad Faith Compendium: South Carolina
Insurance bad faith law is like a quilt, a patchwork that varies from square to square – in this instance, common law decisions, statutes and codes that differ widely from state to state. Insurer conduct that is benign in one jurisdiction may rise to the level of bad faith conduct in another. The 19th installment of the compendium reviews bad faith law in South Carolina. Read More |
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In the States
Nancy Egan Named Director of Government Relations for Maryland Insurance Administration
Maryland Insurance Commissioner Therese M. Goldsmith has appointed Nancy Egan as Director of Government Relations for the Maryland Insurance Administration. Read More
Health Insurance
Insurance Broker Pleads Guilty to Selling Bogus Health Insurance
An insurance broker who, prosecutors alleged, stole nearly $1 million while continuing to sell health care coverage he knew was fake has pleaded guilty in federal district court in New Jersey to an information charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Read More
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| XL Group Releases List of Artists to Exhibit Work at its Dublin Offices Read More |
Andrew Deighton Is Appointed Global Head of Claims at Qatar Re; Michael Roth and Marc Tueller Are Promoted Read More |
Enstar, Stone Point, and Torus Announce Senior Management Appointments Read More |
Michele Sansone Named President of XL Group's North America Property Business Read More |
Wharton and Chubb Establish High Net Worth Insurance Advisor Certification Program for Agents Read More |
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| 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
Donald S. Malecki, Malecki, Deimling, Nielander &
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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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