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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS |
Wednesday, July 23, 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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Automobile Insurance
Collateral Protection Insurance Is Not Liability Insurance under Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986, 10th Circuit Rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has ruled that collateral protection insurance is not liability insurance under the definition set out in the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986. Read More
Automobile Insurance
Divided Georgia Appellate Court Finds that Trial Court Erred By Imposing Burden on Insured in Bad Faith Case
By a vote of 4-3, a divided appellate court in Georgia has ruled that a trial court improperly had imposed on the insured in his bad faith suit against his own insurance carrier the burden of demonstrating that the alleged tortfeasor had failed to cooperate in the insured's lawsuit against him. Read More
Trial Strategy
Jury Instructions When Insurers Argue that Policyholders Had "Misrepresented" Their Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a decision rejecting a challenge by two homeowners to two jury instructions in a case in which they sought coverage of a fire loss, which their insurance carrier had denied on the ground that they had "misrepresented" their loss. The circuit court's decision illustrates the importance of fighting for, or against, jury instructions in these kinds of cases, and the value, for one side or the other, in obtaining or blocking desirable instructions – including multiple instructions that can help to hammer home a theory of a case. Read More
Exclusions
PCOH Exception to Policies' Pollution Exclusion Was Intended to Cover Offsite Contractor Work, Court Rules
A federal district court in Indiana has ruled that the "products-completed operations" exception to the pollution exclusion clause in insurance policies issued to the insured was intended to cover offsite contractor work, and not to the offsite impacts of a pollutant released from the insured's facility as a result of the insured's "work." Read More |
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In the States
Arizona's Insurance Department Summarizes State's New Insurance Laws
The Arizona Insurance Department has issued a regulatory bulletin that summarizes the new, major legislation enacted by Arizona's 51st legislature, which adjourned on April 21, 2014, affecting insurance companies, insurance consumers, and the department. The legislation (except where otherwise noted) has a general effective date of July 24, 2014. Read More
Homeowners Insurance
Florida's Citizens Insurance Settles About 300 Sinkhole Claims
Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has reached an agreement with Thompson Trial Group, P.A., to settle approximately 300 unresolved sinkhole claims with Florida homeowners. According to the insurer, the homeowners will receive settlement offers to end litigation and make critical repairs to their homes. Read More |
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Data Breaches in New York More than Tripled from 2006 to 2013 Read More |
Liberty Mutual Enters into Reinsurance Agreement with National Indemnity Read More |
HM Insurance Group and RBS Re Name David Daley Vice President of Underwriting and Pricing Read More |
Frederick J. Pomerantz Joins Goldberg Segalla's Insurance Regulatory Team Read More |
Kevin Toth Is Named Executive Vice President and Chief Operations and Strategic Officer at Nelson Levine de Luca & Hamilton 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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