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Monday, September 14, 2015 |
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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
Mississippi Supreme: Insurer Properly Voided Auto Policy After Accident for Insured's Failure to Disclose that She Had a Teenage Son
The Mississippi Supreme Court, relying on its decisions from 1876 and 1908, has ruled that an automobile insurance company could void a policy after an accident when it learned that the insured had failed to reveal on her application that she had a teenage son. Read More
Attorney's Fees
Insurer's Overbroad "Safe Harbor" Letter Leads to Attorneys' Fee Award to Oregon Insured
An appellate court in Oregon, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that a so-called attorneys' fee "safe-harbor" letter issued by an insurance company was overbroad and did not preclude an award of attorneys' fees to the insured. Read More
Title Insurance
Title Insurer Was Not Bound by Settlement Agreement Between Insureds and Entity They Controlled that Purchased Mechanics' Lien Claims, Arizona Appeals Court Rules
An Arizona appellate court, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that a settlement agreement between insureds and an entity they controlled that purchased mechanics' lien claims was not enforceable with respect to the insureds' title insurance company. Read More
Title Insurance
Title Policy Did Not Cover Alleged Loss from "Order of Conditions" Issued by Town's Conservation Commission
An appellate court in Massachusetts, affirming a trial cour's decision, has ruled that an alleged loss suffered by two homeowners from an "order of conditions" issued by a town's conservation commission that was omitted from the title search conducted on their property prior to their purchase was not covered by the homeowners' title insurance policy. Read More |
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In the States
Two More States, and the District of Columbia, Join Anti-Price Optimization Bandwagon
Two more states — Maine and Pennsylvania — and the District of Columbia have warned insurance companies not to use "price optimization" to set their rates. Read More
Insurance Fraud
Former Miami Insurance Representative Charged with Diverting Premiums
The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud has charged Tania Michel with failing to notify the Department of Financial Services of a federal fraud conviction, continuing to work in the insurance industry after having her license expire, and knowingly misappropriating premium funds while working at an insurance agency. Read More |
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| LexisNexis Consumer Telematics Study Finds Driver Safety More Than Insurance Premium Discounts May Be Key to Customer Adoption Read More |
Towers Watson and Cambridge Mobile Telematics Announce Joint Service Offering for the Usage-Based Auto Insurance Market Read More |
Victory Park Capital Enters Insurance Sector with Investment in 7710 Holdings Read More |
FC&S Legal Publishes "SDNY Bankruptcy Court Says Claims Against Insurer Need Not Be ‘Inextricably Intertwined’ with Insurer's Relationship with Debtor to Fall Within Scope of Channeling Injunction" Read More |
UBA Survey Finds Self-Funded Pharmacy Plans Have Increased Nearly 30 percent in Five Years Read More |
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Victoria Prussen Spears, ESQ.
Associate Director, FC&S Legal
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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
Cort T. Malone, Anderson Kill, P.C. |
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Richard 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
Thomas F. Segalla, Goldberg Segalla
David D. Thamann, The National Underwriter Company |
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