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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Friday, November 22, 2013

 
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
11th Circuit: Statutory Employee under Florida Workers’ Compensation Law Was Employee for Purposes of CGL Policy’s Employer’s Liability Exclusion
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled that an employee for an insured’s third-tier sub-contractor was a statutory employee of the insured and that, as a result, the employer’s liability exclusion in the insured’s commercial general liability insurance policy excluded coverage for claims brought by the employee’s estate. Read More

Commercial General Liability

10th Circuit: Insurer Has Duty to Defend Where Intentional Act Resulted in Unintended Injury
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has ruled that, under applicable Kansas law, an insurance carrier had a duty to defend where an insured’s intentional act resulted in an unintended injury. Read More

Commercial General Liability
Exclusion Bars Coverage of Claim by Independent Contractor’s Employee against Insured, Delaware Supreme Court Decides
The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that an “employee or independent contractor” exclusion barred coverage of a personal injury claim brought by the employee of an independent contractor against the insured. Read More

Commercial General Liability
Appeals Court Reverses Order Requiring Insurer to Pay $114,268.01 in Attorney’s Fees and Costs to Insured, Finding that Insurer Had No Duty to Defend $438 Small Claims Case
A Florida appellate court has reversed a trial court’s decision ordering an insurance carrier to pay $114,268.01 in attorney’s fees and costs to its insured for failing to defend a $438 small claims court case, finding that the carrier had no duty to defend. Read More


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 LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY

In the States

Alaska Implements SBS
Alaska has implemented the State Based Systems, a proprietary Web-based system developed by Aithent and licensed for use by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners that regulators use in support of their insurance regulatory functions. Read More

Insurance Fraud

Five Charged in Alleged Southwest Florida Accident Fraud Ring
Five people have been arrested in Florida and charged with being involved in a fraudulent accident clinic in Fort Myers and Port Charlotte. Read More

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 INDUSTRY NEWS
Finding Social Media a Critical and Growing Competency for the Insurance Industry, Liberty Mutual Creates Social Media Center of Excellence Read More

KPMG Appoints Gary Reader New Global Head of Insurance
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Munich Re Finds Positive Economic
Effect of Insurance Against Natural Catastrophes, Particularly in Emerging Countries
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Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Announces Redomestication from Maryland to Iowa
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Medical Malpractice Claim Costs Remain Stable, According to Aon/ASHRM Report
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