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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Friday, March 31, 2017     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 Subrogation Insurer Could Not Hold Nonprofit Group Responsible for Fire Allegedly Caused by Its Tenant's Smoking, N.Y. Appeals Court Rules An appellate court in New York has affirmed a trial court's decision dismissing negligence and breach of contract claims brought by an insurance company against a nonprofit organization that subleased an apartment to a tenant whose smoking allegedly caused a fire at the complex. Read More Superstorm Sandy N.J. District Court Refuses to Dismiss Insured's Superstorm Sandy Suit for Failure to Timely File Proof of Loss A federal district court in New Jersey, in a Superstorm Sandy insurance coverage case, has denied an insurer's motion for summary judgment on the ground that the insured homeowner had not timely filed a proof of loss as required by his flood insurance policy.  Read More Excess v. Prime Excess Insurer Did Not Have Absolute Right to Veto Settlement Under Policy's "No Action" or "No Voluntary Payments" Clauses, Ninth Circuit Says The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that, under California law, an excess insurer did not have an absolute right to veto a settlement under its policy's "no action" or "no voluntary payments" clauses. Read More Attorney's Fees Case Study: When the Governing State Law Is Key in Coverage Fight It is well known that an insurance policy can be interpreted one way under one state's law, and a different way under a second state's law. That was illustrated recently in a decision by a federal district court in Georgia in a case in which an insured sought coverage for an alleged "malicious prosecution." Read More View All Case Law Developments    LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY Automobile Insurance What Do Autonomous Vehicle Accident Reports Tell Us? Here's What FC&S Legal Found FC&S Legal has reviewed accident reports involving autonomous vehicles to see what caused the accidents and what lessons can be learned from them. Read More Superstorm Sandy FEMA Decides Not to Claw Back Millions in Superstorm Sandy Aid Already Spent by Long Island Town of North Hempstead The Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided that millions of dollars in federal Superstorm Sandy aid should not be clawed back from the Long Island town of North Hempstead despite an inspector general report recommending that these funds be recovered. Read More View All Legislative/Regulatory Developments      INDUSTRY NEWS Volcanic Eruptions Could Cost Large Cities up to US $30 Billion, New Swiss Re Model Says  Read More Allianz Worldwide Partners Insures EasyMile's Autonomous Vehicles  Read More Great American Insurance Launches Program to Insure Child and Spousal Support During Qualifying Periods of Unemployment  Read More XL Catlin Introduces Kidnap, Ransom, and Extortion Coverage Option for General Aviation Insurance Program  Read More Ironshore Specialty Casualty Enhances Construction Cover to Address M&A Transition Exposures  Read More View All Industry News   Q&A Date of Declaration of Civil Authority and Coverage Browse our entire library of over 2,500 insurance resources and forms.    INSURANCE COVERAGE  LAW REPORT View Entire Winter Insurance Coverage Law Report   View Insurance Coverage Law Report Archives   Steven A. 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