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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Friday, May 5, 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.

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Top 10 Insurance Coverage Case Law Developments from FC&S Legal for April
Here are the Top 10 Insurance Coverage Case Law Developments from FC&S Legal for April 2017.  Read More

Commercial Auto
Insurer Could Condition Payment of Policy Limit on Release of Its Insureds, Despite Availability of Excess Insurance, Appeals Court Says
An appellate court in Massachusetts has ruled that an insurer had not committed unfair claim settlement practices when it conditioned the payment of its primary insurance policy limit on a release of all claims against its insureds, notwithstanding the availability of excess insurance.   Read More

Commercial General Liability
Washington Supreme: "Efficient Proximate Cause Rule" Limited Scope of Pollution Exclusion in Third-Party Coverage Cases
The Washington Supreme Court for the first time has ruled that the "efficient proximate cause rule" applied in third-party coverage cases and, as a result, it found that an insurer had wrongfully refused to defend its insured in a case alleging that the negligent installation of a hot water heater — a normally nonpolluting appliance — led the hot water heater to discharge toxic levels of carbon monoxide fumes.   Read More

Claims Resolution
$5.1 Million Judgment Was Not Enforceable in Bad Faith Action Against Insurers Following Settlement and Release
A Pennsylvania appellate court has ruled that a $5.1 million judgment was not enforceable in a bad faith action against insurers where the judgment holders had settled or no longer had enforceable claims against the insured or the other underlying defendants. Read More

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 LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY

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Top 10 Legislative/Regulatory Developments from FC&S Legal for April
Here are the Top 10 Legislative/Regulatory Developments from FC&S Legal for April.  Read More

Insurer Insolvency
Over 1,700 Maryland Policyholders Affected by Liquidation of Penn Treaty and American Network Insurers
Over 1,700 Marylanders have been affected by the Penn Treaty liquidation that occurred in Pennsylvania.  Read More

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 INDUSTRY NEWS
Top 10 Industry News Developments from FC&S Legal for April   Read More

Top 10 Eye on the Experts Articles from FC&S Legal for April   
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Consortium Plans to Test Fleet of Driverless Vehicles from Oxford to London in 2019   
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Drug-Impaired Driving Now More Common Than Alcohol-Impaired Driving, Report Says; MADD Comments   
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New Insurance Option for Amazon Sellers   
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