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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Wednesday, August 3, 2016     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 Claims Resolution Tenth Circuit Decides It Did Not Have Appellate Jurisdiction Over Non-Final Order Denying Confirmation of Property Loss Appraisal The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has ruled that it did not have appellate jurisdiction over a non-final order issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado denying confirmation of a property loss appraisal under an insurance policy issued to a motel owner. Read More Automobile Insurance Trial Court Should Have Considered Deponents' Statements Recanting Their EUOs When Determining If Fact Question Existed, Michigan Appeals Court Says An appellate court in Michigan has ruled that a trial court should have considered the statements a couple made in depositions in which they said that they had lied in their earlier pre-litigation examinations under oath when the trial court was deciding whether an issue of material fact precluded it from granting summary judgment to an insurer in a coverage action. Read More Business Owners The Straw That Broke Coverage: Late Notice A federal district court in Minnesota has ruled that a food marketing and distribution company was not entitled to insurance coverage for a suit brought by its former straw salesperson where the company had not provided timely notice, which was a "condition precedent of liability under the insurance contract." Read More Life Insurance Michigan Entitled to 90 Percent of Life Insurance Proceeds Received by Inmate, Appeals Court Rules An appellate court in Michigan, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that the state was entitled to 90 percent of the total life insurance proceeds received by an inmate following his grandmother's death. Read More View All Case Law Developments    LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY Superstorm Sandy N.Y. Brings 50-Count Indictment Alleging Forgery of Insurance Damage Reports in Wake of Superstorm Sandy New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has brought a 50-count indictment charging Matthew Pappalardo and his former employer, HiRise Engineering, P.C., with altering engineering reports prepared in connection with the assessment of structural damage of residential properties resulting from Superstorm Sandy. Read More Federal Actions SSDI Hearing Backlog Exceeds 1.1 Million People with Disabilities, Wait Time Nears Two Years for Tens of Thousands, Allsup Report Shows The number of people with severe disabilities waiting for a decision on their claims for Social Security Disability Insurance has reached historic highs, according to Allsup. Read More View All Legislative/Regulatory Developments      INDUSTRY NEWS Aetna and Humana to Sell Certain Medicare Advantage Assets to Molina Healthcare – Subject to Approval of Aetna-Humana Combination Read More Reliance Standard Names Christopher Fazzini President and Thomas Burghart EVP Read More The Hartford Integrates Dental, Vision Coverage with Its Disability, Life Insurance for Small Businesses Read More Global Economy Weathered $98 Billion Natural Hazard Loss in First Half of 2016, According to Aon Report; Insurers Liable for $30 Billion Read More Insurance Subsidies Exacerbate Climate Change Risks, R Street Report Asserts Read More View All Industry News   ISO Form PP 05 87 01 14 Browse our entire library of over 2,500 insurance resources and forms.    INSURANCE COVERAGE  LAW REPORT View Entire Summer Insurance Coverage Law Report   View Insurance Coverage Law Report Archives   Steven A. Meyerowitz, ESQ. Director, FC&S Legal smeyerowitz@alm.com Victoria Prussen Spears, ESQ. Associate Director, FC&S Legal vspears@alm.com 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. 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 FC&S Daily Legal Report ($1,295 annual subscription) is included as part of your subscription to FC&S Legal: The Insurance Information Center. 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