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Friday, August 12, 2016 |
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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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Commercial General Liability
Race Car Driver Tony Stewart Was Not Covered for Claims He Struck and Killed Fellow Driver During a Race, N.Y. District Court Rules
A federal district court in New York has ruled that race car driver Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart was not covered under a commercial general liability insurance policy for a lawsuit by the estate of Kevin A. Ward, Jr., a fellow driver who was killed when Mr. Stewart's car struck him during a race. Read More
Claims Resolution
Insurer Precluded from Asserting Defense in Coverage Dispute Over Officer-Related Shooting That Resulted in Death of Walter Scott
A federal district court in South Carolina has ruled that the issuer of a legal defense benefit policy to police officers could not assert a particular coverage defense against an officer involved in the shooting on April 4, 2015 that resulted in the death of Walter Scott. Read More
Environmental Liability
Fifth Circuit, Applying New York Law, Rules That "Remediation Costs" in Pollution Liability Policy Was Ambiguous
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that the term "remediation costs" in a pollution liability policy was ambiguous under applicable New York law. Read More
Commercial General Liability
Nebraska Supreme: No Coverage for Insured's Costs to Repair Defective Product in Absence of Damage to Other Property
The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that commercial general liability insurance policies did not cover an insured's costs to cure its improperly manufactured product, which was used in the construction of an arena, where there was no damage to any part of the arena. Read More |
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Life Insurance
Four Additional Insurers Agree to Change Their Use of Social Security Administration's Death Master File Database
State insurance regulators have reached settlement agreements with Hartford Fire & Casualty Group, Securian, Great American Life, and Standard related to use of the Social Security Administration's Death Master File database. Read More
In the States
Washington Sues Comcast for Over $100 Million, Alleging Misrepresentations Over Service Protection Plan
The State of Washington has sued Comcast Corporation, alleging nearly two million violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act relating to Comcast's alleged misrepresentations regarding the scope of its "Service Protection Plan." Read More |
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| Worst Flooding Since 1998 Leaves $33 Billion Economic Toll in China, According to Aon Catastrophe Report; Less than Two Percent of Losses Covered by Insurance Read More |
Allianz Travel Insurance Sharing Economy Index Reveals Twice as Many Americans to Use Market for Summer Travel in 2016 Read More |
TrueMotion Launches Free Family Driving App to Increase Safety and Reduce Insurance Costs Read More |
Health Insurance Coverage Can Lower Odds of Alcohol Use by Pregnant Women, Columbia University Study Finds Read More |
Self-Insured Health Plans Growing in Small, Medium-Sized Firms, According to Employee Benefit Research Institute 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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