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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Thursday, September 10, 2015   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 Marine Insurance Eighth Circuit Holds that Reliance Is an Element of Uberrimae Fidei Defense The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, reversing a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, has ruled that reliance is an element of the uberrimae fidei defense. Read More Workers Compensation Minnesota Supreme: For Disabilities to Contribute to Employee’s Permanent-Partial-Disability Rating, They “Must Affect Employability” The Minnesota Supreme Court, reversing a decision by the state’s Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals, has ruled that a prior disability that did not affect an employee’s ability to secure employment could not be considered when determining whether the employee was eligible for permanent-total-disability benefits under Minnesota law. Read More Verdicts & Settlements $40,000 Settlement in Suit Alleging Trampoline Park Failed to Check Patron’s Age A lawsuit alleging that an underage teenager had been injured at an indoor trampoline park that had not checked his age has been settled for $40,000. Read More Automobile Insurance Minnesota Appeals Court Rejects Insurer’s Constitutional Challenge to Mandatory Arbitration of Certain No-Fault Claims An appellate court in Minnesota, affirming a trial court’s decision, has ruled that the requirement of “mandatory and binding arbitration” of claims for $10,000 or less under the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act was not unconstitutional. Read More View All Case Law Developments    LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY Workers Compensation Uber Settles Worker Misclassification Allegations with Alaska Uber Technologies, Inc., which has stopped operating in Alaska, has agreed to pay the state $77,925 to settle allegations that it misclassified drivers as independent contractors in violation of Alaska’s Workers’ Compensation Act. Read More In the States Texas Grants Kingstone Insurance Authority to Write Property and Casualty Insurance Kingstone Insurance Company has been granted a certificate of authority to write property and casualty insurance in Texas from the Texas Department of Insurance. Read More View All Legislative/Regulatory Developments      INDUSTRY NEWS FC&S Legal Publishes “NAIC Begins to Develop a Group Capital Measure for U.S. Insurance Enterprises” Read More Lloyd’s City Risk Index Shows $4.6 Trillion GDP Is at Risk Across 301 Cities Read More Millennials Propel Consumer Momentum for Usage-Based Auto Insurance, Towers Watson Survey Finds Read More AFBA and 5Star Life Insurance Company Consolidate with The Shuey Agency Read More FC&S Legal Publishes “2015 Excess and Surplus Lines Laws: Alaska” Read More View All Industry News   Form Analysis Physicians and Surgeons Equipment Coverage Form Browse our entire library of over 2,500 insurance resources and forms.    INSURANCE COVERAGE  LAW REPORT View Entire July/August 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. FC&S Daily Legal Report and The Insurance Coverage Law Report are publications of The National Underwriter Company. For more information, visit www.fcandslegal.com. To subscribe to FC&S Legal, please contact customer service at 1-800-543-0874 or customerservice@nuco.com. FC&S Legal: The Insurance Coverage Law Information Center    LinkedIn   To ensure future delivery of email, please add admin@list.nationalunderwriter.com to your address book, contacts or safe sender list. You have received this email at %%merge members_.emailaddr_%%. Click here to unsubscribe from %%merge list.descshort%%. Copyright ©2015 The National Underwriter Company, A Division of ALM Media LLC. All rights reserved. 4157 Olympic Blvd., Suite 225 Erlanger, KY 41018 1-800-543-0874