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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Wednesday, September 11, 2013

 
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

Exclusions
Unintended Consequences of Intentional Discharges Are Not "Accidental" for Purposes of Pollution Exclusion, Second Circuit Affirms
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed that pollution exclusion provisions in several policies barred coverage for proceedings brought against the insured by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, confirming that, under New York law, the unintended consequences of intentional discharges were not "accidental". Read More

Homeowners Insurance

Insurer that Relied on Local Investigators' Arson Report Is Immune from Insured's Bad Faith Claim, Washington Court Decides
A federal district court in Washington has dismissed an insured's claims against his homeowner's insurer for bad faith denial of his claim for fire damage to his home and for failure to conduct a reasonable investigation of his claim where the insurer relied on an arson report by local investigators that concluded that the fire had been intentionally set and that said that the insured was the only suspect. Read More

Personal Watercraft
Lawyer Who Pleaded Guilty to Boating under the Influence after Colliding with Another Boat Loses Bid for Defense of Action Seeking Damages from the Collision
A federal district court in Alabama has ruled that a lawyer who pleaded guilty to boating under the influence after colliding with another boat was not entitled to a defense from his insurance carrier in a state court action seeking damages from the collision. Read More

Subrogation
FEHBA Does Not Preempt Arizona Rule Barring Subrogation between Injured Insured and FEHBA Insurer, Arizona Appeals Court Holds
An appellate court in Arizona has ruled that Section 8902(m)(1) of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Act, which provides that certain types of FEHBA contract terms preempt state laws, did not preempt the Arizona rule that barred subrogation in personal injury cases and that, as a result, a FEHBA insurer was not entitled to enforce subrogation rights against an injured insured. Read More

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 LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY

Flood

Community Bankers Group Has "Serious Concerns" about Flood Insurance Premium Increases, Urges Changes to Biggert-Waters
Camden R. Fine, the president and chief executive officer of Independent Community Bankers of America, has written letters to members of the House of Representatives and Senate expressing the group's "serious concerns" about impending flood insurance premium increases and urging changes to Biggert-Waters. Read More

Health Insurance

Treasury Issues Proposed Rules for Information Reporting by Insurers, and Employers, under the Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued proposed regulations to implement the information reporting requirements for insurers, and certain employers, under the Affordable Care Act. Read More

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 INDUSTRY NEWS
Wells Fargo Insurance Names Tim Prichard Head of National Employee Benefits Practice Read More

QBE Confirms New Operating Model for European Operations
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Aflac Updates Lump Sum Critical Illness Plan
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Navigators Moves Headquarters to Stamford, Connecticut
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Munich Re Agrees to Sell Windsor Health Group to WellCare Health Plans
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60px_newMeyerowitz Steven A. Meyerowitz, ESQ.
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Friedman LLP
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David D. Thamann, The National Underwriter Company

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