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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS |
Thursday, September 11, 2014 |
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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
Whether Policy Language is Ambiguous Should Be Determined Only after Language Is Examined in Light of Policy's Overall Context, Ohio Supreme Court Says
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that, in determining whether a policy provision is ambiguous, courts must consider the context in which the specific language of the provision is used. Read More
Directors & Officers
Bankruptcy Court Grants MF Global's Directors and Officers Access to D & O Policy Proceeds
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled that directors and officers of MF Global could access the proceeds of directors and officers insurance policies in connection with various actions that have been filed against them. Read More
Errors & Omissions
Chapter 7 Debtor's Right to Indemnification under E&O Policy Is Property of Debtor's Bankruptcy Estate, District Court Rules
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire has ruled that a Chapter 7 debtor's right to indemnification under an errors and omissions liability insurance policy was property of the debtor's bankruptcy estate. Read More
Homeowners Insurance
Insurer Did Not Have to Refund Premium to Deny Claim on Basis of Misrepresentation and Fraud, New Jersey Appeals Court Rules
An appellate court in New Jersey, affirming a trial court's decision following a jury trial, has ruled that an insurer was not estopped from denying a claim on grounds of fraud and concealment where it had not refunded the premium. Read More |
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Health Insurance
Health Insurer Reaches $3.5 Million Settlement with New York Over Out-of-Network Disclosures
Group Health Inc., a subsidiary of EmblemHealth, Inc., New York's largest health insurer, has reached a settlement with New York regulators that requires improved plan disclosures for out-of-network provider benefits to those members who sign up for GHI's comprehensive benefits plan. Read More
Terrorism Risk Insurance
Terrorism and Insurance 13 Years After 9/11
The year-end expiration of the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, and its uncertain future, is creating capacity and pricing issues for terrorism insurance buyers, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Read More
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Robert Underhill Joins Edwards Wildman as Insurance and Reinsurance Partner in New York Read More |
$2 Billion San Francisco Earthquake and Only One in 20 Residents Had Earthquake Insurance in Epicentral Region, Impact Forecasting Reports Read More |
FC&S Legal Publishes "Defining Terms in an Insurance Policy Exclusion: What the 'Eight Corners' Rule Does Not Require" Read More |
Aflac Names Chakravarthi Raghunathan as Managing Director and Global Chief Investment Risk Officer Read More |
Fireman's Fund Expands Wildfire Response Program Read More |
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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
Donald S. Malecki, Malecki, Deimling, Nielander &
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Cort T. Malone, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.
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
David D. Thamann, The National Underwriter Company |
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