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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS |
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 |
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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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Automobile Insurance
Policy Issued by Rhode Island Automobile Insurance Plan May Not be Terminated Ab Initio, New York Trial Court Rules
A trial court in New York has ruled that a Rhode Island automobile insurance policy issued by the Rhode Island Automobile Insurance Plan may not be terminated ab initio due to the insured's alleged material misrepresentations in securing the policy. Read More
Automobile Insurance
Motorcyclist Rebuts Presumption of "Following-Driver's Negligence" in Non-Contact "Phantom" Vehicle Coverage Dispute
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, in denying an auto insurer's motion for summary judgment, has ruled that an insured motorcyclist had rebutted the presumption of negligence on his part in connection with an alleged non-contact accident with a "phantom" vehicle. Read More
Automobile Insurance
Insured Was Entitled to No-Fault Benefits Where Gun Safe Fell on Him While It Was Being Moved By His Truck
An appellate court in Michigan, affirming a trial court's decision, has ruled that an insured was entitled to recover no-fault benefits where a 1,500 pound gun safe fell on him while he and his wife were moving it with his truck. Read More
Life Insurance
Finding "Actively at Work" Ambiguous, California Appeals Court Rules that Widow Was Entitled to Supplemental Life Benefits
An appellate court in California, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that a supplemental life policy's requirement that the insured be "actively at work" at the policy's effective date was ambiguous and, therefore, an employee's widow was entitled to recover benefits following her husband's death after the policy had become effective on New Year's Day 2010, without his returning to work. Read More |
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Federal Actions
GAO Finds that More Robust Data Could Improve Oversight of Lender-Placed Insurance
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has issued a report on lender-placed insurance, concluding that more robust data could improve oversight. Read More
Automobile Insurance
Missouri Insurance Department Fines Safe Auto for Alleged Violations
The Missouri Department of Insurance has determined that Safe Auto Insurance Company failed to provide anti-theft discounts on vehicles that qualified for the discount between 2008-2015. Read More |
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Businesses Must Prepare for New Generation of Cyber Risks, Allianz Report Warns Read More |
ACE Launches Cyber Offering for Private and Not-for-Profit Organizations Read More |
NOAA: El Niño May Accelerate Nuisance Flooding Read More |
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Targeted by Hackers Read More |
FC&S Legal Publishes "2015 Excess and Surplus Lines Laws: Arkansas" 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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