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Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
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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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Homeowners Insurance
Withdrawal of Reservation of Rights Ends Insurer’s Obligation to Continue to Pay Insured’s Cumis Counsel, California Appeals Court Holds
An insurance carrier is not required to continue to pay its insured’s Cumis counsel after the insurer withdraws its Cumis-triggering reservation of rights, a California appellate court has ruled. The appellate court reasoned that the withdrawal of the reservation of rights eliminated the conflict that created the need for Cumis counsel in the first place. Read More
Claims Resolution
Statute of Limitations May Not be Equitably Tolled without Evidence that Insured Detrimentally Relied on Insurer’s Investigation of Claim before Expiration of Limitations Period, N.J. Appellate Court Holds
An appellate court in New Jersey has ruled that equitable tolling of the statute of limitations did not apply where there was no evidence that the insured had detrimentally relied on an insurer’s investigation of his claim before the limitations period had expired. Read More
Automobile Insurance
Circuit Accepts “Ridiculous” Argument and Rules that Pedestrian Was “Occupying” Car after It Struck Her and the Impact Threw Her Onto Its Hood
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has reversed a district court’s decision and, interpreting policy language, has ruled that a pedestrian was “occupying” the car that struck her after the impact threw her onto its hood. Read More
Excess
Missouri Public Policy Against Enforcement of Mandatory Arbitration Provisions in Insurance Contracts Invalidates Forum-Selection Clause, Court Rules
A federal district court in Missouri has ruled that Missouri’s public policy against the enforcement of mandatory arbitration provisions in insurance contracts invalidated a forum-selection clause in an excess insurance policy. Read More |
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In the States
Eric Weirich Named New Deputy Commissioner of Enforcement in California
Eric Weirich has been appointed to the position of deputy commissioner of the enforcement branch of the California Department of Insurance. Read More
In the States
Consumer Complaint Leads to $524,000 Fine for Time Insurance
Time Insurance Company, a Wisconsin-based insurance company that is licensed in North Carolina, has agreed to take corrective actions and pay a $524,000 fine after an administrative investigation by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. Read More |
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| Horace Mann Appoints Marita Zuraitis to be President and Chief Executive Officer Read More |
More Severe Storms Predicted, According to a New Study Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Read More |
Looming Threats to Medical Professional Liability Insurer Performance, Conning Reports Read More |
Our Industry News, and Why It Matters Read More |
MovieInsure.com Insurance Services Is Now Licensed to Transact Business in New York Read More |
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INSURANCE COVERAGE
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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, Tressler 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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