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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Thursday, November 20, 2014   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 Insurance Fraud Lawyer’s Insurance Fraud Conviction Is Upheld on Appeal An appellate court in Georgia has affirmed a lawyer’s conviction on one count of insurance fraud, upholding the jury’s determination that the attorney aided the insured “in making a false or fraudulent written statement for the purpose of procuring or attempting to procure the payment of a false claim.” Read More Automobile Insurance Insurer’s Introduction of “Broad Indemnification Language” Doomed Its Acceptance of Pre-Trial Settlement Offer, Appeals Court Rules An appellate court in California, reversing a trial court’s decision, has ruled that there was no meeting of the minds between the parties as to every essential element of a settlement agreement where an insurance company sought to accept the plaintiff’s pre-trial settlement offer but, in doing so, introduced “broad indemnification language.” Read More Homeowners Insurance Homeowner Who Repaired Roof Before Insurer Could Inspect the Damage May Proceed with Bad Faith Action, Fifth Circuit Holds The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, reversing a magistrate judge’s ruling, has decided that a homeowner who repaired the damaged roof of his home before his homeowner’s insurance company could inspect the damage could proceed with his bad faith action against the insurer. Read More Automobile Insurance “Loss of a Fetus,” for Purposes of New York Insurance Law, Did Not Include Premature Birth of Living Child, Appeals Court Rules Reversing a trial court’s decision, an appellate court in New York has ruled that, for purposes of determining under the state’s insurance law whether a woman had suffered a “serious injury” in an automobile accident, the term “loss of a fetus” did not include the premature birth of a living child. Read More View All Case Law Developments    LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY Flood Citing Magistrate Judge’s Decision, New Jersey Senators Demand Investigation into Sandy Victims “Being Lowballed by Insurance Companies” New Jersey Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker have called on the Federal Emergency Management Administration to take immediate action to address potential widespread manipulation of flood insurance claims in order to “lowball Sandy victims.” Read More Life Insurance States Reach $3.2 Million Life Insurance Claim Settlement with Sun Life Eight states have reached a $3.2 million life insurance claim settlement agreement with the Sun Life Companies. Read More View All Legislative/Regulatory Developments      INDUSTRY NEWS FC&S Legal Publishes “Florida Appeals Court: In First-Party Coverage Dispute, Ruling That Insurer Breached Contract Is Not Prerequisite to Insured’s Filing a Bad Faith Claim” Read More Cathay Life Insurance Acquires Conning  Read More USAA Bank President David Bohne to Leave Company Read More UnitedHealth Group Makes Changes to Its Leadership Team Read More Wilmington Trust Hires Insurance Trust Veterans Todd Winchel and Robert Quinn  Read More View All Industry News   Discussion Fiduciary Liability - Estates and Trusts Browse our entire library of over 2,500 insurance resources and forms.    INSURANCE COVERAGE  LAW REPORT View Entire October/November Insurance Coverage Law Report   View Insurance Coverage Law Report Archives   Steven A. 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