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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Monday, December 16, 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 Homeowners Insurance Criminal Acts Exclusion Bars Coverage for Parents’ Claims Over Shooting Death of Their Son An appellate court in Wisconsin has ruled that a criminal acts exclusion in a homeowner’s insurance policy barred coverage of claims brought by parents for the shooting death of their son. Read More Homeowners Insurance In Case of First Impression in Wisconsin, Appeals Court Holds that Intra-Insured Exclusion Barred Coverage for Non-Insured’s Wrongful Death Claim Arising Out of Insured’s Death In a case of first impression in Wisconsin, an appellate court has ruled that an intra-insured exclusion in a homeowner’s insurance policy barred coverage for a wrongful death claim arising out of an insured’s death, even where the claimant was a non-insured. Read More Commercial General Liability Insurer Must Defend Claims Arising from Diesel Fuel Spill in Office Building Despite Policy’s Total Pollution Exclusion A federal district court in Puerto Rico has ruled that, under Puerto Rico law, an insurance company had a duty to defend its insured against claims arising from a diesel fuel spill in an office building, notwithstanding the policy’s total pollution exclusion. Read More Automobile Insurance Insurer’s Certificate of Bulk Mailing Found Sufficient Proof of Insured’s Receipt of Notice of Policy’s Non-Renewal, Appeals Court Rules An appellate court in Mississippi has affirmed a trial court’s decision and ruled that an insurance carrier’s certificate of bulk mailing of a notice of non-renewal was sufficient to prove receipt of the notice by the insured in the absence of the insured’s production of sufficient evidence to rebut the presumption of his receipt of the mailing. Read More View All Case Law Developments    LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY Federal Actions Federal Insurance Office Recommends “Hybrid Model” of Both State and Federal Insurance Regulation The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office has submitted a report to Congress that concluded that insurance regulation in the United States was “best viewed in terms of a hybrid model,” where state and federal oversight played “complementary roles.” Read More Professional Liability British Law Firms in Firing Line for Failing to Declare Insurance Position The Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”), the independent regulatory body of the Law Society of England and Wales, is reporting that it has discovered a “substantial number” of firms that appear to have failed to declare their insurance position. Read More View All Legislative/Regulatory Developments      INDUSTRY NEWS NAMIC Disputes CFA Report About Auto Insurer Use of Credit Scores and Discrimination Against Lower-Income Drivers Read More American General Launches Accelerated Access Solution Life Insurance Death Benefits Rider Read More Brit Insurance Holdings Appoints Dr. Richard Ward as Chairman Read More One-in-Four Employees Choose Lower-Priced Health Plan via Private Insurance Exchanges to Decrease Premiums, Accenture Finds Read More Bring Your Insurance Policy to the Tailor, So Your Insurance Company Doesn’t Take You to the Cleaners Read More View All Industry News Discussion Improvements and Betterments Coverage Browse our entire library of over 2,500 insurance resources and forms.    INSURANCE COVERAGE  LAW REPORT View Entire December/January Insurance Coverage Law Report   View Insurance Coverage Law Report Archives Steven A. 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