Ill. Justices' Pollution Exclusion Review Could Realign Courts
The Illinois Supreme Court's agreement to consider whether pollution exclusions in standard-form commercial general liability policies apply to industrial emissions allowed under a regulatory permit could potentially provide certainty on the issue and realign Illinois' interpretation with other state courts, experts say.
Calif. Insurer Collusion Suits Will Rest On Evidence, Pros Say
Two suits accusing California insurers of colluding to limit property insurance coverage through control of the state's last-resort insurer are drawing interest from policyholder advocates over what discovery might reveal, while insurer representatives are blasting the actions as completely meritless.
Parametric Insurance Offers Hope Amid Systemic Challenges
Insurers are increasingly adopting parametric insurance policies as one means of offsetting broader systemic challenges to the industry, even as questions persist about the scope and regulation of these products, which offer automatic payouts.
Ill. Justices' Pollution Exclusion Review Could Realign Courts
The Illinois Supreme Court's agreement to consider whether pollution exclusions in standard-form commercial general liability policies apply to industrial emissions allowed under a regulatory permit could potentially provide certainty on the issue and realign Illinois' interpretation with other state courts, experts say.
Calif. Insurer Collusion Suits Will Rest On Evidence, Pros Say
Two suits accusing California insurers of colluding to limit property insurance coverage through control of the state's last-resort insurer are drawing interest from policyholder advocates over what discovery might reveal, while insurer representatives are blasting the actions as completely meritless.
Parametric Insurance Offers Hope Amid Systemic Challenges
Insurers are increasingly adopting parametric insurance policies as one means of offsetting broader systemic challenges to the industry, even as questions persist about the scope and regulation of these products, which offer automatic payouts.
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Property More
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An insurance agency that provides specialized policies for car rental companies asked a Pennsylvania federal court to halt an insurer's plan to abruptly cancel a program through which the agency writes the pol... (more story)
An insurer is seeking about $3 million from GE and Haier in connection to a Super 8 motel fire it claims was started by a faulty heating and cooling unit, according to a lawsuit removed to a Texas federal court.
An Oklahoma property owner cannot get revised coverage from two Travelers units for more than $1.1 million in claimed hail damage repairs, an Oklahoma federal court ruled, finding that after Travelers paid rou... (more story)
A Zurich unit owes no coverage to a senior living facility for COVID-19-related losses it sought under its property policy's communicable disease provision, an Alaska federal court ruled Friday, finding the go... (more story)
A Louisiana federal judge Wednesday reversed his decision compelling arbitration of an insurance dispute over coverage for hurricane damage in light of new precedent from the state's top court, pointing to a "... (more story)
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An insurer for a pest control company needn't cover a suit alleging a former employee assaulted a minor whom he recruited to work at the business, a Mississippi federal court ruled, finding that neither the em... (more story)
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A Michigan healthcare system's insurer is fighting efforts to send its coverage lawsuit over underlying Legionnaires' disease claims to arbitration in Bermuda, arguing that the dispute does not fall within an ... (more story)
A court-appointed receiver for an at-fault driver has told a North Carolina federal court that Geico should be on the hook for a more than $2.8 million consent judgment against the driver stemming from an Augu... (more story)
A logistics company facing wrongful death claims told the Eighth Circuit its insurer must pay to defend it because it was insured under a trucking company's policy and there was no agreement that a $1 million ... (more story)
A petroleum services company told a New York state court that three of its marine insurers have failed to cover any defense costs incurred in a benzene injury lawsuit, even after it said the lead insurer agree... (more story)
An insurer told a Georgia federal court that it doesn't owe coverage to a homeowner's association in a $10 million suit brought by a woman who said she was viciously attacked by her neighbor's dogs in part bec... (more story)
A California federal judge presiding over sprawling social media personal injury multidistrict litigation doubted on Wednesday insurers' arguments their multimillion-dollar coverage fight with Meta belongs in ... (more story)
A Los Angeles port operator's insurer asked a three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit to rethink part of its decision ordering a jury trial on the amount of defense costs the operator incurred while litigating ... (more story)
The insurer for a construction inspection company claimed it owed no coverage for a suit alleging the company overlooked deficiencies that contributed to a $7.8 million tornado loss, telling a New Jersey feder... (more story)
Scottsdale Insurance Co. has told a Florida federal court that the owner of part of a shopping plaza isn't owed coverage for a $1 million personal injury lawsuit brought by a man who was shot in the parking lo... (more story)
An insurance company has urged the Eleventh Circuit to revive its lawsuit seeking a ruling that it does not have to defend Georgia law firm Fellows LaBriola LLC in a malpractice case because of a misappropriat... (more story)
Specialty Lines More
An insurer for a motocross event organizer doesn't owe an additional $5 million in coverage on top of the $1 million it already paid to settle a suit over a child's injury at an amateur national motocross cham... (more story)
The estate of a motorcyclist killed by a driver allegedly overserved at a Washington bar has sued to force the bar's specialty insurance company to cover a partial settlement in an underlying wrongful death suit.
An employee benefits administrator failed to properly secure and safeguard private information of benefits recipients, including their names and Social Security numbers, that was later compromised in a data br... (more story)
An insurer shouldn't have to pay for a settlement that a healthcare management company reached following a nearly $3.3 million jury verdict in an underlying nursing home negligence suit, the carrier told a Was... (more story)
A Ninth Circuit ruling that revived a suit alleging Shopify violated privacy laws using tracking software cleared a key procedural bar that could open the floodgates to a new wave of litigation, threatening to... (more story)
The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks... (more story)
The professional liability insurer for a Georgia cosmetic surgery provider didn't act in bad faith in handling a liposuction patient death claim that eventually led to a $60 million judgment, a Utah federal co... (more story)
An engineering firm's directors and officers insurer told a Nebraska federal court Monday it should owe no coverage for a settled lawsuit that accused the firm of conspiring to poach a rail contractor's employ... (more story)
An insurance appraiser failed Monday to get the U.S. Supreme Court to define what "arbitration" actually means under the Federal Arbitration Act, seeking immunity after a Colorado state jury found he fraudulen... (more story)
California property owners affected by the Los Angeles wildfires accused over 300 insurers of conspiring to eliminate competition in the marketplace, forcing consumers to instead obtain fire insurance from the... (more story)