COVID Coverage Fight In 9th Circ. Raises Policyholder Hopes
A Las Vegas casino and resort is asking the Ninth Circuit to overturn a lower court decision that denied coverage for losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, raising policyholder hopes that the case could stand out from prior unsuccessful attempts.
Insurance Securities Payouts Prove Valuable To Jamaica
Payouts of over $240 million to Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa from a catastrophe bond and parametric insurance policies show the crucial role of the growing insurance-linked securities market for immediate funding needs after natural disasters, people familiar with the development of risk-transfer mechanisms in the Caribbean told Law360.
Colo. Plan To Cut Auto Rates Aims To Educate Policyholders
Colorado's governor is aiming to increase transparency in rate-making and improve public safety under his plan to combat rising auto insurance premium costs, but more action from policymakers may be required to spur significant change in the state's auto insurance industry, experts say.
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The Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a win for Progressive Insurance in a bad faith dispute after finding that the trial court did not err in excluding evidence of the insured's previous win on breach of contract... (more story)
A group of property insurers acted in bad faith by failing to properly, timely and fairly adjust a claim for damage caused by Hurricane Sally in 2020, the owner of a Pensacola condominium complex told a Florida federal court.
Counsel for a sterilization company and its former parent seeking defense costs for hundreds of lawsuits over ethylene oxide emissions at a suburban Chicago facility urged the Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday... (more story)
A Missouri federal judge sanctioned former counsel for Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Co. Monday for including citation errors in a motion this fall, finding that, although the attorney likely inserted the ... (more story)
A split Eighth Circuit affirmed Monday an apartment complex owner's $27 million jury award against a Travelers unit in a fire coverage dispute, saying sufficient evidence existed to support the verdict that th... (more story)
A homeowners association and its insurer reached a settlement in Colorado federal court Friday in the homeowners association's breach of contract lawsuit where it claimed the insurer incorrectly issued roughly... (more story)
North Carolina's governor and the state insurance commissioner are calling on Congress to pass a bill that would cover homes on the brink of collapsing into the ocean under the National Flood Insurance Program... (more story)
The North Carolina Business Court plowed into the fourth quarter with two big decisions in insurance disputes that involved $50 million in COVID-19-related losses at a chain of outlet malls, and an industrial ... (more story)
A Ninth Circuit panel sharply questioned a Las Vegas casino and resort and its insurer on Thursday over their dispute concerning whether losses from the COVID-19 pandemic can be considered a covered damage or ... (more story)
The Eighth Circuit said it will rehear a Travelers unit's appeal of a $27 million fire damage award involving microscopic soot, the Delaware Supreme Court heard oral arguments over coverage for AMC's settlemen... (more story)
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A nonprofit insurer said a Christian ranch for "at-risk" boys isn't owed coverage for a lawsuit alleging physical and sexual abuse, telling a Missouri federal court that the ranch failed to adequately provide ... (more story)
An insurer is statutorily barred from suing an auto shop to recoup personal injury protection benefits it paid to policyholders injured in a crash, a Michigan state appeals court affirmed, though saying it is ... (more story)
The Fourth Circuit on Tuesday revived insurer Sherbrooke Corp.'s claims of trade secrets theft against three former executives, disagreeing with a district judge who found that the company had not made enough ... (more story)
ExxonMobil alleged that seven insurers failed to cover it against legal claims after two former contractors sued the petroleum giant, contending that exposure to a chemical in oil caused their cancer.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's November session will tackle the legality of the "Pennsylvania Skill" games that have popped up in gas stations and convenience stores, answering the long-simmering question of... (more story)
A cannabis company is not entitled to coverage for a proposed class action accusing it of misrepresenting the nature and safety of its cannabis-infused products, a Nationwide unit told an Illinois federal cour... (more story)
A contractor is not entitled to coverage for a slew of underlying suits over a March 2022 home explosion, a Nationwide unit told a Missouri federal court, saying the contractor breached the excess policy's not... (more story)
A pair of Allied World insurers said they don't owe coverage to East Haven, Connecticut, for a dispute over the politically motivated shutdown of a local quarry, telling a federal court that their duty to defe... (more story)
A nonprofit representing South Carolina's 271 incorporated municipalities can continue to pursue its claims that Geico failed to fully pay certain municipalities nearly $70 million in business license taxes an... (more story)
Harco National Insurance Co. breached an insurance contract by refusing a Skanska Balfour Beatty construction venture's request to cover a nearly $3.5 million bond over a subcontractor's alleged lapses while w... (more story)
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An insurer doesn't owe coverage to the Los Angeles Zoo's nonprofit arm in a contractual dispute brought by the city, a California federal court has ruled, finding that all claims are excluded under the associa... (more story)
The Eleventh Circuit limited a Florida sheriff's office's responsibility to only $1 million in a lawsuit involving a 2018 high school mass shooting, saying its insurer must pay the excess damages to the victim... (more story)
The Eighth Circuit agreed Wednesday to revisit its previous split decision affirming a Missouri-based apartment complex owner's $27 million jury award against a Travelers unit in a fire coverage dispute.
A paint and drywall product manufacturer said an Allianz unit can't rely on a pollution exclusion to avoid a dispute over coverage for underlying asbestos claims, telling a Texas federal court that the insurer... (more story)
State supreme court cases from recent years have addressed whether positions taken by attorneys in an underlying lawsuit can be used against them in a subsequent legal malpractice action, providing a foundatio... (more story)
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A U.S. magistrate judge seemed skeptical of an insurer's bid to exclude a witness proffered as a policy expert on financial institution bonds, repeatedly asking Berkley Regional Insurance Co.'s counsel in a Mo... (more story)
Best Buy accused three AXA XL units of failing to properly cover its "multi-million-dollar" settlement of negligence claims over a fatal automobile collision involving an independent subcontractor, telling a M... (more story)
An excess insurer for a fuel and chemical transportation company told a Utah federal court it should owe no coverage for an oil tanker collision and resultant crude oil cleanup costs, pointing to what is known... (more story)
Fried chicken fast-food chain Bojangles and one of its largest franchisees are not entitled to defense coverage in an underlying civil suit alleging a restaurant manager sexually groomed and abused two minor e... (more story)