Expert Analysis

Resilience Planning Is New Key To Corporate Sustainability

While the current wave of deregulation may reduce government enforcement related to climate issues, businesses sti... (more story)

When AI Denies, Insurance Bad Faith Claims May Follow

Two recent rulings from Minnesota and Kentucky federal courts signal that past statements about claims-handling pr... (more story)

Insuring Against FCA Risk In Shifting Trade Landscape

In today's heightened trade enforcement environment, companies should proactively assess whether their insurance p... (more story)

Property More

Wash. Condo Association, Insurer Settle Water Damage Suit

A Washington condominium association has settled a lawsuit with Country Casualty Insurance Co. over $2.4 million in unpaid claims for water damage that an architect and the association discovered in a probe to... (more story)

Insurance Litigation Week In Review

A New York federal court analyzed policy limits and retentions over abuse claims against the Archdiocese of New York, the First Circuit ordered an insurer to defend a class action over allegedly faulty heating... (more story)

Chubb Says La. Casino Can't Stop English Arbitration Case

A Chubb unit has asked a Louisiana federal judge to toss a lawsuit by the owners of a casino as they look to halt parallel litigation in England related to arbitration proceedings for a COVID-19 pandemic cover... (more story)

$7M Ida Damage Case Settles Amid 5th Circ. Arbitration Fight

A New Orleans property owner and its insurers have resolved a dispute over coverage for a $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim, amid a fight over whether the matter belonged in arbitration, the parties told t... (more story)

Calif. Land Use Atty Weighs Wildfire Impact On Development

On top of California's usual late summer wildfires, this year the state is still healing from January's devastating blazes in the Los Angeles area. Venable partner Ellia Thompson shares how these disasters are... (more story)

Alfa Insurance Beats Ga. Church In Fire Coverage Dispute

Alfa Insurance Corp. won't owe any coverage for a metro Atlanta church's 2022 fire after notching an early win Tuesday on its claims that the church lied about prior property damage on its policy application.

11th Circ. Told Insurers Wrongly Denied $5.6M To Railroad Co.

A Florida railroad company incurred minimal losses from Hurricane Irma in 2017 because it took measures to protect its property, but insurers unfairly used the preventive efforts to justify denying coverage fo... (more story)

Liberty Mutual Unit Avoids Rental Coverage Suit

A Massachusetts federal court on Friday tossed claims against Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in a proposed class action over premature termination of rental car coverage, saying the insurer was not party to the ... (more story)

Key Insurance Coverage Considerations For AI Data Centers

The burgeoning artificial intelligence industry has sparked a surge in data center projects — a trend likely to be accelerated by the White House's AI Action Plan — but with these complex facilities come equal... (more story)

State Farm Says Furnace's Maker Must Pay For Fire Damage

Carrier Global Corp. owes State Farm more than $500,000 paid in connection with a policyholder's house fire because the fire was caused by a defective Carrier Global furnace, the insurer says in a suit removed... (more story)

General Liability More

Split 9th Circ. Backs Cert. Denial In Progressive Car Value Suit

A split Ninth Circuit panel on Friday upheld a lower court's refusal to certify a class of Progressive policyholders in a suit over adjustments the insurer makes when calculating the actual cash value of a tot... (more story)

Liberty Wins Defense Reimbursement In Crane Damage Row

A subcontractor's insurer must reimburse a Liberty Mutual unit for roughly $477,000 in defense costs stemming from settled litigation over property damage from an unsecured crane, a New York federal court rule... (more story)

McDonald's Loses Bid To Force Insurer To Cover Legal Fees

An Illinois federal judge ruled Wednesday that Homeland Insurance Co. of New York doesn't have to cover the costs McDonald's incurred defending a former employee's violent workplace claims, saying the psycholo... (more story)

Nationwide, Travelers Settle 'Hot Tub Lung' Coverage Dispute

Nationwide and Travelers told a California federal judge they have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over coverage for a condominium association facing claims from a resident alleging he needed a double lung t... (more story)

Insurer, Firearms Co. Drop Ghost Gun Coverage Dispute

A firearms retailer and its insurer have resolved a dispute over coverage for three underlying government suits alleging that the company contributed to gun violence by selling unfinished components used to as... (more story)

Berkshire Co. Says Insurers Owe $22M For Antitrust Judgment

A Berkshire Hathaway-owned construction supplier said its insurers must pay for a $22.2 million judgment against it in a competitor's antitrust suit, telling a Colorado federal court that policies issued by Li... (more story)

NY Distillery Secures Coverage For Whiskey Barrel Damage

A distillery in New York's Hudson Valley can get coverage for the loss of 52 barrels of aged whiskey under a policy provision providing additional coverage for damage caused by an "abrupt collapse," a federal ... (more story)

No CGL Coverage In Medical Negligence Row, NM Court Says

A Travelers unit that issued a commercial general liability policy to an orthopedic clinic owes no coverage to the clinic and two of its physicians in an ongoing medical negligence lawsuit, a New Mexico federa... (more story)

Woman Says Co.'s Auto Insurer Owes $7.5M Crash Judgment

A woman injured in a crash with a food service distributor's employee said the company's insurer must pay for a $7.5 million judgment entered in her favor, telling a Connecticut federal court Tuesday that the ... (more story)

1st Circ. Says Insurer Must Defend Heating Oil Class Action

An insurer for a heating oil company must defend the company in a Massachusetts class action accusing it of damaging customers' heating equipment by adding too much biodiesel to its heating oil, the First Circ... (more story)

Specialty Lines More

Conn. Supreme Court Snapshot: Amazon Wages Top Sept.

A wage and hour dispute between Amazon and its Connecticut warehouse workers is the top corporate dispute on the Connecticut Supreme Court's September docket after the justices agreed to answer a certified que... (more story)

Insurers Claim 'Collusion' In Ga. School's $345M Abuse Deal

Five insurance companies urged the Georgia Court of Appeals Thursday to let them off the hook for a $345 million settlement between a private school and nearly two dozen men who said they were sexually abused ... (more story)

5th Circ. Won't Revisit Doctor's Captive Insurance Case

The Fifth Circuit rejected a Texas doctor's request for the full court to review a panel's July decision that he was not entitled to $1 million in tax deductions linked to his urgent care network's captive insurance company.

Liberty Says Subcontractor's Insurer Must Defend Injury Row

A subcontractor's insurer must defend and indemnify companies insured by a Liberty Mutual unit on a primary basis in a worker's injury lawsuit, the unit argued to a New York federal court.

$5.9M Fidelity National Data Breach Settlement Gets Final OK

A Florida federal court officially signed off on a $5.9 million settlement of a proposed class action against title insurer Fidelity National Financial over a November 2023 data breach that allegedly impacted ... (more story)

McCarter & English Atty Admitted Breaches, Insurers Claim

Two insurance companies have asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge's permission to file a late request for a quick win on two breach of contract claims against McCarter & English LLP and one of its attorney... (more story)

Court Tosses Benefits Co.'s Atty Fee Claim Against Insurer

An Illinois federal court on Monday threw out a benefits administration company's counterclaim for attorney fees under a state statute relating to "vexatious and unreasonable" conduct by insurers, finding that... (more story)

Life Insurer Accused Of Policy Rescission Scheme

A life insurer violated Arkansas law by broadly denying policy benefits to residents for reasons causally unrelated to a given policy owner's death, a woman told a federal court, saying the state Legislature e... (more story)

Insurance Litigation Week In Review

The Delaware Supreme Court refused to take up a midcase appeal in Mattel's suit over coverage for unsafe sleeper claims, the Eighth Circuit affirmed an apartment complex's $27 million award against Travelers a... (more story)

Chinese Insurers Leading Race To Cover Renewable Energy

The global renewable insurance market grew from $5.65 billion in 2020 to $8 billion in 2024, with insurers from China underwriting most premiums in recent years, analysis from a campaign group shows.