Expert Analysis

Brief Iran Sanctions Pause Will Most Benefit Non-US Cos.

Due to its short duration, the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s recently issued general license easing Iran sanc... (more story)

A Calif. Law May Aid Homeowner Recovery After LA Fires

Reconstruction bottlenecks following the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires mean that certain homeowners insurance... (more story)

How Reserve Studies Fit Into Condo Association Compliance

In the five years since the Surfside condominium collapse and as states like New Jersey establish related safety m... (more story)

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11th Circ. Challenges Exclusion In Arson Death Dispute

An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared skeptical of a property insurer's argument that an exclusion for a failure to maintain an apartment complex freed it from defending the owner in a wrongful death suit stemming from arson.

Nation's 250th Birthday Highlights Insurance Coverage Needs

The summertime joys of Independence Day — parades, cookouts, fireworks — typically come with plenty of injuries and property damage from crowds, burns and day drinking.

Retail Center, AIG Unit Settle Suit Over Foundation Damage

A real estate management company has settled its suit accusing an AIG unit of failing to cover property damage at a retail complex in Calabasas, California, according to a federal court filing.

Insurance Litigation Week In Review

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled for a fertility doctor. Hartford unit doesn't owe $4 million in coverage for phishing scam losses. A coverage call for injuries suffered in a crash after a party at a policy... (more story)

Insurance Brokerage CEO Weighs In On Emerging Iran Deal

Oscar Seikaly, the CEO and chairman of NSI Insurance Group, tells Law360 that coverage risks still abound in the Strait of Hormuz despite an initial agreement between the U.S. and Iran.

Pharma Co. Says Machine Breakdown Triggered Coverage

A pharmaceutical company said its insurers improperly denied coverage to fix an eye dropper bottle filling machine, arguing the machine's breakdown caused extensive interruption to business activities that wou... (more story)

Insurance Litigation Week In Review

The Texas Supreme Court agreed to hear Exxon's $25 million coverage dispute for a fatal explosion settlement. The Eleventh Circuit seeks state guidance on opioid coverage litigation. An insurer can't intervene... (more story)

The Banking Issue Hiding In Justices' Freight Broker Ruling

While the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent liability preemption ruling in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport was front-page news for the transportation industry, the banking industry seems to have missed that the decis... (more story)

Insurance Ruling Extends NY Bad Faith To 3rd-Party Coverage

In Renergy v. Mt. Hawley Insurance, a New York federal court recently granted a policyholder leave to amend its complaint to clarify a bad faith claims handling cause of action, confirming, after nearly 20 yea... (more story)

Insurers Ask Justices To Review Hurricane Arbitration Ruling

A group of insurers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit decision blocking arbitration of a Louisiana town's hurricane damage coverage suit, saying circuit courts are split over the applicati... (more story)

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Ruling In Data Center Row Bolsters Broad Defense Duties

A Hartford insurance specialty unit's inability to escape defending a contractor against an underlying defamation lawsuit related to a data center construction project marks an important win for policyholders ... (more story)

Insurer Waited Too Long To Void Policies Over Alleged Fraud

An insurer's bid to revoke policies issued to a defunct employee leasing agency due to misrepresentations in its insurance applications is time-barred under New York law, a federal court ruled, finding that th... (more story)

4th Circ. Says Allied Need Not Cover 'Beer Olympics' Injury

A man who claims that he was paralyzed in an auto crash caused by alcohol provided to guests at a "Beer Olympics" party cannot recover from the host homeowners' insurance provider, the Fourth Circuit ruled on ... (more story)

Lowe's $10M Coverage Clash With Chubb Unit Heads To Trial

A federal jury will decide whether a Chubb unit was wrong to refuse to pay $10 million as part of a wrongful death settlement following a fatal crash involving a Lowe's employee after a North Carolina judge Mo... (more story)

Injured Biker's Estate Seeks Dismissal Of Coverage Suit

The representative of a child who was seriously injured after a tow truck struck her while she was riding a bicycle urged a Georgia federal court to toss an insurer's suit over the validity of a settlement dem... (more story)

Costco Seeks Coverage For Chicken Drippings Slip-And-Fall

A Liberty Mutual unit must defend and indemnify Costco against an underlying suit filed by a California man who said he was injured when he slipped on rotisserie chicken drippings, the bulk retailer said in a ... (more story)

Construction Co., Travelers Settle $6M Defect Coverage Suit

A construction manager has settled its suit seeking $6 million in coverage from Travelers for an underlying construction defect dispute, according to filings in New York federal court.

Exxon's $25M Coverage Fight Sets Stage For Texas Upheaval

The Texas Supreme Court will consider Exxon Mobil's bid to seek $25 million from an AIG unit to cover claims stemming from a deadly 2013 oil refinery explosion, setting the stage for a pivotal insurance ruling... (more story)

Wash. Panel Says UIM Payment Doesn't Block IFCA Claim

Washington state appeals court on Tuesday said an insurer cannot shake allegations that it unreasonably initially denied an injured driver's underinsured-motorist claims despite later paying the benefits, with... (more story)

Travelers Ends MLB HQ Construction Accident Coverage Row

Three insurers have resolved their dispute over who must pay defense costs in a suit from a construction worker who was injured while working at the site of Major League Baseball's headquarters in the historic... (more story)

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Delta Dental Says Wash. Antitrust Suit Echoes Faulty Claims

Delta Dental of Washington said Tuesday an Evergreen State dentist targeting the dental insurer in a proposed antitrust class action has excluded its national affiliates from the case to "escape from a federal... (more story)

Insurer Says No Coverage For Home Care Co. In Abuse Suits

A Liberty Mutual unit told a Pennsylvania federal court that it owes no coverage to a home care service provider in litigation over the abuse and death of a patient by a caregiver who was convicted of neglect ... (more story)

FDIC Is Sole Owner Of SVB's $73M Fraud Coverage Claim

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as receiver for Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse in 2023, is the sole owner of the bank's claim for coverage of a $73 million fraudulent scheme and is entitled to rec... (more story)

Insurer Says Late Notice Bars Wrongful Death Suit Coverage

An insurer for a New Jersey facility for people with disabilities told a federal court Monday that it does not owe coverage in an underlying wrongful death suit because the group home did not inform the insure... (more story)

Grocery Chain Says Aon Put $40M In Opioid Coverage At Risk

Supermarket chain Giant Eagle on Wednesday hit insurance brokerage firm Aon with claims in Pennsylvania federal court that it jeopardized $40 million in coverage allegedly owed to the chain for settlement and ... (more story)

$8.8M Deal In State Farm 'Diminished Value' Suit Gets 1st OK

A Washington federal court granted preliminary approval of an $8.8 million settlement to resolve a class action claiming that State Farm failed to adequately pay for the diminished value of vehicles under its ... (more story)

Doctors Defeat Most Claims In Life Insurance Fraud Dispute

A life insurer failed to adequately allege that a pair of doctors were knowingly involved in a purported scheme to defraud the carrier into issuing $160 million worth of policies, a New Jersey federal court ru... (more story)

Nationwide Aims To Decertify 50K ERISA Class Ahead Of Trial

Nationwide urged an Ohio federal judge to cut down a class of 50,000 401(k) plan participants who claimed the company mismanaged a fund in its retirement plan, pointing to a recent Fourth Circuit ruling that s... (more story)

Insurer, Real Estate Co. Resolve Policy Misrepresentation Row

An insurer has settled a suit seeking to avoid covering a commercial real estate firm and its former director against a $6.5 million claim related to the sale of a client's properties based on misrepresentatio... (more story)

Insurers Settle Coverage Fight Over Lung Transplant Suit

Insurance companies Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. and Texas Mutual Insurance Co. told a Texas federal court Monday that they have reached a settlement resolving their nearly four-year-old dispute over w... (more story)