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Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - Case Law Update

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In Law Office of Drew J. Bauman v. Hanover Insurance Company, 2023 WL 2238552 (D.N.J. February 27, 2023), the plaintiffs maintained a professional liability insurance policy with the Hanover defendants from October 2017 to...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] The Time-Limited, Policy-Limit Demand: A Legal and Practical Approach - February 28th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Join Goldberg Segalla partners Christian A. Cavallo and Dustin C. Blumenthal for an interactive webinar discussing practical and legal considerations for insurers presented with a time-limited demand that they pay their...more

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Court Reiterated Prevailing Standard in Pennsylvania for Establishing Existence of ‘Special Relationship’ Between Insurance...

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Mohanan, et al. v. Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company, 2023 WL 8026106 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 20, 2023) - The court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss to strike references to a “special relationship” owed to the...more

Locke Lord LLP

A Deep Dive Into the Diligent Effort (Search) Requirement

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The excess and surplus lines insurance market is a rapidly-growing avenue for the placement of insurance policies in the United States. Many alien (non-U.S.) insurance carriers write surplus lines insurance coverage via...more

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The Customer is Not Always Right: Considering the Customer’s Conduct When Defending Insurance Brokers

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Insurance brokers are usually sued when their customers find themselves without the necessary insurance to protect themselves from suit or damages. While brokers can face liability in certain scenarios, they have defenses...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Insurance Coverage for Harvard’s SCOTUS Affirmative Action: Broker Malpractice as the Next Chapter in the Coverage Playbook

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In this episode of “Don't Take No For an Answer,” hosts Lynda A. Bennett and Eric Jesse, partners in Lowenstein Sandler’s Insurance Recovery Group, discuss an insurance coverage issue stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court case...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] Labor Law Update: Fall 2023 - December 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Goldberg Segalla partners Theodore W. Ucinski and Kelly A. McGee will discuss the basics of NY Labor Law §§ 240(1), 241(6), and 200, as well as recent cases of interest from the Court of Appeals and Appellate Division. This...more

Woodruff Sawyer

[Virtual Event] Looking Ahead to 2024: Trends in M&A and Private Equity - October 24th, 10:00 am - 10:30 am PT

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Join us for a lively 30-minute discussion where our head of transactional insurance and the head of our private equity practice discuss top trends in M&A and PE. We'll cover: - The rollercoaster of RWI pricing - The RWI...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Navigating the Complexities of Cannabis Insurance

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The cannabis industry, just like any other industry, requires insurance coverage. Insurance is often required for plant-touching businesses such as growers, processors, and dispensaries and is well-advised for ancillary...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Mississippi Federal District Court Requires Insurer to Establish Prejudice to Deny Coverage Based on Untimely Notice

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, applying Mississippi law, has held that noncompliance with a 30-day notice provision in an asset protection policy does not bar coverage unless the...more

Kerr Russell

Is Group Captive Insurance Right For Your Client?

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A group captive or other captive structure has several benefits for many companies. In this Q&A, Kerr Russell attorney Eric Lark discusses what factors to consider when deciding whether Captive Insurance is right for your...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Know Who is Saying No: The Critical Players in the Insurance Process

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In today’s episode, hosts Lynda A. Bennett and Eric Jesse break down who’s who in the insurance industry: the insurance companies, the brokers, the agents, and, of course, the policyholders. They explain why it is necessary...more

Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Court Denies Stay in Action Filed Against Insurer and Insurance Broker

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An insurance broker sought to stay the plaintiff’s negligence action asserted against it pending a determination on the claims of breach of contract and bad faith alleged against the insurer. The court denied the motion to...more

Miller Nash LLP

[Webinar] Insurance Applications: Best Practices and the Consequences of Missteps - May 23rd, 9:00 am - 10:30 am PDT

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Insurance applications are emerging as the first place insurers look to deny coverage. These often-contentious coverage fights are avoidable and, given their increasing frequency, emphasize the need for risk managers and...more

Ankura

The Cybersecurity Insurance Market: What to Expect in 2023

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In recent years, especially through 2019 and 2020, the cyber insurance market in the U.S. has seen significant growth. Middle-market companies have been actively requesting cyber insurance policies with low rates and broad...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

A Day In the Life Of An Insurance Broker When the Building Is On Fire

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Lynda A. Bennett talks with Matt Kerman, Broker with ARC Excess & Surplus, about coverage emergencies, and how to streamline the process of securing coverage “while the fire alarms are ringing and smoke is filling the room.”...more

Chartwell Law

New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Insurance Brokers’ Duty to Inform

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On December 13, 2022, in Nancy L. Holm v. Daniel M. Purdy (A-39-21) (086229), the Supreme Court of New Jersey addressed the unique circumstances surrounding workers’ compensation coverage of LLC members. In short, the court...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Insurance Update - January 24, 2023

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It was a busy end to the year, as courts handed down several key insurance decisions before ringing in 2023. The Ohio Supreme Court considered the contours of “direct physical loss or damage” in two separate decisions –...more

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Insurance Coverage Wargames: Avoiding the Landmine of Policy Rescission

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Claim disputes with insurers often turn on events occurring long before the loss itself. Insurers frequently deny coverage where they suspect that an insured may have had prior knowledge of events giving rise to a claim....more

Foley Hoag LLP

'Tis the (Insurance Renewal) Season! What Enhanced Consumer Data Protection Laws Mean for Your Business

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As many businesses prepare to renew their insurance policies, considerations of consumer privacy rights ought to be top of mind. The Colorado Privacy Act - Scope - Foley Hoag has previously written about the Colorado...more

Wiley Rein LLP

New Jersey Appellate Court Holds No Coverage for Broker Malpractice Lawsuit Noticed Three Years After It Was Filed

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The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division has held that there is no coverage under an insurance broker’s claims-made professional liability policy because the policyholder reported the claim to the insurer three...more

Adams and Reese LLP

You Can’t Get What You Don’t Ask For

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You Can’t Get What You Don’t Ask For: U.S. Fifth Circuit Declines to Impose “Heightened Duty” on Insurance Agents and Brokers to Procure Coverage Not Specifically Requested by their Customers...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Fire Preparedness for Vineyards and Wineries

Winter, spring, summer, fire season, and fall – as Californians, we have all become accustomed to a fifth season – fire season. Even worse, fire season was once confined to just a few months, but now is a threat for most of...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Insurance Renewals: Know When to Hold ‘ Em, Know When to Walk Away

Every company must go through the annual ritual of assessing their insurance renewals: when should you start these discussions, and when should you consider changing carriers? Host Lynda A. Bennett talks with Joseph Saka,...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Changes in the VCAP Liability Coverage Market

Over the past few years, there's been a dramatic rise in premiums in the venture capital liability insurance market and a steady increase in claims being submitted under those policies. We're also seeing a lot of discussion...more

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