Insurance Companies

How to Recognize Insurance Bad Faith

by Lewis and Pokora on 5/16/2013

When you purchase an insurance policy and pay your monthly premiums, you expect your insurer to honor claims when you suffer a loss. One of insurance’s greatest benefits is supposed to be the peace of mind it purchases — the...more

CFPB Settles Allegations of Improper Payments by Mortgage Insurers

by Michael W. Jahnke, Michael Mallow, Michael Thurman | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/16/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had settled enforcement actions against four insurance companies in connection with alleged improper payments between the insurance companies and mortgage...more

CFPB Investigates Captive Mortgage Reinsurance

by Leonard A. Bernstein, Daniel Booker, John Ellison, Timothy Law, James Rockney | Reed Smith on 4/16/2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has entered into consent orders with four mortgage insurance companies involving captive reinsurance of mortgage insurance issued to mortgage lenders. Those consent orders impose fines...more

Seventh Circuit Confirms Viability of Claims Made Defense in Errors and Omissions Policy Dispute

by Scott Bloom, Luke Panzar | Sedgwick LLP on 4/15/2013

The Seventh Circuit confirmed that the notice requirements of “claims-made” policies entitle insurers to deny coverage where, before the policy’s inception, the insured knows of circumstances that “might reasonably be...more

You Have The Right To Remain Silent…

by Law Offices of Robert Olkowitz, P.C. on 4/9/2013

Everyone who has ever watched TV must know that if they are ever arrested, they have the right to remain silent. The U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged in the landmark Miranda case that average citizens, when confronted by...more

Tripartite Attorney-Client Relationship Arises when Insurer Hires Law Firm to Prosecute Action on Behalf of its Insured

by Travis Wall | Barger & Wolen on 1/18/2013

It is well settled that a tripartite attorney-client relationship arises when an insurer retains counsel to defend an action against its insured. As a consequence, confidential communications between counsel and the insurer...more

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