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Strategies to Avoid Cyber Insurance Claim Challenges: Part I

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Cyber risk is now a normal part of our personal and professional lives. When companies suffer a cyber incident, they often look to their insurance policy for coverage to help mitigate the financial exposure. Additional...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Title Insurance or Not, Don’t Dismiss the Value of Title Search

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For those of you who question whether an owner’s policy of title insurance is a waste of money, please remember that examining title is still an essential component of due diligence investigations. Real estate investments are...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New York Insurance Coverage Law Update - December 2023

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Jason Brand made a claim for disability benefits under his disability policy with Principal Life Insurance Company on the basis that he was totally disabled by extreme anxiety that began in July 2014 after a warrant was...more

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Federal Court Issues Critical Opinion in PFAS Multidistrict Litigation

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PFAS, also known as Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances can be found in numerous industrial products. In South Carolina, United States District Court Judge Gergel presides over the PFAS multidistrict litigation (MDL). The MDL...more

White and Williams LLP

Significant Ruling in PFAS Litigation Could Impact Insurance Coverage

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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, have served as a key component in numerous industrial and consumer products for decades. These “forever chemicals,” which have been associated with environmental...more

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Federal District Court Ruling May Jeopardize Insurance Coverage of More Than 50 Recommended Procedures, Screenings, and Treatments

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Under the Affordable Care Act, group health plans and health insurance issuers are required to provide health insurance coverage based on recommendations made by healthcare coverage professionals. The covered categories...more

Kerr Russell

Understanding Your Professional Liability Insurance Policy

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Professional liability insurance is important to physicians for various reasons. Its primary purpose is to fund the costs to defend claims alleging professional negligence and to fund the payment of any loss determined by...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Insurance Disclosure Law in New York Impacts Pending and Future Litigation (UPDATED)

On December 31, 2021 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act (the “Act”), placing significant burdens on defendants in litigation. Under the Act defendants must produce...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Insurance Disclosure Law in New York Impacts Pending and Future Litigation (UPDATED)

On December 31, 2021 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act (the “Act”), placing significant burdens on defendants in litigation. Under the Act defendants must produce...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Insurance Disclosure Law in New York Impacts Pending and Future Litigation

On December 31, 2021 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act (the “Act”), placing significant burdens on defendants in litigation. Under the Act defendants must produce...more

K&L Gates LLP

Recent District Court Decision Highlights the Importance of Adequate Behavioral Health Claims Processing Guidelines for ERISA...

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On this week’s episode, Carla DewBerry and Sarah Carlins discuss a recent California Federal District Court decision in David Wit v. United Behavioral Health, in which the court found that the defendant insurer violated ERISA...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Insurance Coverage For COVID-19 Claims Under CGL Policies

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As businesses and offices begin to reopen to the public, there may be a spike in lawsuits brought against companies by their customers, clients, vendors and others who claim to have contracted COVID-19 on the companies’...more

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The Definition of “Reside” Under Homeowners’ Policies in Michigan and New York: Two Appellate Courts Provide Further Insight

Two appellate courts recently examined the scope of a homeowners policy’s requirement that the insured reside at the property at the time of loss....more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Duty to Initiate Settlement Negotiations Under Powell not Triggered Unless Liability is Clear

In a recent decision, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an important order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida in a so-called “Powell claim.” Welford v. Liberty Mutual Ins....more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Earth Movement: "Any" Means Any; Home-Owners Insurance Company v. Dominic F. Andriacchi (Michigan Court of Appeals)

Property policies typically include an exclusion for loss caused by or resulting from earth movement. Some insurers will provide coverage for earth movement, but that coverage will usually have a sub-limit. For years,...more

Dickinson Wright

Be Careful What and Who You Tell: Limitations on Defense Counsel Reporting

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Almost 40 years ago the Arizona Supreme Court issued an opinion which has had a far-reaching impact on how insurance defense counsel report to the defending carrier....more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Defense Lawyers Beware: Failure to Supplement Answers to Interrogatories Estopped Insurer from Relying on Coverage Limitation

How often do you hear defense attorneys say, “I’m not interested in anything related to coverage. That’s not my concern.” From a coverage lawyer’s perspective, this is a dangerous position, both ethically and legally....more

Carlton Fields

Tenth Circuit Drills Down Into Roots Of Moral Hazard, Comes Up Dry

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Moral hazard (one of this blog’s preoccupations) usually comes up in disputes over the scope of coverage under an insurance policy. But state legislatures often address it, too—for example, by imposing limits on agreements...more

Carlton Fields

Recent Florida Legislation Will Allow for Creation of Specialty Sinkhole Coverage Lines

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The Florida Legislature passed legislation this session that allows specialty limited sinkhole coverage. According to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, Florida has more sinkholes than any other U.S. state. As such,...more

Cozen O'Connor

Wisconsin Supreme Court Narrowly Interprets the “Permanent Property Insurance” Condition in a Builder’s Risk Policy

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In Fontana Builders, Inc. v. Assurance Company of America, Case No. 2014AP821, 2016 WL 3526408 (Wis. Jun. 29, 2016), the Wisconsin Supreme Court addressed whether the purchase of a homeowner’s policy by the occupiers and...more

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Is Anyone Home? Washington Supreme Court Interprets Two-Step Vacancy Endorsement

Disputes involving “vacancy” exclusions typically involve the appropriate definition of that word. The recently-decided case of Lui v. Essex Ins. Co., 2016 Wash. LEXIS 692 (Wash. June 9, 2016) presents a somewhat different...more

Holland & Knight LLP

How Can That Not Be Covered? I Have Cyber Insurance! - Failing to negotiate coverage enhancements can leave huge holes in your...

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In the past few years, many companies have purchased cyber liability insurance to help cover their risk of computer fraud or attack. However, if not properly negotiated, some cyber insurance policies may not fully protect...more

Goodwin

When The Government Comes Knocking: Maximizing Insurance Coverage for Government Investigations

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As many readers will know, a government investigation can begin with something as seemingly innocuous as an email from a governmental agency to a company’s general counsel asking for information, or as attention-grabbing as a...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law - July 2015 #2

California Court: Rejected Demand Within Policy Limits Not Necessary for Bad Faith Claim - Why it matters: Insurers must proceed with caution when they become aware that a settlement within policy limits is possible,...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law - June 2015

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Claimants May Be Entitled to Recover Attorneys’ Fees in Coverage Cases Even Without Establishing Liability in the Underlying Action - Why it matters: The New Jersey Supreme Court recently...more

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