New York’s state appellate court recently declared rental car companies are not required to provide primary insurance coverage to their rental customers. Instead, the court concluded that New York law requiring the companies...more
The Supreme Court of North Carolina issued a pair of opinions on December 13 relating to coverage for government shutdown orders due to COVID-19. In North State Deli v. Cincinnati Ins., the court broke with the majority of...more
On December 12, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that there was no coverage available to an employer for its employee’s workplace personal injury lawsuit under the employer’s workers’ compensation and employer’s liability...more
KEY TAKEAWAYS - The N.J. Appellate Division refused to enforce a step-down clause in a personal auto policy based on its conclusion that the insured’s expected UIM coverage was reasonable. A trial court, in granting summary...more
On January 10, 2024, the New York State Court of Appeals – the state’s highest court – heard oral argument on an insurance coverage dispute for plaintiff Consolidated Restaurant Operations’ (CRO) business interruption claim...more
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Senate Bill 2-A signed in September by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will result in notable changes to the state’s property insurance industry, including the end of “One-Way” attorney fees for policyholder...more
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New legislation in New Jersey requires insurers to disclose policy limits in response to a written request from a New Jersey-licensed attorney.
Broader than the existing pre-suit disclosure statute...more
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Changes to property insurance and reinsurance signed into law on May 26 create the Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders program (RAP), which is backed by $2 billion and seeks to assist insurance companies...more