A Michigan federal court declined to bifurcate a case involving a contract dispute between a ceding insurer, Amerisure, and its reinsurer, Transatlantic Re, in a case arising from underlying asbestos claims dating back to the...more
A federal court in Florida recently adopted the now well-developed consensus that data breach losses are not covered under standard Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies....more
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a colorful opinion in a property insurance coverage dispute affirming a denial of coverage for loss arising out of an illicit marijuana growing operation in Michigan. The case is...more
10/8/2018
/ Appeals ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms ,
Property Damage ,
Property Insurance ,
Third-Party Criminal Acts
The FBI continues to warn that losses are on the rise from business email compromise (BEC) or “social engineering” schemes, which the Bureau describes as:
Carried out by transnational criminal organizations that employ...more
8/15/2017
/ Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC) ,
Computer Fraud Insurance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Policy Terms ,
Social Engineering
Connecticut’s intermediate appellate court addressed a number of novel issues in a wide-ranging opinion regarding primary and excess insurers’ respective duties to defend and indemnify their common insured for long-tail...more
A homeowners insurance policy often covers every member of a family, and many policies state that the insurance applies separately to each insured. The same policies usually exclude coverage for intentional acts. But what...more
12/20/2016
/ Auto Insurance ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Homeowner's Insurance ,
Indemnification ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Murder ,
Negligent Entrustment ,
Negligent Supervision ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms ,
Property Insurance ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Social Media ,
Twitter ,
Wrongful Death
The computer network of a Five Guys Burger franchise, RVST Holdings, LLC (RVST), was hacked. Customers’ credit card information was stolen and used to make numerous fraudulent charges. Trustco Bank brought an action against...more
7/18/2016
/ Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Data Breach ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Electronic Data Transmissions ,
Fraudulent Charges ,
Hackers ,
Insurance Industry ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Property Damage ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Summary Judgment
Virginia’s Supreme Court recently addressed an issue of statutory interpretation that affects whether or under what circumstances a contractual suit limitation provision in an insurance policy may be tolled. In Allstate Prop....more
Plaintiff, Technical Security Integration, Inc., a Washington company, sold certain security and surveillance equipment and services. It hired Corey Tharp as a sales associate in Oregon, to tap his connections to that state’s...more
9/30/2015
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Casinos ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Gaming ,
Insurance Industry ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Compel ,
Security ,
Surveillance