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Cranfill Sumner LLP

NC Court of Appeals Denies Motion to Add Self-Insurance Association in Asbestos Exposure Case

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In a published decision with a dissent, the NC Court of Appeals denied the Plaintiff’s motion to add North Carolina Self-Insurance Security Association as a party to the claim....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Not All Construction Performance Bonds Are Created Equally

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a contractor’s performance bond claim due to the lack of adequate notice to the subcontractor’s surety (see Flintco LLC v. Total Installation Management Specialists, Inc., No. 120,100...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Coverage Barred by Prior Acts Exclusion Under First Policy; No Coverage Under Second Policy Because Defendant did not Qualify as...

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The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, applying New Mexico law, has held that a prior acts exclusion in a directors and officers policy barred coverage for an investor lawsuit alleging a scheme to...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Foreign Private Issuers: Time to End the Free Lunch?

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Foreign private issuers (FPIs) are non-US companies that are traded on US exchanges. They have access to US capital markets even though FPIs are subject to less-stringent disclosure requirements. A good question to ask is...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Regulatory task force adopts asset adequacy testing for asset-intensive life reinsurance

U.S. life carriers engaging in “asset intensive reinsurance transactions” should consider new requirements for reporting and actuarial testing of these arrangements being developed by the National Association of Insurance...more

Benesch

Insurance Industry Adjusts to Trade Wars

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The White House has kicked off what appears to be a global trade war. The near-term net effect is the growing reality that we are entering a higher-cost operating environment for most industries. Volatility is always a...more

McGuireWoods LLP

North Carolina: Policyholders Not Contributorily Negligent for Agent’s Misstatements

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In a pro-policyholder ruling, the North Carolina Supreme Court recently held that a homeowner’s claims against an insurance agent for negligence and gross negligence, seeking punitive damages, survived a motion to dismiss...more

Fennemore

California’s Bold Experiment with Whole-Person Centered Care: Has it Worked?

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CalAIM is an initiative of the California Department of Health Care Services (the Department) to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of Medi-Cal members by implementing delivery system, program, and payment...more

Carr Maloney P.C.

Construction Bonds: What They Are and Why They Matter

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Construction bonds are vital tools in the construction industry. A construction bond is an instrument arising out of suretyship law. A project owner may require a contractor to obtain one or more types of construction bond to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Trending in Telehealth: May 2025

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Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and...more

Goldberg Segalla

Another Win for Professional Employer Organizations at New York Third Department

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Another day, another chapter in the evolving world of New York Workers’ Compensation for Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs). As discussed in prior updates, this decision follows the foundational Third Department...more

JUSTICENTER

Full Coverage vs. Liability: Which Is Better?

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If you drive a car in California, you almost certainly need insurance in some form or fashion. However, many people are confused by the terms “full coverage” and “liability-only” insurance. Learning about the difference can...more

Cozen O'Connor

Georgia’s 2025 Tort Reform: What Businesses, Insurers, and Litigators Need to Know

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In recent years, Georgia has earned a prominent—and troubling—spot on the American Tort Reform Association’s annual “Judicial Hellholes” list, drawing national attention to the state’s increasingly unpredictable and...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Q1 2025 Commercial Insurance Snapshot: Property Market Continues Downward Trend

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The soft market persists across most sectors of commercial insurance. In the property sector, rates continue to decline—a trend we expect to persist as property insurers see strong profits and benefit from decreasing...more

Cozen O'Connor

Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (6/9)

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Ethics legislation stalls in Springfield as Senate president tries ‘brazen’ move that would have helped his election case - “In the closing hours of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session, Senate President Don Harmon...more

Snell & Wilmer

Insurance Claims and the LA Fires

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Insurance has always been a critical backdrop in risk analysis. This is because when buying insurance, “an insured usually does not seek to realize a commercial advantage but, instead, seeks protection and security from...more

Mintz

Ratings Agency Announces That It Will Analyze Physical Climate Risk When Evaluating Certain Assets

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Recently, Fitch Ratings issued a discussion paper that outlined a “contemplated framework for the analysis of physical climate risk for [Structured Finance] and [Covered Bonds] for the potential negative implications of...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

The Beginning of the End of an Era? Competition to Delaware’s Supremacy as Corporate Domicile and Implications for D&O Insurance

Delaware has long been the leading jurisdiction in which companies incorporate. According to Delaware’s published statistics from 2023...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

NAIC Responds to Proposed 10-Year Moratorium on State Regulation of AI in One Big Beautiful Bill Act

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There is a proposed 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state laws that regulate artificial intelligence (AI) contained in Section 43201(c) of H.R.1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act. ...more

Troutman Amin LLP

SCAMMERS OR DUMMIES?: Selling Limited Benefits Plans to Consumers Seeking Health Insurance Lands Four Dudes In Hot Water–BUT Are...

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The lead generation industry is fascinating. If there is one over arching mantra it is this– monetize all data available. And sometimes that can get folks into BIG trouble, especially when lead buyers end up pitching...more

King & Spalding

OIG Releases Audit of Medicare Payments for Evaluation Management Services Billed on the Same Day as Eye Injections

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On May 27, 2025, HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report outlining its finding that Medicare payments for evaluation management (E&M) services provided on the same day as eye injections were at risk for...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Oregon Supreme Court Expands Meaning of "Accident" in Insurance Policy

Owners can trigger an insurance policy without formally alleging a tort claim if the contractor's defective work could support a tort claim. The Oregon decision may allow property owners to assert only a breach of...more

King & Spalding

MultiPlan Algorithmic Pricing Antitrust Claims Survive Motion to Dismiss

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On June 3, 2025, Judge Matthew F. Kennelly of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied motions to dismiss antitrust claims in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) against MultiPlan, Inc. and...more

Saul Ewing LLP

The Friday Five: Five ERISA Litigation Highlights - June 2025

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This month’s Friday Five examines recent court rulings on both short- and long-term disability benefits, focusing on key interpretations—including how "earnings" are defined under an employer’s plan....more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Should You File a Personal Injury Claim? 10 Key Facts for Accident Victims in Florida

If you were injured in an accident in Florida, you may have a personal injury claim. Florida law entitles accident victims to just compensation in a wide range of circumstances. But if you have a claim, it is up to you to...more

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