On Demand Insurance is Here But Will it Stay?
Understanding Supplemental Spousal Liability Insurance in NY
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) previously circulated proposed guidance on using AI in underwriting and pricing to address discrimination. DFS requested public comment. Commenters expressed concern over: ...more
After a yacht ran aground, the owner filed a maritime insurance claim. Despite a New York choice of law provision in the insurance policy, the owner contended that Pennsylvania law applied. The Third Circuit had protected the...more
This presentation will offer insight and strategies against emerging insurance class action claims in California involving a variety of topics, including total loss auto claims, wildfire smoke and Covid-19 claims, and...more
Eastern District Finds That Insurer’s Delay In Disclaiming After Insured Gave Notice Of Occurrence Precluded Insurer’s Reliance Upon Exclusions Two employees of Extreme Residential Corp. were involved in a construction...more
If a piece of cargo falls off a truck on the road, debris could strike your windshield. A rock or a bit of gravel that was caught under a truck’s tire treading could fly toward your windshield. Flying objects like a softball,...more
Join Weber Gallagher Partners Travis McElhaney, Kristen Swift, and Krista Shevlin for a webinar discussing automobile and property subrogation in the State of Delaware. The webinar will compare common law and contractual...more
Fourth Department Holds Landlord Covered As Additional Insured Under Tenant’s Policy For Accident On Driveway Of Leased Premises- Technology Insurance Company, as the liability insurer for a landlord, filed a declaratory...more
The last few years have been a reckoning for the insurance industry. Years of decreasing premiums were incompatible with the reality of frequent and more severe natural catastrophes, increasing jury awards in liability cases,...more
The last few years have been a reckoning for the insurance industry and just when we thought insurance buyers might feel relief, COVID-19 entered the picture and extended challenging market conditions into 2021....more
Register Today For Cranfill Sumner’s 2021 Virtual Continuing Education Seminar: Workers’ Compensation & Civil Litigation Law Updates...more
The legal cannabis industry in the U.S. is growing at an unprecedented rate and is projected to reach $73.6 billion by 2027. While federal law still classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug, many states have legalized both...more
- California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued Bulletin 2020-3 requiring insurers to refund premiums to policyholders of several lines of insurance, including automobile insurance, workers compensation and property...more
I frequently hear creditors complain about issues they face when trying to confirm that one of their customers has and will maintain the property insurance required by the retail installment contract. For instance, some...more
In the 8th century, people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts and ghouls. The Roman Empire gave us our tradition of bobbing for apples at Halloween. In colonial America, it took on a celebration of the...more
On 4 October 2019, the FCA published its much anticipated Interim Report on its Market Study into general insurance pricing practices (the “Interim Report“)....more
The Texas Department of Insurance released its 2018 Biennial Report to the Legislature with recommendations and policy discussions for the upcoming legislative session. The Department recommends the Legislature: Require...more
What you need to know on the Michigan Mini Tort maximum recovery limit, getting your car fixed and paid for, what do do if you’re in a crash with an uninsured driver, time limits to file a claim....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
Two police officers were riding in a police car that was struck by an intoxicated underinsured driver. The officer in the passenger seat suffered serious injuries that were inadequately compensated by the tortfeasor’s...more
We wish to call attention to a disturbing trend, that even in the highly regulated field of personal lines coverage, homeowners and auto policies, the insurance industry is engaged in courses of conduct designed to write...more
The NAIC’s Center for Insurance Policy and Research (CIPR) released a white paper analyzing the future of "telematics" in premium rate-making by auto insurers. Telematics allow for the measurement of actual driving...more
We have previously discussed how, over the past 10+ years, courts have increasingly recognized that insurance claims adjusters are exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The recent cases of Estrada v. Maguire Ins....more