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Carlton Fields

Ninth Circuit Finds Excess Carrier Owes Nothing to Insured Who Failed to Obtain Prior Written Consent to Settlement

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In Vizio Inc. v. Arch Insurance Co., a case stemming from a class action settlement, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified several areas of California law involving the interaction of primary and excess insurance...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Harvard’s $15M Mistake: Failure to Adhere to Technical Notice Requirements in Insurance Policy May Lead to Significant Forfeiture

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The widely publicized U.S. Supreme Court case addressing Harvard University’s (Harvard) admissions practices not only concerns a significant constitutional issue but also serves as a cautionary tale for businesses and...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Renewal Correspondence to Underwriter Fails to Satisfy Claims-Made-and-Reported Policy’s Notice Requirement

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Applying California law, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has held that correspondence to an underwriter referencing a claim during the renewal process did not satisfy the notice...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Insurance Recovery Law - July 2015 #3

Two Years, Too Long for Coverage Under Claims-Made-and-Reported Policy - Why it matters: Claims-made-and-reported policies require that the claim be both made against the insured and reported to the insurer within the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Policyholder Observer

Encryption Flaw "Heartbleed" Creates Data Risk: How Insurance Can Stanch the Bleeding - In early April, news broke of an encryption flaw named “Heartbleed” that exposed companies to data breaches for over two and one...more

McAfee & Taft

Late notice by petroleum transporter results in insurance coverage denial

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In the matter of Starr Indem. & Liab. Co. v. SGS Petroleum Serv. Corp., Case No. 12-20545 (5th Cir. June 18, 2013), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently upheld their prior decision in Matador Petroleum...more

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