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A North Carolina federal court, applying North Carolina law, has held that an excess insurer may not challenge payments made by underlying carriers. The insured university faced separate lawsuits by two faculty members...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
We review two significant actions recently taken by the California Department of Insurance (the "Department") in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
Cyber due diligence is quickly becoming the “new normal” for buyers in M&A transactions as they seek to protect themselves against cyber risk. Cyber due diligence, however, is only part of the solution. Many sophisticated...more
In April, Florida amended its Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act (“Act”) to require life insurers to perform Death Master File (DMF) searches for all policies issued since 1992. The amended Act also provides that a DMF...more
Amendments to the Florida Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act in 2016 made significant changes to unclaimed property presumptions and insurance company obligations. See § 717.107, Fla. Stat. (2016) (the Act). Among other...more
If the recently proposed anti-concurrent causation bill in New York (Assembly No. A07455/ Senate No. S05581) is enacted, it is unclear what arguments will be made regarding its application. However, any arguments that the...more