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• GEICO Loses Appeal to Overturn $1 Million Bad Faith Award

  May 21, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  An appellate court in California has rejected an appeal by GEICO General Insurance Company from a judgment awarding $1 million in punitive damages for GEICO’s bad faith breach of an insurance contract.

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• Woman Injured in Sister’s Rental Vehicle Is Denied Insurance Coverage Under Sister’s Auto Policy

  May 21, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  A Florida court has ruled that a woman injured in an accident involving an uninsured/underinsured motor vehicle while she was a passenger in a rental vehicle driven by her sister could not recover under her sister’s auto insurance policy.

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• Flood Insurance Policy Took Effect on Date Loan Closed, Superstorm Sandy Court Decides

  May 21, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  A federal court in New York has ruled that a standard flood insurance policy did not take effect on the date indicated by the insurer but, rather, on the date a loan on the property closed.

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• 4 Lawyers Appointed to Senior Positions at New York State Department of Financial Services

  May 21, 2019 | Legislative Regulatory Developments

  The New York State Department of Financial Services has made a number of new appointments to its executive staff.

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• GHSA and National Road Safety Foundation Fund State Drowsy Driving Prevention Programs

  May 21, 2019 | Legislative Regulatory Developments

  The Governors Highway Safety Association and The National Road Safety Foundation, Inc., have announced the recipients of a third year of grants to help states implement innovative drowsy driving prevention campaigns.

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• Mercury Insurance Names the Safest and Most Affordable Vehicles to Insure for College Grads

  May 21, 2019 | Industry News

  Mercury Insurance has analyzed vehicles to determine the top 10 safest and most affordable vehicles to insure for college graduates.

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Case Law Analysis ›

GEICO Loses Appeal to Overturn $1 Million Bad Faith Award

Woman Injured in Sister’s Rental Vehicle Is Denied Insurance Coverage Under Sister’s Auto Policy

Flood Insurance Policy Took Effect on Date Loan Closed, Superstorm Sandy Court Decides

Truck Stop’s Insurance Excluded Coverage for Injuries Allegedly Suffered from Exploding Tire, Virginia Supreme Court Rules

North Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Order Requiring Criminal Defendant to Pay Restitution to Insurer

Legislative & Regulatory Developments ›

4 Lawyers Appointed to Senior Positions at New York State Department of Financial Services

GHSA and National Road Safety Foundation Fund State Drowsy Driving Prevention Programs

You’ve Seen This Movie Before: House Passes Bill Temporarily Extending Flood Insurance Program

California Insurance Commissioner to Hold Hearings into How Automobile Insurance Groups Affect Driver Premiums

Illinois State Senator Rachelle Crowe Pushes for Insurance Coverage for Breast Milk

Verdicts & Settlements ›

Taxi Driver Wins Jury Verdict in New York City

Jury Awards $10 Million to Parents of Teens Killed in Head-On Collision with 99-Year-Old Driver

Jury Rejects Plaintiffs’ Negligence Claim Over Grandfather’s Swimming Pool Death

Jury Award Offset by Insurer’s Payment of Policy Limits

New York Jury Awards Tenant Damages for Slip and Fall on Icy Stairway

Eye on the Experts ›

NFIP seems determined to thwart its own goals

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Considering Insurance Coverage for Shootings

Risk management during trial

Reducing the cost of fraudulent auto claims

Insurance regulators take up electric scooter liability issues

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Mercury Insurance Names the Safest and Most Affordable Vehicles to Insure for College Grads

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Everest Insurance Names Graham Pitt as Head of International Surety

Chubb Announces New Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goals Aligned with Science-Based Standards