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• Insurer Defeats Effort to Reform Policy

  Dec 10, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  A New York trial court has rejected an insured’s attempt to reform an insurance policy to remove a 100 percent co-insurance requirement.

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• Med Mal Defendants Lose Bid to Discover Terms of Plaintiff’s Settlement with Other Defendant

  Dec 10, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  A New York trial court has ruled that two non-settling medical malpractice defendants could not yet discover the terms of the settlement reached by the plaintiff with a third defendant.

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• Arkansas Supreme: Auto Policies’ Medical Benefits Provisions Were Not Ambiguous

  Dec 10, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  The Supreme Court of Arkansas has ruled that medical benefits provisions in automobile insurance policies were not ambiguous and that injured passengers were not entitled to recover the difference between what their medical providers billed and the amounts they agreed to accept.

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• New York Governor Signs ‘Storm Chaser’ Legislation

  Dec 10, 2019 | Legislative Regulatory Developments

  New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed legislation that, he said in a statement, would “crack[] down” on “storm chasers.”

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• Insurance Commissioners Release Report on Cybersecurity Insurance and Identity Theft Coverage

  Dec 10, 2019 | Legislative Regulatory Developments

  The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has released a new report on cybersecurity insurance and identity theft coverage.

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• MS Amlin Has New Operating Model and Senior Leadership Team

  Dec 10, 2019 | Industry News

  Global reinsurer MS Amlin has a new operating model and senior leadership team as part of a reorganization of its international businesses.

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Case Law Analysis ›

Pennsylvania Split: Should Courts Sever Insureds’ Breach of Contract and Bad Faith Claims Against Insurers?

Florida Split: Should Expected Attorneys’ Fees Add to Amount in Controversy in Insurance Coverage Cases?

Insured’s Bad Faith Counterclaim Withstands Anti-SLAPP Motion

Washington Supreme: Insurer’s Wrongful Withholding of PIP Benefits Subjected It to Consumer Protection Act Suit

Six Year Delay in Notifying Insurer Doomed Insured’s Bid for Coverage

Legislative & Regulatory Developments ›

California Bars Insurers from Refusing to Renew Policies in Wildfire Disaster Areas

Disaster Assistance Equity Act Introduced in the House

‘Inadequate Safety Culture’ Contributed to Uber Automated Test Vehicle Crash, NTSB Says

Now, Connecticut Issues Cease & Desist Order to Aliera and Trinity Healthshare

Oklahoma Insurance Department Is First in Country to Approve an IBT

Verdicts & Settlements ›

New York Jury Awards Nearly $100,000 to Man Injured by Chainsaw

Worker Who Fell at Construction Site Settles Negligence Suit for $11 Million

Jury Awards $850,000 to Plaintiff Who Said He Slipped on Liquid on Restaurant Floor

Jury Awards Plaintiff Only $2,600 for Injuries She Said She Suffered in Auto Accident

Jury Awards Over $500,000 to Insured Who Asserted Insurer’s App-Based Investigation Was Inadequate

Eye on the Experts ›

Courts Use Choice-of-Law Analysis to Avoid Denying Coverage

Is There a Duty to Read Insurance Contracts?

How Amazon Disrupted Product Liability

Biometric Data Regulations: Do Your Insurance Policies Cover This Emerging Risk?

Captive Insurance Company Disclosure Documents: Best Practices

Industry News ›

In Final Major Settlement, PG&E Reaches Agreement to Resolve Individual Claims Relating to 2017 and 2018 Wildfires and 2015 Butte Fire

Pit Bulls Accounted for 66 Percent of Total Fatal Dog Attacks, Study Finds

Chubb Appoints New Leaders for Its North America Commercial Insurance Division

Wright and Zurich North America Offer Private Flood Insurance in New Jersey

Swiss Re to Sell ReAssure to Phoenix Group