New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes | June 26, 2024
Many businesses have sought to recover their pandemic losses under commercial property insurance policies, only to be denied coverage. A significant number of policyholders have filed lawsuits challenging these disclaimers. But to the dismay of the insureds, a growing majority of high state courts have sided with the insurers in these disputes.
By Cort T. Malone and Kathleen Gatti | June 26, 2024
Anderson Kill's Cort Malone and Kathleen Gatti spotlight a May 29 ruling from the Northern District of New York allowing a bad faith claim against an insurer to go forward, reaffirming policyholders' right to seek consequential damages when insurance companies unreasonably delay or deny claims.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | June 24, 2024
Allied World alleged in counterclaims that Feldman Shepherd retained defense counsel and reached the settlement without the insurer's consent.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By David M. Barshay and Steven J. Neuwirth | June 24, 2024
A no-fault insurer is entitled to request from an applicant any additional verification it deems necessary to process the claimant's claim. "The insurer is entitled to receive all items necessary to verify the claim directly from the parties from whom such verification was requested.
By Kat Black | June 21, 2024
The plaintiffs sought more than $500 million from Sutter Health over allegations of insurance fraud, which Judge Stephen D. Kaus rejected.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Susan Odess and Andrew Miller | June 18, 2024
On May 21, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) published its May 2024 Florida Property Insurance Market Update, claiming "overall market…
By Riley Brennan | June 14, 2024
U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte of the District of Maryland ruled the plaintiff pleaded facts clearly to suggest USAA "knew full well that they had the use of the late fees," and "they understood the time-value of the fees" and their interest-bearing potential, according to a June 11 opinion.
By Alex Anteau | June 13, 2024
"I think one mistake that plaintiffs lawyers are also guilty of is [treating] rural people like they're different and they're not," said plaintiffs attorney Matt Cathey.
By Jared Zola | June 6, 2024
A discussion of the basic 411 on what types of events commercial insurance may cover and how to go about productively pursuing an insurance recovery when disaster strikes—even if your insurance company says "no."
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Harlan Wald and Kimberly Wald | June 5, 2024
Many adverse incidents stem from surgeries conducted by incompetent doctors operating out of their own facilities. Alarmingly, the vast majority of these practitioners and their clinics do not carry malpractice insurance.
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