Expert Analysis

How Banks Can React To Risks In FinCEN Whistleblower Rule

Financial institutions should reassess and, if necessary, strengthen existing policies, procedures and other frame... (more story)

What GCs Should Consider Before Tendering TM Litigation

When a trademark lawsuit lands on a general counsel's desk, the instinct is to tender it to the insurer, but that ... (more story)

Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: April Lessons

In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy identifies practice tips from three ... (more story)

Property More

10th. Circ Says Insurer Owes No Coverage For Rollover Crash

State Farm doesn't owe uninsured motorist coverage to two women who were hurt in a rollover crash after one swerved to avoid a pedestrian on an interstate, the Tenth Circuit ruled, finding their injuries weren... (more story)

Denver Ritz-Carlton Owner Says Contractors Hit Water Line

Two contractors acted negligently while performing work at a neighboring property to the Ritz-Carlton Denver that resulted in an uncontrolled release of water entering the hotel, the hotel's owner and insurers... (more story)

Lemonade To Pay $10.5M In Driver's License Data Breach Suit

Lemonade will pay $10.5 million to settle with a proposed class of over 190,000 individuals who said the tech-forward insurer's online quote platform negligently disclosed their drivers' license numbers to cyb... (more story)

Timeshare Exit Patrons Nab Reversal In Coverage Denial Row

A Washington federal judge held she made a "mistake" when she rejected arguments that an insurer acted in bad faith by declining to defend a now-defunct timeshare exit company from a consumer protection class ... (more story)

NYC To Cut Insurance Costs With Publicly Backed Program

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced that the city will launch a publicly backed insurance program for rent-stabilized and affordable housing owners, who have struggled with skyrocketing insurance ... (more story)

Pa. Bakery Blasts Insurer Over Denied Collapse Coverage

A Pittsburgh-area bakery told a Pennsylvania state court its insurer denied coverage for a collapsed fire escape without ever inspecting the property.

Insurance Litigation Week In Review

A Vermont court confirmed a $13 million arbitration win, a Washington federal court relieved an insurer from defending a former coach accused of sexual harassment, and a Colorado federal court denied a quick w... (more story)

Insurer Needn't Defend Coach Sued For Sex Harassment

American Strategic Insurance Corp. has no duty to defend a former high school basketball coach from civil claims that he sexually harassed a player and employee of his athletic business, a Washington federal j... (more story)

Uber, Liberty Mutual Say NY Fraud Ring Staged Car Crashes

Uber and its auto insurer told a New York federal court that they are the victims of a scheme perpetrated by more than a dozen individuals who conspired to stage hit-and-run accidents and defraud the companies... (more story)

Penn National Says No Coverage In Property Sale Fraud Suit

Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. told a North Carolina federal judge it should have no duty to indemnify a businessowner policyholder accused in an underlying lawsuit of knowingly hiding a w... (more story)

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Insurer Freed From Roofing Contractor's Wrongful Death Suit

An insurer for a roofing company owes no coverage for a wrongful death suit brought by the estate of a contractor who suffered a fatal fall on the job, a Kentucky federal court ruled, saying that the contracto... (more story)

Kemper Sued Over Hack Of More Than 13M Records

Kemper Corp. was hit with at least three proposed class actions Monday in Illinois federal court by former employees who alleged that the insurance giant failed to stop a preventable cyberattack led by the hac... (more story)

Insurer Says Firm Owes $2.2M For Botched Representation

A Wisconsin-based insurer has sued the law firm it hired to defend an auto policyholder in a crash suit, telling a California federal court that the firm's inadequate representation has cost it more than $2.2 million.

Solar Contractor Drops $31M Bond Dispute With Zurich

A solar energy contractor agreed to drop its suit accusing a pair of Zurich insurers of defaulting on a $30.9 million bond that guaranteed the performance of a subcontractor working on a solar plant in Klickit... (more story)

Fla. Jury Finds No Insurer Bad Faith In Lodge Shooting Claim

The insurer for a Florida lodge did not act in bad faith when handling an estate's claim over a fatal shooting that occurred at the Fort Pierce property in 2015, a federal jury found.

Progressive Beats Class Bid In Total-Loss Valuation Suit

An Illinois federal judge declined to certify a class of Progressive Insurance customers who claimed the insurer underpaid on their total-loss vehicle claims by adding a downward pricing adjustment, ruling tha... (more story)

Insurer Must Cover Sex Assault Case, Conn. Agency Says

A Connecticut municipal risk agency claimed a local town and board of education must receive coverage from National Interstate Insurance Co. after the town and board were named in an underlying school bus sexu... (more story)

Insurer Says No Coverage For Fatal Wash. Quarry Shooting

An insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify a trucking company owner from civil claims following his conviction over the fatal shooting death of another man, the insurer told a Washington federal court.

Risk Agency Drops Munich Re Suit Over Sex Abuse Coverage

A Connecticut municipal risk financing agency has dropped a short-lived federal lawsuit seeking coverage from Munich Reinsurance America Inc. in an underlying sexual abuse lawsuit against a local school board.

Judge Revives Gas Station's Contamination Coverage Suit

A Washington federal court revived a gas station operator's suit accusing its insurer of wrongfully refusing to cover litigation over groundwater contamination, finding that a 2016 ruling on the insurer's duty... (more story)

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Insurer Escapes Covering Ga. Atty In $750K Fraud Suit

A Georgia attorney's professional liability insurer owes no coverage for an underlying suit alleging the lawyer conspired with a client to enrich themselves from a litigation funding company by claiming a fict... (more story)

Travelers Says Prior Claims Bar $2.3M Habitat Loss Coverage

A Travelers unit urged a Texas federal court to find it owed no coverage for a $2.3 million judgment entered against a real estate broker over claims it negligently permitted a contractor to enter a property a... (more story)

Life Policy With $21M Payout Voided As Illegal Life Wager

A Delaware federal court voided a life insurance policy as an unlawful wager on a now-deceased Florida woman's life, finding that Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. is entitled to retain the policy's $10 million de... (more story)

Insurer Intentionally Avoiding $200M Loan Claim, Court Told

A litigation funding firm has accused its insurer of wrongfully refusing to pay out its policy's guaranteed $200 million in coverage for an unpaid loan, saying the insurer buried it in duplicative and burdenso... (more story)

Excess Insurer Says Healthcare Co. Can't Tap $25M Policy

A private equity-backed hospital management company can't tap into its $25 million excess professional liability insurance for several underlying lawsuits until it forks over its $5 million self-insured retent... (more story)

How Securities Litigation Risks Materialized In The 1st Quarter

The securities litigation landscape in 2026's first quarter was defined by higher filing frequency and increased litigation exposure with rising average settlement values, meaning issuers should maximize data-... (more story)

Lockdown To Ledger: COVID Rulings Inform Crypto Coverage

As cryptocurrencies move deeper into mainstream financial markets, courts tasked with determining whether traditional insurance policies respond to digital asset losses have been evaluating coverage through th... (more story)

Steps To Maintain War Insurance Amid Middle East Conflict

To ensure they are adequately protected from war-related risk, companies affected by the escalating conflict in the Persian Gulf should consider how their war insurance coverage interacts with financing struct... (more story)

11-Month Defense Delay Could Pique Wash. Justices' Interest

A request from former Timeshare Exit Team customers for a federal court to certify questions about a $630 million deal presents an opportunity for a state high court to look at an 11-month defense delay. Carri... (more story)

Insurance Litigation Week In Review

An insurer didn't owe coverage to the owners of a farm in a carbon monoxide injury suit, an Allied World unit had a duty to defend a substance abuse treatment facility in a sexual misconduct case, and another ... (more story)