Climate-Insurance Bills Gain Steam In California, Hawaii
Lawmakers in California and Hawaii are advancing insurance bills that would create new causes of actions against oil companies and expand last-resort coverage. Here, Law360 Insurance Authority breaks down the developments.
Ye's UK Entry Denial Prompts Event Coverage Questions
The cancellation of a London-based music festival after the rapper Ye was denied entry into the United Kingdom has prompted insurance experts to theorize whether his past conduct will complicate event cancellation coverage for the festival.
Hyundai Bellwether Trial Set To Test Theft-Prone Car Claims
A trial over whether Hyundai vehicles were vulnerable to theft will serve as a bellwether for insurers seeking to hold car manufacturers accountable. Law360 Insurance Authority looks at the case and the issues to be decided in court.
Property More
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
A Pittsburgh-area bakery told a Pennsylvania state court its insurer denied coverage for a collapsed fire escape without ever inspecting the property.
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)
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 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)
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)
General Liability More
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 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)
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.
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)
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.
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)
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)
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.
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.
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)
Specialty Lines More
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)