Expert Analysis

Keys To Successful Commercial Property Insurance Claims

While insurance needs for commercial leasing arrangements are driven by the characteristics of the premises and th... (more story)

Finding Coverage For Online Retail Privacy Class Actions

Following recent court rulings interpreting state invasion of privacy and electronic surveillance statutes trigger... (more story)

What We Know From Early Cyberinsurance Rulings

Recent cyber disruption incidents, like the Crowdstrike outage and the CDK Global cyberattack this summer, highlig... (more story)

Property More

Fla. Condo Settles With Insurer Over Hurricane Ian Damage

A Florida condominium association seeking more than $1 million in coverage for property damage caused by a 2022 hurricane has settled with insurer Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Co.

The 2024 Regional Powerhouses

The law firms on Law360's list of 2024 Regional Powerhouses reflected the local peculiarities of their states while often representing clients in deals and cases that captured national attention.

An insurer says it deserves a default final judgment in its indemnification suit against a contractor that the insurer says owes it nearly $13 million. (iStock.com/nathaphat)
Contractor Owes $13M To Cover Virus Defaults, Insurer Says

A Michigan-based insurer asked a Florida federal court Wednesday to grant a default final judgment in its indemnification suit against a contractor, seeking to force the company to cough up nearly $13 million ... (more story)

London Reinsurance Sector Grew To £11B In 2023

The value of reinsurance transactions written in the London company insurance market grew by 33% in 2023 on the back of a harder pricing environment, according to figures published Tuesday by a trade body.

No Coverage For BNSF In Flood Suit, Travelers Says

Two Travelers units told a California federal court that they owe no additional insured coverage to railway giant BNSF over claims that a track relocation project it undertook caused significant flooding on a ... (more story)

Chinese Reinsurers Can't Exit Reimbursement Suit Yet

Two property insurers properly served Chinese reinsurers with their suit alleging that they owe more than $43 million in unpaid reinsurance claims, an Iowa federal court ruled, rejecting the reinsurers' argume... (more story)

Red Lobster Landlord Sues Zurich Over $1.2M Fire Payment

The owner of a property leased to Red Lobster said a Zurich unit negligently failed to name the owner on settlement checks issued to the eatery after a fire, telling a New Jersey federal court the failure allo... (more story)

General Liability More

TIAA Faces Class Claims Over 2023 Cyberattack

The Teachers Insurance Annuity Association of America and its life insurance subsidiary were sued in New York federal court by a proposed class alleging the company failed to protect the personal data of curre... (more story)

Insurer Says Ga. Club's Coverage Ends When Guns Come Out

Trisura Specialty Insurance Co. has asked a Georgia federal court to rule that it should not be held liable for claims arising from a January 2022 shooting at a bar that injured several patrons.

USC Sex Abuse Coverage Dispute Dropped After Doc's Death

The University of Southern California and several of its insurers dropped a dispute over coverage for sexual assault allegations against disgraced gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall, which comes after the death o... (more story)

Cybersecurity Co. Beats Suit Over Med Tech Data Breach

A Massachusetts federal judge declined to hold information security technology company Barracuda Networks Inc. liable over a 2018 data breach that exposed the confidential information of more than 277,000 pati... (more story)

3rd Circ. Relieves Insurer Of Additional UIM Coverage

The Third Circuit reversed an early win a lower court handed to a couple whose son suffered serious injuries in a motorized dirt bike accident, finding that the couple's insurer needn't pay an additional $250,... (more story)

Notable D&O Rulings Of 2024 So Far

The U.S. Supreme Court’s corporate disclosure ruling, a California federal court’s take on advancement of subpoena-related defense costs and conflicting Delaware state court decisions on the enforcement of no-... (more story)

Specialty Lines More

Insurers Bring Curtain Down On 'Cats' Tour Injury Dispute

Two insurers agreed to settle a dispute in Massachusetts federal court over coverage for a touring production of "Cats" at a Rhode Island theater where an employee was severely injured by set equipment.

Ky. Breeder Not Covered For Horse's Death, Court Says

A horse breeder has no coverage for the death of a stallion that occurred after he was given an injection to increase his libido as the injection triggered an exclusion for unauthorized medications, a Kentucky... (more story)

A Miami law firm’s insurer escaped covering a lawsuit alleging the firm overbilled a client. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Miami Law Firm Not Covered In Overbilling Row, Judge Says

An insurer does not have to defend a Miami law firm in a lawsuit accusing it of overbilling a client, a Florida federal judge has ruled, finding that the underlying allegations do not constitute professional s... (more story)

Atlanta Consultant Didn't Deal With Cyber Hackers, Suit Says

An Atlanta-based insurance industry consulting firm failed to negotiate with hackers and didn't pay a ransom to protect user data after its network was compromised, despite promises to keep customer informatio... (more story)

Insurer Needn't Cover Lab Fraud Suits, Ill. Judge Rules

An insurer has no obligation to defend or indemnify a property management company or its owner in two underlying lawsuits accusing the owner of concealing financial information from a minority owner in a joint... (more story)

AIG Unit Sees Recovery Funds Dispute With RealPage Pared

A federal judge trimmed a lawsuit an AIG unit filed seeking to recover over $1 million it paid to property management software company RealPage after a phishing attack, rejecting both the insurer's stance that... (more story)

Calif. Panel Rejects PE Exec's Excess Coverage Claims

A California state appeals court upheld the dismissal of a private equity executive's claims that two excess insurers had to cover the millions he said he and his companies incurred in litigation with his co-f... (more story)