Pollution Permit Ruling Backs Pro-Insurer Policy Reading
The Illinois Supreme Court recently deemed state pollution permits irrelevant when determining whether pollutants fall within the scope of an exclusion in commercial general liability policies and endorsed separate pollution liability policies in a ruling that carrier-side attorneys are praising as a straightforward application of policy language.
Under Armour 4th Circ. Loss Raises Related Claims Doubts
A Fourth Circuit panel effectively halved the amount of available coverage for Under Armour's claims related to public financial forecasts and its accounting practices by deeming them "interrelated claims," highlighting the inherent uncertainty that practitioners face with the policy language.
Winter Storm's Costs For Insurers Likely To Be Manageable
The winter storm that plunged much of the U.S. into a deep freeze this week will likely bring about insurance claims challenges related to cause of loss and business interruptions, though market analysts expect the costs will be manageable for insurers.
Pollution Permit Ruling Backs Pro-Insurer Policy Reading
The Illinois Supreme Court recently deemed state pollution permits irrelevant when determining whether pollutants fall within the scope of an exclusion in commercial general liability policies and endorsed separate pollution liability policies in a ruling that carrier-side attorneys are praising as a straightforward application of policy language.
Under Armour 4th Circ. Loss Raises Related Claims Doubts
A Fourth Circuit panel effectively halved the amount of available coverage for Under Armour's claims related to public financial forecasts and its accounting practices by deeming them "interrelated claims," highlighting the inherent uncertainty that practitioners face with the policy language.
Winter Storm's Costs For Insurers Likely To Be Manageable
The winter storm that plunged much of the U.S. into a deep freeze this week will likely bring about insurance claims challenges related to cause of loss and business interruptions, though market analysts expect the costs will be manageable for insurers.
Expert Analysis
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Property More
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General Liability More
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An insurer for a company that provided security at a North Carolina apartment complex where a resident was fatally shot doubled down on counterclaims that a pair of Allied World insurers withheld critical info... (more story)
An insurer said it owes no additional coverage to a Wyndham hotel franchisee that was ordered to pay the hotel chain over $4 million for settling an underlying sex trafficking suit, telling a Pennsylvania fede... (more story)
An insurer said it has no duty to defend or indemnify a waterproofing subcontractor against claims stemming from moisture intrusion at an Oregon apartment complex, telling a federal court that there is a dispu... (more story)
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A Georgia gas company facing a lawsuit over its role in a gas line explosion counts as an additional insured under its subcontractors' excess insurance policy, a unanimous Seventh Circuit panel has ruled, upho... (more story)
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An Arizona federal court rejected a professional liability insurer's request for a new trial after a jury found it liable to cover settled claims that a pesticide services company negligently damaged wheat cro... (more story)
A Pennsylvania nursing home told a federal court that an insurer should pay up to $3 million in coverage for lawsuits by six patients' estates alleging a staff member murdered them, arguing the insurer miscons... (more story)
Progressive told the Fourth Circuit to undo class certification of auto insurance customers in North Carolina challenging how it calculates adjustments for total loss claims, citing the court's decision last y... (more story)
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Lexington Insurance Co. ignored a helmet designer's repeated requests for coverage in a lawsuit alleging that product defects caused a helmet to come off a motorcycle rider's head during a collision, the manuf... (more story)
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The Insurance Services Office has recently rolled out a "litigation funding mutual disclosure" form for optional use in policies, but the form is not only unnecessary but also unenforceable for four reasons, s... (more story)
A Pennsylvania state judge Wednesday said an AIG unit won't have to pay FedEx $200 million in post-judgment interest following a fatal crash involving one of its drivers, but allowed bad faith and promissory e... (more story)
A Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. unit told a federal court that it doesn't owe coverage to a company and its officers for a shareholder derivative lawsuit alleging the officers schemed to dilute the stockhold... (more story)
A North Carolina appeals court on Wednesday rejected efforts by insurer Integon Indemnity Corp. to appeal decisions in a pair of cases stemming from a $40 million drunken driving verdict, saying the receivers ... (more story)