Rithm Capital-owned mortgage servicer Newrez LLC will pay $15.5 million to resolve allegations that force-placed insurance charges were erroneously levied against customers, following a multistate mortgage loa... (more story)

An insurer says a property owner's request that a Tennessee federal court declare that its building was damaged in a "significant weather event" improperly asks the court to rule on competing expert opinions o... (more story)

A state court finding that insurers needn't cover a contractor in an underlying suit over fire damage to a bridal shop bars the shop from pursuing coverage from the carriers for a $38 million judgment against ... (more story)

Fires destroying hundreds of properties in Spokane, Washington, could become one of the biggest insured loss events in the state's history.

Wells Fargo cannot collect on a $4 million life insurance policy, coverage for an assisted living home, and construction company insurers trying to get back $50 million Hurricane Sandy settlement. Law360 has t... (more story)

American Family Mutual Insurance Co. has agreed to buy specialty insurer Bowhead Specialty Holdings in an all-cash deal valuing the company at about $1.2 billion.

A Connecticut federal judge has said a homeowner's insurer does not owe her coverage in a lawsuit alleging she shared a patient's treatment information while she was at home, finding that her alleged actions f... (more story)

Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

The second quarter of 2026 featured a trio of auto insurance opinions from Illinois' appellate courts, addressing a notice requirement, narrowing insurers' exposure for delayed payment of underinsured motorist... (more story)

Insurance carriers have begun releasing how they fared in the second quarter of 2026, with Chubb, The Hartford and The Hanover Insurance Group reporting meaningful growth for personal lines and a focus on disc... (more story)

The Eleventh Circuit has dismissed Mt. Hawley Insurance Co.'s appeal of a ruling requiring it to defend a subcontractor in a wrongful death lawsuit, saying the settlement of the underlying suit in a Florida st... (more story)

A Connecticut federal judge should not have certified a policyholder class that secured a $147.5 million cost-of-insurance settlement with Lincoln National and a Cigna unit, the Second Circuit held on Tuesday,... (more story)

An insurer does not have to defend a fashion company in its latest bout in a long-running trademark infringement dispute with Adidas, a California federal judge has ruled, saying the claims fell under a prior ... (more story)

The Fourth Circuit said an insurer owes no defense or coverage for a $5.1 million default judgment against a truck driver in a wrongful death case, finding the insurer wasn't timely notified of the underlying ... (more story)

Kevin Zimmerman of BakerHostetler successfully argued to the Fifth Circuit to reverse class certification for drivers suing United Services Automobile Association, and persuaded the Tenth Circuit to reject a n... (more story)

Lowe's has settled a dispute seeking coverage from a Chubb unit toward an underlying $90 million wrongful death settlement involving an employee of the home improvement giant, according to a notice filed days ... (more story)

An excess insurer told a California federal court it owed no part of a $5 million policy for suits claiming a software company unlawfully tracked customers' web activity, while the software company told an Ill... (more story)

An AIG unit and an excess insurer won a partial victory in their bid to seek a $3.7 million coverage reimbursement from a tree services company for two civil suits tied to claims of whistleblower retaliation t... (more story)

A New Jersey federal court on Tuesday said an insurer does not owe more coverage to a day spa for a suit accusing an employee of sexually assaulting a patron, finding that the insurer's obligations were capped... (more story)

A Chubb unit said it is entitled to recover costs paid to defend the Los Angeles Angels against wrongful death actions brought by the family of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who overdosed while traveling for an away g... (more story)

An insurer does not have to pay a tech company's $300,000 judgment in an employment action alleging a worker experienced discrimination and retaliation during her pregnancy, the First Circuit said Tuesday, rul... (more story)

Merchant capital advance provider Yellowstone Capital LLC has lost its bid for coverage of costs incurred in a $1 billion settlement with the New York attorney general over claims that it gouged small business... (more story)

An excess insurer owes up to $5 million in coverage for a financial service company's arbitration over allegations workers misappropriated their previous employer's trade secrets, the Delaware Superior Court s... (more story)

An insurer must defend and indemnify a plumbers' union-backed education fund accused of retaliating against a member who claimed he was wrongfully terminated after submitting a request for paternity leave, a N... (more story)

A professional liability insurer urged a California federal court to find that an excess insurer can't rely on a policy exclusion barring coverage for claims brought before the policy's start date to get off t... (more story)

In answering two certified questions from the Third Circuit, the New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday said a worker injured while driving a company vehicle is not entitled to his employer's full general liabil... (more story)

Policyholder experts say a recent California ruling on bad faith claims against excess insurers before lower policy limits are exhausted will bring efficiencies to coverage disputes.

Insurers do not owe coverage to a telecom company for a $27 million settlement with shareholders who said they were shorted in an acquisition, the Delaware Superior Court said, finding the settlement was a "bu... (more story)

Teams from Cozen O'Connor and Nebraska-based Baylor Evnen Wolfe helped persuade an Eighth Circuit panel to reject a Wells Fargo Bank collection bid for what the court deemed a $4 million life-wagering scheme.

As courts increasingly find that upstream parties are best positioned to detect red flags in fraud disputes, most recently in Yangtze v. Ohio Valley Trackwork, companies should tighten treasury and deposit agr... (more story)