Ill. Justices' Pollution Exclusion Review Could Realign Courts
The Illinois Supreme Court's agreement to consider whether pollution exclusions in standard-form commercial general liability policies apply to industrial emissions allowed under a regulatory permit could potentially provide certainty on the issue and realign Illinois' interpretation with other state courts, experts say.
Calif. Insurer Collusion Suits Will Rest On Evidence, Pros Say
Two suits accusing California insurers of colluding to limit property insurance coverage through control of the state's last-resort insurer are drawing interest from policyholder advocates over what discovery might reveal, while insurer representatives are blasting the actions as completely meritless.
Parametric Insurance Offers Hope Amid Systemic Challenges
Insurers are increasingly adopting parametric insurance policies as one means of offsetting broader systemic challenges to the industry, even as questions persist about the scope and regulation of these products, which offer automatic payouts.
Ill. Justices' Pollution Exclusion Review Could Realign Courts
The Illinois Supreme Court's agreement to consider whether pollution exclusions in standard-form commercial general liability policies apply to industrial emissions allowed under a regulatory permit could potentially provide certainty on the issue and realign Illinois' interpretation with other state courts, experts say.
Calif. Insurer Collusion Suits Will Rest On Evidence, Pros Say
Two suits accusing California insurers of colluding to limit property insurance coverage through control of the state's last-resort insurer are drawing interest from policyholder advocates over what discovery might reveal, while insurer representatives are blasting the actions as completely meritless.
Parametric Insurance Offers Hope Amid Systemic Challenges
Insurers are increasingly adopting parametric insurance policies as one means of offsetting broader systemic challenges to the industry, even as questions persist about the scope and regulation of these products, which offer automatic payouts.
Expert Analysis
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Property More
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A Zurich unit owes no coverage to a senior living facility for COVID-19-related losses it sought under its property policy's communicable disease provision, an Alaska federal court ruled Friday, finding the go... (more story)
A Louisiana federal judge Wednesday reversed his decision compelling arbitration of an insurance dispute over coverage for hurricane damage in light of new precedent from the state's top court, pointing to a "... (more story)
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An insurer for a pest control company needn't cover a suit alleging a former employee assaulted a minor whom he recruited to work at the business, a Mississippi federal court ruled, finding that neither the em... (more story)
Consumers should have more information about the sustainability features of their ordinary insurance products, but existing regulations in the United Kingdom and Europe don't encourage transparency or innovati... (more story)
Xcel Energy Inc. told a Colorado state court it shouldn't be named as a defendant in consolidated litigation seeking to hold it and two subsidiaries liable for a 2021 wildfire, arguing that the plaintiffs coul... (more story)
A Los Angeles port operator's insurer asked a three-judge panel in the Ninth Circuit to rethink part of its decision ordering a jury trial on the amount of defense costs the operator incurred while litigating ... (more story)
A real estate company could not show that its suit seeking $1.9 million in coverage for a title defect that limited access to its San Diego industrial property belonged in federal court, a California judge fou... (more story)
An insurance appraiser failed Monday to get the U.S. Supreme Court to define what "arbitration" actually means under the Federal Arbitration Act, seeking immunity after a Colorado state jury found he fraudulen... (more story)
General Liability More
An insurer told a Georgia federal court that it doesn't owe coverage to a homeowner's association in a $10 million suit brought by a woman who said she was viciously attacked by her neighbor's dogs in part bec... (more story)
A California federal judge presiding over sprawling social media personal injury multidistrict litigation doubted on Wednesday insurers' arguments their multimillion-dollar coverage fight with Meta belongs in ... (more story)
The insurer for a construction inspection company claimed it owed no coverage for a suit alleging the company overlooked deficiencies that contributed to a $7.8 million tornado loss, telling a New Jersey feder... (more story)
Scottsdale Insurance Co. has told a Florida federal court that the owner of part of a shopping plaza isn't owed coverage for a $1 million personal injury lawsuit brought by a man who was shot in the parking lo... (more story)
An insurance company has urged the Eleventh Circuit to revive its lawsuit seeking a ruling that it does not have to defend Georgia law firm Fellows LaBriola LLC in a malpractice case because of a misappropriat... (more story)
A New York federal court paused an insurer's dispute over coverage for a $16 million default judgment entered against its insureds in a wrongful death suit due to an ongoing appeal concerning the vacatur of that judgment.
Colorado Supreme Court justices on Monday said an insurer can't escape an economic loss rule that precludes parties from bringing tort claims over a breach of duty arising from a contract, holding that the rul... (more story)
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday reversed a $3.3 million judgment against a Florida lodge over a shooting that resulted in a woman's death, finding in a split ruling a jury should decide the bad faith issue of w... (more story)
An insurer said it has no duty to defend or indemnify a party equipment rental company in an underlying suit over injuries a child suffered while riding a mechanical bull at an event, telling a Texas federal c... (more story)
An insurer for a smoke shop told a Florida federal court it owes no coverage for a proposed class action accusing various shops of selling nitrous oxide products for recreational drug use, pointing to an exclu... (more story)
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An employee benefits administrator failed to properly secure and safeguard private information of benefits recipients, including their names and Social Security numbers, that was later compromised in a data br... (more story)
An insurer shouldn't have to pay for a settlement that a healthcare management company reached following a nearly $3.3 million jury verdict in an underlying nursing home negligence suit, the carrier told a Was... (more story)
A Ninth Circuit ruling that revived a suit alleging Shopify violated privacy laws using tracking software cleared a key procedural bar that could open the floodgates to a new wave of litigation, threatening to... (more story)
The professional liability insurer for a Georgia cosmetic surgery provider didn't act in bad faith in handling a liposuction patient death claim that eventually led to a $60 million judgment, a Utah federal co... (more story)
An engineering firm's directors and officers insurer told a Nebraska federal court Monday it should owe no coverage for a settled lawsuit that accused the firm of conspiring to poach a rail contractor's employ... (more story)
California property owners affected by the Los Angeles wildfires accused over 300 insurers of conspiring to eliminate competition in the marketplace, forcing consumers to instead obtain fire insurance from the... (more story)
Acuity Insurance LLC wants a Pennsylvania federal court to join two other insurers to its defense of a client accused of designing inadequate safety barriers at a Lancaster County raceway, claiming the other c... (more story)
The U.S. Supreme Court's revival of Cornell University workers' class action alleging excessive retirement plan fees will likely spur a rise in lawsuits zeroing in on employers' arrangements with recordkeepers... (more story)
A North Carolina Supreme Court justice seemed skeptical of a construction company's argument that a sheriff's department should cover the entire cost of a workers' compensation payout to a deputy injured while... (more story)
A trio of Oxford Risk Management Group LLC reinsurance customers this week won fast-tracking of three Court of Chancery suits that raised multiple claims, including for treble damages, after ORMG declared that... (more story)