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
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 announced Thursday that the city will launch a publicly backed insurance program for rent-stabilized and affordable housing owners, who have struggled with skyrocketing insur... (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)
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)
General Liability More
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.
Admiral Insurance Co. has no duty to defend or indemnify a group of smoke shops from claims they illegally sold nitrous oxide canisters to individuals, allegedly resulting in several fatal car accidents, the i... (more story)
A coverage dispute over water damage that a Kansas-based senior living community sustained when a sprinkler burst is in the wrong state, a Travelers unit told a Colorado federal court, seeking to toss the Colo... (more story)
Florida law firm Johnson Pope and its insurer have sued a group of companies involved in the construction of a 46-story luxury condominium tower in St. Petersburg, telling a state court they are entitled to re... (more story)
A Munich Re unit said an Oklahoma-based law firm is to blame for a $92 million judgment entered against it in a coverage dispute over an apartment fire, telling a federal court Thursday that its attorney faile... (more story)
National Liability & Fire Insurance doesn't have to insure a Texas law firm for claims it fraudulently disbursed nearly $2 million of a safety equipment company's money for COVID-19 tests, a Pennsylvania judge... (more story)
Specialty Lines More
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)
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The Fifth Circuit revived a suit by an insurer's owner alleging that its broker failed to administer its reinsurance program properly, leading to over $100 million in losses when it discovered the program lack... (more story)
Insurers are likely to run again into the thorny question of whether aircraft grounded amid airport closures in the Middle East are already within the "grip of the peril" if leasing companies make claims for d... (more story)
A Florida federal jury awarded $110,000 in damages to an attorney who said an AIG unit refused to pay costs while defending a sports memorabilia company's former CEO against securities violations after the ins... (more story)
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