A Tennessee federal judge Friday rejected a cardboard manufacturer's successive requests for a pretrial win in its hailstorm damage coverage dispute with its insurer, finding the "hotly" contested facts at iss... (more story)

Consumer groups say the California governor's veto of an insurance transparency bill hurts fire survivors who take issue with insurers' loss estimates.

Michael Kasdin of Foley & Lardner LLP spoke to Law360 Insurance Authority about the insurance options available to cannabis businesses, federal rescheduling, and how insurance availability promotes a competitive market.

An Iowa federal judge approved a deal worth $73 million to resolve a suit over life insurance policy rate hikes, a West Virginia federal jury said Chubb owes a coal mining company $30 million for claim delays,... (more story)

A Georgia federal judge chided counsel for a former golf clubhouse owner in an insurance coverage dispute over burst pipes for what the court called errors "typical" of AI hallucinations.

A Michigan federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a proposed class action accusing Detroit of unconstitutionally withholding residents' fire insurance proceeds, finding that a property owner had no protected inter... (more story)

A North Carolina federal court on Monday tossed a hotel group's claim that a Liberty Mutual unit committed unfair and deceptive trade practices in violation of state law after it denied the group's $12.5 milli... (more story)

A pair of Chubb insurers must pay a coal mining company $30 million in damages over their handling of the company's claim after a hopper collapsed at one of its silos, a West Virginia federal jury found.

A Florida appellate panel on Friday said a homeowner is owed a new jury trial in an insurance dispute over coverage for losses from a plumbing incident, finding a lower court should have declared a mistrial wh... (more story)

A Florida federal judge said an insurer must pay about $1.4 million to a condominium association to fulfill an appraisal award for property damage from Hurricane Irma, finding the insurer must also pay prejudg... (more story)

The lawyer representing Erie Insurance Exchange in a suit that seeks to avoid covering the parents of a mass shooter has admitted to a North Carolina federal court that he mistakenly misidentified the company'... (more story)

An Alabama federal judge said Century Surety Co. has no duty to indemnify or defend a smoke shop being sued by a customer burned by a vape pen battery that caught fire in his pocket because the incident didn't... (more story)

A New York appeals court held Thursday that concussion-related injury claims brought by former professional football players should be treated as separate occurrences under the NFL's insurance policies, thus i... (more story)

An Iowa federal judge Tuesday gave final approval to a settlement worth $73 million to resolve a policyholder class action alleging Transamerica Life Insurance Co. improperly increased monthly costs for certai... (more story)

A pair of Berkshire Hathaway insurers acted in bad faith by refusing to settle a personal injury suit within $3 million limits before a jury trial ended in a $36 million verdict against a property owner and it... (more story)

A New Jersey appellate panel Tuesday vacated a trial court's orders enforcing a $600,000 settlement in a personal injury case, sending the case back for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether counsel for ... (more story)

Insurers do not owe coverage to the town of East Haven, Connecticut, and former officials for an $11 million settlement over the politically motivated shutdown of a local quarry, a Connecticut federal judge ru... (more story)

A recent Colorado Supreme Court ruling promises to complicate policyholders' path to long-tail claims recovery.

Great American Insurance sued YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties in Washington federal court Wednesday, arguing it has no duty to defend it in an underlying child sexual abuse lawsuit and that the defendant ex... (more story)

Employers Mutual Casualty Co. filed suit in Washington federal court Wednesday seeking an order declaring that the insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify policyholder American Northwest Distributors Inc. a... (more story)

A motorcycle helmet company and an AIG-affiliated insurance company have resolved a lawsuit filed in California federal court over coverage stemming from claims of defects that allegedly caused a helmet to fly... (more story)

Two insurers must provide coverage to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as receiver for Silicon Valley Bank, for the bank's claim for losses from a $73 million fraud scheme, a North Carolina federal judge r... (more story)

A Washington federal court said it cannot definitively say whether an insurer must cover a healthcare management company's settlement with a nursing home resident, saying there is a genuine dispute about wheth... (more story)

An insurer for a San Francisco pharmaceutical company told a California federal court it owes no duty to defend the company in a suit from a creditor and shareholder alleging directors and officers mismanaged ... (more story)

Law360 Insurance Authority speaks with Daniel J. Healy of Brown Rudnick about coverage for an electric vehicle client and "retroactive date exclusions" in D&O policies.

Great American Insurance Co. has agreed to drop its lawsuit seeking a declaration that it does not have a duty to defend a Washington-based buoy installation company against claims over damages to an underwate... (more story)

A South Carolina federal judge said Thursday she is likely to ask the state supreme court to weigh in on whether certain language in a pharmaceutical company's insurance policies applies only to identified ind... (more story)

Courts weighed in on issues ranging from exhausting at-fault driver's coverage, insurer insolvency, and designation forms for California policies. Law360 has the past week's top insurance news.

A New Mexico federal judge said a county violated a protective order by disclosing information from confidential documents in a state court malpractice suit, saying the county's defense of "we own the document... (more story)

Life insurers are not required to send designation forms to California policyholders whose policies were issued before 2013, when a state law requiring carriers to provide applicants with a form to designate a... (more story)