Director Esq Steven A Meyerowitz

February 07, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

In a case of first impression, a U.S. magistrate judge in Texas has ruled that a claimant’s delayed retention of an attorney did not excuse its failure to timely provide presuit notice to its insurer as required by Texas law.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

February 06, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

An appellate court in California has affirmed a trial court’s decision confirming an $18.45 million arbitration award in favor of an insurer against a third-party claims service administrator.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

February 06, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

An appellate court in Pennsylvania has ruled that a “regular use” exclusion in a personal automobile insurance policy applied where the insured was in an accident while driving his employer’s truck even though he only had driven that same truck two other times.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

February 06, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A woman injured in a livery vehicle in Manhattan has been awarded $100,000 in damages.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

February 06, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has licensed state based systems technology for Connecticut, making it the 30th state to choose this suite of technology solutions.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

February 06, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The former chief executive officer and senior vice president of a Barbados-based insurance company have been charged with laundering bribes to the former Minister of Industry of Barbados in exchange for his assistance in securing government contracts for the insurer.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

February 05, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that a minor who was illegally hired and who was injured while engaging in a task prohibited by the state’s child labor law was subject to the exclusive remedy provisions of Louisiana’s workers’ compensation law.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

February 05, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Central Bank of Ireland has granted Travelers Europe a license for a new, wholly owned insurance subsidiary incorporated in the Republic of Ireland.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

February 05, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has renewed its reinsurance placement for the National Flood Insurance Program.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

February 05, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Supreme Court of Tennessee has ruled that an employer had no statutory or common law duty to use its automated external defibrillator to assist an employee who suffered a non-work related medical emergency while at work and, therefore, that the employer could not be held liable to the employee for workers’ compensation benefits.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read