January 17, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
NRA-Affiliated Insurance Is Banned in WashingtonThe insurance commissioner of the state of Washington, Mike Kreidler, has banned the sale of insurance policies branded by the National Rifle Association…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
January 16, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
States Receive New Federal Drugged Driving GrantsThrough federal funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), the Governors Highway Safety Association (“GHSA”)…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
January 16, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
National Association of Insurance Commissioners Names 2019 Zone Committee LeadersMembers of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) have elected the 2019 zone officers.“Zone leaders play an important…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
January 16, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
California Jury Rejects Plaintiff’s Slip-and-Fall Claim Against HospitalA jury in California has ruled that a hospital was not liable for injuries allegedly suffered by a visitor who said he slipped on soda that had been spilled…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
January 16, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Facing Well Over $30 Billion of Wildfires-Related Claims, PG&E Reports Only About $2 Billion of Insurance. Hence, Bankruptcy.PG&E Corporation has announced that it is preparing to enter Chapter 11 with its regulated utility subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Utility”),…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
9 minute read
January 16, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Exclusion Barred Coverage of Claims Against Log Home Builder Stemming from Beetle InfestationA federal district court in Montana has ruled that an insurance company did not have to cover claims against the builder of a log home for damage stemming…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
January 16, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Insurance Policy Exclusions Barred Coverage of Suit Against Employer Alleging One Employee Attacked and Sexually Assaulted Another, 5th Circuit RulesThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s decision that exclusions in a commercial general liability insurance…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
January 15, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Appellate Court Upholds Offset of Pretrial Medical Payments Made by Insurer Against Judgment in Insured’s FavorAn appellate court in Georgia has affirmed a trial court’s decision offsetting the amount an insurer had paid before trial for the insured’s…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 15, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Texas Department of Insurance Amends Rules for Death Benefit Eligibility for Spouses of First RespondersThe Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (“DWC”) has adopted an amendment to 28 TAC §132.7, relating…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
January 15, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Florida Court Rejects Homeowner’s Suit Against Insurer Under Lender-Placed Insurance PolicyA federal district court in Florida has ruled that the owner of a home allegedly damaged by a windstorm could not sue the insurer that issued a lender-placed…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
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