January 15, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Vermont’s Insurance Regulator Reports Strong Captive Numbers for 2018The State of Vermont licensed 25 new captive insurance companies in 2018, according to data released by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation.The…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
January 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
How Can Insurance Coverage Begin Weeks After a Policy’s Effective Date?The CaseSergey Pastukov was involved in a truck accident on May 14, 2015.Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company denied his claim and subsequently sought…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
January 15, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Insufficient Insurance to Cover Wildfires-Related Claims Leads PG&E to BankruptcyPG&E Corporation, reporting that it and its regulated utility subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Utility”) are “facing…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
January 15, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Auto Insurer Did Not Have to Defend Woman Who Drove Insured Car Without PermissionA federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that an auto insurer did not have to defend a woman who allegedly drove an insured car without permission…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
7 minute read
January 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Insurer Settles with Massachusetts Attorney General Over Allegations It Denied Policies to Consumers Using HIV Prevention MedicationTo settle allegations of discrimination against consumers brought against it by the Massachusetts Attorney General, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company has…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
January 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Attorney’s Misstatements Lead Court to Rescind Two Professional Liability Insurance PoliciesA federal district court in Pennsylvania has rescinded two professional liability insurance policies issued to an attorney at the insurer’s request,…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Maine Court Voids Law Prohibiting Solicitation by Public AdjustersA federal district court in Maine has ruled that the portion of Maine’s so-called “36-Hour Rule” prohibiting solicitation by public adjusters…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
January 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Insured’s Failure to Identify Doctor as Witness Barred His Testimony at Trial, Even If Doctor Had Conducted IME at Insurer’s RequestAn appellate court in New Jersey has affirmed a trial court’s decision barring a physician’s testimony on behalf of an insured at his trial…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
January 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
N.Y. Taxi Driver’s Late Notice of Alleged Assault Doomed His Worker’s Comp ClaimA New York court has rejected a taxi driver’s appeal from a decision of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (the “Board”)…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
January 14, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
New York Insurance Regulator Orders Two Insurers to Provide $8 Million in Rebates to Volunteer Firefighter CompaniesThe New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) has fined Arch Insurance Company and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
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