January 02, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Enstar Completes Acquisition of Maiden’s North American Diversified Reinsurance BusinessA wholly-owned subsidiary of Enstar Group Limited has completed a previously announced transaction to acquire Maiden Reinsurance North America,…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
1 minute read
January 02, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Florida Regulator Reports More Hurricane Michael Insurance Claims Filed, and Now Estimates Insured Losses at $4.6 BillionThe Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“FOIR”) has updated its Hurricane Michael claims figures and now is reporting that, as of December…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
January 02, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Court Rejects Worker’s Comp Award to Employee Claiming Mold ExposureA Florida court has ruled that a workers’ compensation claims judge (“JCC”) should not have admitted the testimony of a family physician…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
7 minute read
January 02, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Anatomy of a “Death Penalty” Sanctions Ruling in an Insurance Coverage Case“Death penalty” sanctions, under which the offending party in a lawsuit essentially loses the case because of the sanctions, generally are…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
15 minute read
January 02, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Yes, FEMA Is Still Selling Flood Insurance PoliciesOnce again, just in the nick of time, on Friday, December 21, 2018, Congress reauthorized the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) until May 31,…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
December 17, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Florida Court Voids Insurance Policy on Lamborghini After It Was Destroyed in an AccidentA federal district court in Florida has voided an insurance policy on a 2015 Lamborghini Huracán after it was destroyed in an accident, concluding…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
December 17, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
High Court of England & Wales Approves CNA’s Brexit StructureThe High Court of England & Wales has approved the transfer of the European business of CNA Insurance Company Limited (“CICL”) to its new…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
1 minute read
December 17, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
New York Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo Receives Excellence in Consumer Advocacy Award from NAIC Consumer RepresentativesThe superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, Maria T. Vullo, has been awarded the Excellence in Consumer Advocacy Award from…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
1 minute read
December 17, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
Businessowners Policy Did Not Cover Company President in Unrelated Lawsuit, 10th Circuit AffirmsThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, affirming a district court’s decision, has ruled that an insurer had no obligation to defend and…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
December 17, 2018 | FC&S Insurance
7th Circuit Rejects Dividend Claims by Plaintiffs Holding Participating Life Insurance PoliciesThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois rejecting…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read