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Director Esq Steven A Meyerowitz

Director Esq Steven A Meyerowitz

October 17, 2012 | FC&S Insurance

Car Rental Company May Shift Liability to Driver

A car rental company that offers tort liability insurance that is declined by the person renting a car cannot be held liable for tort damages occurring…

By Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

October 17, 2012 | FC&S Insurance

Totally Disabled? Court Rejects Plaintiff’s Claim

A self-employed airline maintenance consultant claimed that he had become totally disabled and sought benefits under a disability income policy issued…

By Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

October 17, 2012 | FC&S Insurance

Another Court Finds No Private Action Under Connecticut’s Unfair Insurance Practices Act

Does a private cause of action exist under the Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Act (“CUIPA”)? Another court has decided that it does…

By Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

October 16, 2012 | FC&S Insurance

‘In Writing’ Requires a Writing – Not a Course of Conduct – To Trigger Additional Insured Endorsement, Circuit Confirms

A course of dealing may be sufficient to bind parties to a written but unsigned contract. But is a course of dealing sufficient to satisfy an “agreement…

By Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

October 16, 2012 | FC&S Insurance

Circuit Rejects Excess Insurer’s Bad Faith Claim against Primary Carrier

Kentucky law imposes a three part test for bad faith claims against insurance carriers: (1) the insurer must be obligated to pay the claim under the terms…

By Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

October 16, 2012 | FC&S Insurance

Is Lessor of Motor Vehicle Equipment Covered by MCS-90 Endorsement?

When is a policyholder a “motor carrier” for purposes of triggering the MCS–90 endorsement? A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals…

By Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

October 01, 2012 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Breadth of Our Coverage

This issue of the Insurance Coverage Law Report highlights the breadth of insurance coverage law – and of FC&S Legal: The Insurance Coverage…

By Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

October 01, 2012 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Can a Crime Insurance Policy’s Definition of ‘Robbery’ Be Ambiguous?

One might think that an ambiguous definition of “robbery” would be unlikely in a crime insurance policy. In a recent insurance coverage dispute,…

By Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

7 minute read

August 17, 2012 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Editor’s Note for the Inaugural Issue of the Insurance Coverage Law Report

Welcome!By Steven A. MeyerowitzSteven A. Meyerowitz, who can be reached at [email protected], is the Editor-in-Chief of the Insurance Coverage Law…

By Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

July 09, 2012 | FC&S Insurance

Product Liability Coverage

Under the majority rule, a “no-transfer” provision in an insurance contract is generally valid with respect to transfers that were made prior…

By Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read