Director Esq Steven A Meyerowitz

February 11, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that an insured that dismissed counsel appointed by its insurer might be liable to the insurer for breach of the duty to cooperate if the insurer could show prejudice after resolution of the underlying suit against the insured.

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

3 minute read

February 11, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, affirming a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, has ruled that a pollution exclusion in a commercial general liability insurance policy precluded coverage of a claim by an employee who developed an occupational disease known as welder’s lung.

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

3 minute read

February 11, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Switzerland’s president, Ueli Maurer, has signed an agreement on direct insurance other than life assurance with the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond

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

2 minute read

February 11, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Erin K. Hunter has been appointed acting insurance commissioner by West Virginia’s governor, Jim Justice.

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

2 minute read

February 11, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, affirming a district court’s decision, has ruled that an excess insurance policy that “expressly state[d]” that it was subject to exclusions in the underlying coverage was subject to an exclusion incorporated into the underlying policy through an endorsement.

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

4 minute read

February 07, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Iowa Insurance Division now is home to the Senior Medicare Patrol, a statewide resource for Iowans to report Medicare fraud.

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

4 minute read

February 07, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A U.S. magistrate judge in Florida has issued a decision that significantly expands the scope of the attorney-client privilege for insurers involved in coverage lawsuits with insureds.

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

5 minute read

February 07, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Cayman’s international insurance industry enjoyed a strong 2018, according to figures published by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.

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

2 minute read

February 07, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A federal district court in Georgia has ruled that an insurer that provided a defense to two insureds before sending reservation of rights letters was estopped from denying them coverage.

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

4 minute read

February 07, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A Louisiana appellate court has reversed course and rejected its prior decision that first-party bad faith claims against insurers are subject to a one-year prescriptive period. Rather, the appellate court now has ruled that they are subject to a 10-year prescriptive period.

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

4 minute read