Hannah Smith JD

March 25, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Superintendent Eric Cioppa served the Insurance Department for 33 years, acting as Superintendent for the last decade.

By Hannah Smith JD

1 minute read

March 25, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

In what may be the first finding that a general liability policy will cover some data breach losses, a U.S. District court has ruled that Target can recover settlements it paid to banks in connection with a 2013 breach.

By Hannah Smith JD

4 minute read

March 22, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Fraud can hurt not only large organizations like the NFL, but also the average consumer by means of higher premiums and potentially costly litigation.

By Hannah Smith JD

1 minute read

March 11, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The new traumatic brain injury guidelines are available now and will be effective on May 2, 2022.

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read

March 03, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The question will likely come down to whether Tesla and others defectively designed their product(s) or if these crashes are the result of some form of driver negligence.

By Adam Dolan

8 minute read

February 25, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

At issue: does Georgia state law allow for a city, through its insurance policy, to be held liable for the deaths of the three family members beyond the standard $700,000 state law limit?

By Hannah Smith JD

4 minute read

February 15, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Most insurance policies have a 2 year suit limitation period, meaning COVID suits are about to expire if they aren't soon filed.

By Syed Ahmad and William Sowers

5 minute read

February 10, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed the decision of the lower court, finding that a policy that listed windstorms among the covered…

By Hannah Smith JD

4 minute read

February 08, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

A court has ruled on the Oxford comma, finding that a policy's punctuation was not unclear and that a professional liability policy did not cover a multimillion-dollar judgment resulting from a lawsuit.

By Hannah Smith JD

4 minute read

February 07, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The New Jersey Superior Court considers whether a Russian cyber-attack should be considered an "act of war" to be excluded from an all-risk property insurance policy.

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read