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Hannah Smith

Hannah Smith

August 13, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Despite 'Any Insured' Exclusion, D&O Insurer Exposed As If No Exclusion At All

Insurers and underwriters should be wary of general severability clauses that could potentially strip any meaning from an exclusion that would otherwise serve to exclude coverage for all insureds.

By Marc R. Kamin

5 minute read

August 12, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

SPACs and the Associated Insurance Coverage Risks at Play

The top three coverage issues potentially arising out of SPAC transactions.

By Robin Cohen and Andrew Bourne

9 minute read

August 12, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Insurer's 'Unfair Competition' Exclusion Defense to Product Liability Suit Overcooked, For Now, As Pressure Cooker Manufacturer's Insurance Claim Proceeds

The exclusion highlights the broad range of activities that can be found in some exclusions and how they can be cited as grounds to deny coverage in a variety of contexts beyond the anti-competitive claims their labels suggest to most policyholders.

By Geoffrey B. Fehling

7 minute read

August 09, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

PA's "Four Corners" Rule May Not Be Applied With Blinders On When Determining An Insurer's Duty To Defend An Additional Insured

Courts in Pennsylvania have held that insurers may need to take a deeper look when determining whether it has a duty to defend an additional insured in a lawsuit brought by an employee of the named insured.

By Greg Delfiner

6 minute read

August 06, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

One Firm's Mandatory Vaccine Policy and Insurance Implications

A deeper look at one firm's mandatory vaccination policy, and the insurance implications of requiring and not requiring a vaccine.

By Hannah Smith

2 minute read

August 03, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

California Enacts New Wildfire Protections for Insureds

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is making new insurance protections effective for the summer wildfire season that increase payouts and evacuation benefits for wildfire survivors.

By Hannah Smith

2 minute read

August 03, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Insured Was Not a Party, Still Bound by Judgment in Case

The court held that a car insurer was collaterally estopped from contesting a judgment in another case to which the insurer was not a party.

By Hannah Smith

3 minute read

August 02, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Will Your CGL Policy Provide Coverage in Cyber Data Theft Claim?

This case underscores that insurance coverage for cyber claims can come under different insurance products.

By Joshua Gold

6 minute read

July 29, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Condo Association Gets 15 Percent of Inspection Estimate After Hurricane

The Eleventh Circuit has found that the lower court did not err in finding coverage for damages that a condominium complex suffered as a result of Hurricane Irma, nor did the court err in only awarding a fraction of the amount sought by the Condominium Association.

By Hannah Smith

3 minute read

July 29, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Potential Reverberations of Condo Collapse on Availability of State Regulated Insurance

Combined with the skyrocketing legal fees saddling Florida insurers from past hurricanes, reduced confidence in City and County regulated building inspections will contribute to the decline of available coverage.

By Tiffany Rothenberg

6 minute read