Hannah Smith

November 19, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Marlene Caride also approved a larger-than-recommended rating decrease in 2019.

By Hannah Smith JD

1 minute read

November 19, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The court ruled that an insurer wrongfully denied uninsured motorists coverage to a policyholder who was injured while riding his motorcycle despite an exclusion in the policy for damages caused by motorcycle accidents.

By Hannah Smith JD

3 minute read

November 19, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The U.S. District Court for Middle Tennessee has dismissed a COVID-19 lawsuit brought by a policyholder that had its business-interruption claim denied by its insurance carrier.

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read

November 12, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

In a long-contested insurance bad-faith cause of action, the Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company delayed and continued to litigate despite having no legal foundation on which to base its case, only fulfilling its contractual obligations nine years after the covered accident.

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read

November 10, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

May a homeowners insurer may depreciate labor costs when calculating the actual cash value (ACV) after a covered loss?

By Hannah Smith JD

4 minute read

November 09, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The insurance industry is now saying that it has hard data that proves that a driver with a bad credit score is more likely to slam on the breaks or step…

By Hannah Smith

4 minute read

November 05, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Questions surrounding the tragic shooting on the set of Rust continue to be asked, and more than one type of insurance may be called to cover this tragic shooting.

By Christine Barlow, CPCU, Karen Sorrell, CPCU, Hannah Smith, JD.

6 minute read

November 03, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Rep. Carolyn Maloney originally introduced this legislation in May of 2020 in the midst of and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read

November 01, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Class action lawsuits alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA") continue to be filed in courts across the country,…

By John Vishneski and Andrew Barrios

7 minute read

October 26, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Boutique firm Cohen Ziffer has defeated a motion for reconsideration in a monumental Covid-19 business interruption case.

By Hannah Smith

3 minute read