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Hannah Smith

Hannah Smith

July 06, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Reinsurance Arbitration Awards - An Uphill Battle?

Partner Amy Justine Kallal and Special Counsel Andrea Fort discuss what to consider when petitioning courts to confirm, vacate, or challenge awards in confidential reinsurance arbitrations.

By Amy Justine Kallal and Andrea Fort

8 minute read

July 02, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

APCIA and NAMIC File COVID-19 Business Interruption Brief with CA Supreme Court

Two of the most influential insurance trade associations come together to help the Court to understand the perilous nature of their COVID-19 business interruption analysis and decision.

By Hannah Smith

3 minute read

July 02, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Kreidler Proposes Rule to Ban Labor Depreciation

Unlike a tangible building item, labor does not lose value over time. Labor may actually appreciate value over time as costs for services increase.

By Hannah Smith

2 minute read

July 02, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

'Furtive' UM Exclusion Voided by State Supreme Court

Even the dissent said that the exclusion "may border on furtiveness."

By Hannah Smith

3 minute read

July 01, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Insurer Must Defend Off Premises Golf Cart Accident

An insurer must defend a horse farm and equestrian center in a golf cart accident that occurred off of the insured premises.

By Hannah Smith

4 minute read

June 29, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Bill Would Reduce Weekly Workers' Comp Benefits

If signed into law, this Rhode Island bill would reduce weekly benefits and change the recurrence formula.

By Hannah Smith

1 minute read

June 29, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Flight Attendant Blames Airline for Husband's COVID-19 Death

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland has dismissed negligence charges filed by a flight attendant who blames the airline for…

By Hannah Smith

2 minute read

June 24, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Plaintiffs Win in Coverage Dispute on Ambiguity of 'Reasonable Care'

New York State Appellate Division, Fourth Department, has held that the undefined term "reasonable care" as used in a homeowners policy's "freezing exclusion" is ambiguous.

By Roy A. Mura

8 minute read

June 24, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Insurer Must Cover Whole Asbestos Settlement With Defunct Company

In a decision of first impression, the New York Supreme Court has found that victims who had been exposed to asbestos-containing products that were manufactured…

By Hannah Smith

3 minute read

June 24, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

New Florida Reinsurance Law Effective in July

The law provides insurers with credit for reinsurance and eliminates additional collateral requirements for a reinsurer if it is domiciled in a "reciprocal jurisdiction" and meets additional requirements.

By Hannah Smith

2 minute read