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February 13, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A federal district court in Colorado has ruled that an insurance company that insured a houseboat did not have to cover the claim of a woman who said she had been severely injured by a powerboat while she was floating on a kayak tethered to the houseboat.

By ICLC Staff Writer

18 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 ICLC Staff Writer

7 minute read

February 08, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A woman injured in a livery vehicle in Manhattan has been awarded $100,000 in damages.

By ICLC Staff Writer

1 minute read

February 08, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

An appellate court in Pennsylvania has ruled that a “regular use” exclusion in a personal automobile insurance policy applied where the insured was in an accident while driving his employer’s truck even though he only had driven that same truck two other times.

By ICLC Staff Writer

19 minute read

February 08, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

An appellate court in California has affirmed a trial court’s decision confirming an $18.45 million arbitration award in favor of an insurer against a third-party claims service administrator.

By ICLC Staff Writer

12 minute read

February 08, 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 ICLC Staff Writer

31 minute read

February 07, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

In a case of first impression, a U.S. magistrate judge in Texas has ruled that a claimant’s delayed retention of an attorney did not excuse its failure to timely provide presuit notice to its insurer as required by Texas law.

By ICLC Staff Writer

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 ICLC Staff Writer

21 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 ICLC Staff Writer

24 minute read

February 06, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that an electrical currents exclusion in an insurance policy precluded coverage for damage to a power plant caused when a squirrel found its way onto an electrical transformer and triggered an electrical arc.

By ICLC Staff Writer

22 minute read