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Steven A. Meyerowitz

Steven A. Meyerowitz

Steven A. Meyerowitz, a Harvard Law School graduate, is the founder and president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. He may be contacted at [email protected].

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November 07, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Bar Owner's Misrepresentation About Past Police Calls Doomed Insurance Coverage for Fire Damage

A Michigan court has ruled that an insurer did not have to cover a claim filed by the owner and operator of a bar destroyed by fire where the bar's owner and operator had misrepresented on its insurance application the number of police calls to the bar within the preceding year.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

November 07, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Watson Steps Down as CEO at Argo Group

Mark E. Watson III has retired as chief executive officer of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

November 06, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Arkansas Insurance Agent Sentenced to Federal Prison

Berry Roland Bishop has been sentenced to serve 60 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on one felony count of bank fraud.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

November 06, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Hanover Enhances Professional Liability Product

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., has announced that it has enhanced its Hanover Miscellaneous Professionals Advantage product.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

November 06, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Jury Awards $850,000 to Plaintiff Who Said He Slipped on Liquid on Restaurant Floor

A California jury has awarded $850,000 to a plaintiff who allegedly slipped on a trail of liquid on a restaurant floor.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

November 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

'War' Exclusions

What do "war" exclusions in insurance policies exclude? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued an extensive decision analyzing…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

November 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Missouri Supreme Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction Over Kansas Insurer Sued for Bad Faith

The Supreme Court of Missouri has ruled that a Kansas insurer was subject to personal jurisdiction in Missouri for a complaint alleging that it committed the tort of bad faith refusal to settle in Missouri.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

November 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Gallagher Ruling Did Not Help Insured Who Did Not Preserve Challenge to Household Exclusion, Pennsylvania Appeals Court Rules

A Pennsylvania court has ruled that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Gallagher decision did not benefit an insured who sought underinsured motorist benefits where he had not preserved any claim that the so-called household exclusion in his automobile insurance policy was unenforceable.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

November 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Insurer Loses Bid to End Its Defense and Indemnity Obligations by Depositing Funds in Court Registry

A federal district court in Oregon has rejected an insurer's efforts to end its duty to defend and indemnify its insured by depositing $100,000 into the court's registry.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

November 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Naval Officers Charged with Insurance Fraud

A federal grand jury in San Diego has returned a superseding indictment charging U. S. Navy servicemembers Dr. Michael Villarroel, Paul Craig, and Christopher…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

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