Steven A. Meyerowitz

July 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

A federal district court in Florida has ruled that an insurer did not have to defend a community association against a former employee's claim that it breached his employment agreement notwithstanding the employee benefits liability coverage endorsement to the policy.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

4 minute read

July 15, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The California Department of Insurance (“DOI”) has issued a warning to insurers after an investigation uncovered what the DOI said was evidence of…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

July 11, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

A homeowner recovered much more than State Farm's original $733 damage estimate but only a fraction of his public adjuster's estimate.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

6 minute read

July 11, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

An appellate court in California has upheld a multi-million dollar insurance fraud judgment against a woman who allegedly created sham law offices and then filed and recovered on insurance claims.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

July 11, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that an insurer's payment of an appraisal award barred the insured's breach of contract claim premised on failure to pay the amount of the covered loss and barred the insured's common law and statutory bad faith claims to the extent the only actual damages sought were lost policy benefits, but did not bar the insured's claim under the Texas Prompt Payment Act.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

9 minute read

July 11, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Supreme Court of Washington has ruled that a first-party insurer, upon obtaining a partial recovery in a subrogation action, must reimburse its fault-free insureds for the full amount of their deductibles before any portion of the subrogation proceeds can be allocated to the insurer.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

July 11, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The Supreme Court of Vermont has reinstated a jury verdict in favor of a repair shop as assignee of customers insured by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

5 minute read

July 11, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Senator Kamala D. Harris has introduced legislation to expand Americans' access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (“PrEP”) medication.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

July 11, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Simple Health Plans customers will be notified they don't have comprehensive health insurance due to deceptive marketing but can sign up for a new plan during a special enrollment period.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

3 minute read

July 10, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

The Texas Division of Workers' Compensation is drafting rules to prevent injured workers from getting surprise bills after receiving medical treatment at federal facilities.

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read