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].
June 06, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Woman Was Not Covered by Fiancé's Auto Policy, California Court DecidesA federal district court in California has ruled that a woman was not covered by her fiancé's auto insurance policy where she was not a named insured but only listed as an additional driver.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
June 06, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer Breached Policy When It Failed to Defend Whole Suit in Absence of Declaratory Judgment ActionA Georgia appellate court has ruled that an insurer breached its insurance policy when it failed to defend the whole lawsuit filed against its insured where certain claims against the insured were covered, and that it should have filed a declaratory judgment action after the insured refused to accept a defense under a reservation of rights.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
7 minute read
June 06, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
New Jersey Supreme Court Bars STOLI PoliciesThe Supreme Court of New Jersey has ruled that stranger-originated life insurance policies are against public policy and are void ab initio.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
8 minute read
June 06, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Colorado Division of Insurance Alerts Consumers to Risks of Unregulated Health Care Sharing ProgramsThe Colorado Division of Insurance has alerted consumers in the state to what it characterized as “the risks of health care sharing programs or ministries.”
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
June 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Goggin and the D&O Insurance 'Capacity' Exclusion: A Potential Coverage Gap for Private Equity and Other Investor-Designated DirectorsThis Eye on the Experts article discusses a Delaware court ruling that a typical directors and officers policy's “capacity” exclusion may preclude coverage for acts that a director-designee takes in anything but his exclusive capacity as the insured company's board member and fiduciary.
By Mitchell P. Hurley and Clayton N. Matheson
5 minute read
June 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Colorado Supreme Court Bars 'Excessive' Workers' Comp Fines on Corporate EmployersThe Supreme Court of Colorado has ruled that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on the government imposition of “excessive fines” applies to fines levied on corporations by the Division of Workers' Compensation.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
June 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
5th Circuit Ruling Highlights Circuit Split on 'Original Exclusive Jurisdiction' Statute's Application to WYO CarriersThe Fifth Circuit has issued a decision that highlights a circuit court split on the application of 42 U.S.C. § 4072 (providing for “original exclusive jurisdiction” in federal district court) to a lawsuit against a write-your-own insurance carrier.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
June 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
New York Now Requires All Health Insurers to Cover Maternal Depression ScreeningThe New York State Department of Financial Services has issued a final regulation requiring New York commercial health insurance policies to cover maternal depression screenings.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
1 minute read
June 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Three Senators Introduce Bill to Eliminate Federal Insurance OfficeU.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) have introduced a bill to eliminate the Federal Insurance Office.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
June 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer Settles Tenant's Personal Injury Claim for $465,000The insurance company for the owner of an apartment building in Brooklyn, New York, has agreed to settle a tenant's negligence lawsuit for $450,000.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
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