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].
May 30, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insured Cannot Enforce Check He Authorized Insurer to Issue to ContractorA California court has rejected an insured's efforts to enforce a check he authorized his insurer to issue to his contractor, which deposited the check in its own bank account.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
May 30, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
California Insurance Commissioner Asks Insurers for Help for 2017 Wildfire SurvivorsThe California Department of Insurance has issued a notice to insurers requesting they extend additional living expense coverage by a full year to survivors of the 2017 North Bay Fires whose additional living expense benefits will expire within months.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
May 30, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
NFIP Lapse Was Imminent, But Congress Extends It for 2 WeeksCongress has extended the National Flood Insurance Program to June 14, 2019.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
May 29, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer May Enforce Policy's Suit Limitations Provision Even in Absence of PrejudiceThe U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ruled that an insurer need not demonstrate prejudice to be able to rely on a suit limitations provision in its policy.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
May 29, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
New Jersey Appellate Ruling Expands Arbitration in No-Fault CasesIn a dispute involving an insurer's efforts to recover from an alleged tortfeasor the personal injury protection benefits it paid to its insured, the issue of whether the person was a tortfeasor had to be resolved in arbitration, a New Jersey appellate court has ruled.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
May 29, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
New Florida Law Restricts Assignments of BenefitsA new Florida law restricts assignments of post-loss benefits from property insurance policies.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
May 29, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Jury Verdict for Defense After It Cites Gaps in Plaintiff's TreatmentAn Illinois jury has rendered a defense verdict in a personal injury case in which the defense pointed to gaps in the plaintiff's medical treatment.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
May 29, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Florida School Board Owes Insurer for School Bus Crash PayoutsThe Lee County School Board is required to reimburse State Farm for payments made after a school bus crash with injuries, the Second District Court of Appeal rules.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
May 28, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Here's How the 8th Circuit Just Handled the 'Mismatch' Insurance Coverage ProblemThe Eighth Circuit has ruled that because of a matching exclusion in an insurance policy on a home owned by a Minnesota couple, their insurer did not have to pay for damages attributable to “matching” difficulties.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
May 28, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Florida School Board Must Reimburse Insurer for Payment It Made to Two Injured on School BusAn appellate court in Florida has ruled that sovereign immunity did not block an insurer that paid no-fault benefits to two people injured on a school bus from obtaining reimbursement from the school board that owned the bus.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
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