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 20, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Auto Exclusion in Law Enforcement Policy Barred Coverage for Claim Over Police Officer's DrivingA federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that an auto exclusion in a law enforcement insurance policy issued to a city precluded coverage of a claim alleging that negligent or reckless driving by a city police officer had caused a fatal accident.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
May 20, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
Court: Law Enforcement Policy Barred Coverage of Claim Over Police Officer's DrivingA federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that an auto exclusion in a law enforcement insurance policy issued to a city precluded coverage of a claim alleging that negligent or reckless driving by a city police officer had caused a fatal accident.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
May 20, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Illinois State Senator Rachelle Crowe Pushes for Insurance Coverage for Breast MilkMothers needing donated breast milk would benefit under new legislation carried by Illinois State Senator Rachelle Crowe (D-Glen Carbon).
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
1 minute read
May 20, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
California Insurance Commissioner to Hold Hearings into How Automobile Insurance Groups Affect Driver PremiumsCalifornia's insurance commissioner, Ricardo Lara, will hold an investigatory hearing into how insurers' use of occupational, educational, and other groups for setting automobile insurance rates affects insurance premiums for lower-income Californians.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
May 17, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer
FEMA Didn't Waive Proof-of-Loss Requirement After Superstorm Sandy, 3rd Circuit Rules in Flood Insurance CaseThe Third Circuit has rejected an appeal by an insured under a standard flood insurance policy where the insured failed to timely submit a “signed and sworn” proof of loss.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
May 16, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal
FEMA Didn't Waive Proof-of-Loss Requirement After Superstorm Sandy, 3rd Circuit Rules in Flood Insurance CaseThe Third Circuit, affirming a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, has rejected an appeal by an insured under a standard flood insurance policy where the insured failed to timely submit a “signed and sworn” proof of loss.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
May 16, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
'Made Whole' Doctrine Applied to Property Damage Claim, Dooming Insurer's Subrogation SuitThe Eighth Circuit has ruled that the made whole doctrine applied to property damage claims and rejected an insurer's subrogation action where it failed to demonstrate that its insureds had been made whole.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
May 16, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurance Coverage for Accident Involving Unknown Vehicle Required Contact, Texas Appeals Court ConfirmsAn appellate court in Texas, affirming a trial court's decision, has rejected an insured's contention that he was entitled to uninsured motorist benefits for injuries he suffered when an unidentified vehicle – which did not contact his vehicle – led him to collide with a third vehicle.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
May 16, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Despite Contrary Policy Provision, 5th Circuit Finds Arbitration Convention Preempts Louisiana Law Prohibiting Insurance ArbitrationThe Fifth Circuit has ruled that the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards preempted a Louisiana law prohibiting arbitration agreements in insurance contracts covering property located in the state, notwithstanding a “conformity to statute” provision in the policy.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
May 16, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Florida Court, Citing Arbitration Convention, Compels Arbitration of Insurance DisputeA federal district court in Florida, relying on the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, has dismissed an insurance coverage suit brought against Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, and compelled the parties to arbitrate their dispute.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
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