Steven A. Meyerowitz

February 28, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has rejected an insurance company’s contention that its insured violated the cooperation clause in its commercial general liability insurance policy by refusing the insurer’s request to dismiss a claim the insured filed against a third party in order to facilitate settlement of a claim against the insured in a case the insurer was defending under a reservation of rights.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

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February 28, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that an insurer that paid for the insured’s husband’s funeral did not waive its right to assert that an exclusion in its policy precluded coverage for an accident allegedly involving the insured’s husband, an ATV, and a sandrail.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

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February 28, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A federal district court in California has ruled that where the only factor tying a case brought in the Northern District of California by an insured against her insurance company was the location of the insured’s lawyer, venue should be transferred to Ohio.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

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February 28, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has nominated Andrew N. Mais of Wilton to serve as commissioner of the Connecticut Insurance Department.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

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February 28, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Ohio’s attorney general has taken the first step in an effort to recover what Ohio characterized as “overcharges” to the state for the cost of prescription drugs negotiated by pharmacy benefit managers.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

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February 27, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

          A federal district court in Connecticut has ruled…

By Steven A. Meyerowitz

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February 27, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

A Texas jury has awarded an insured $255,500 in her lawsuit seeking underinsured motorist benefits from her automobile insurer – but the award was capped by the insured’s $50,000 policy limits.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

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February 27, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Washington’s insurance commissioner reached an agreement with Fred’s Appliance, Inc., under which the company paid $448,627 in back taxes, penalties, and interest and a $10,000 fine to settle allegations that it illegally sold service contracts to Washington state consumers for more than 11 years.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

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February 27, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The New York State Department of Financial Services has issued a consumer alert warning New Yorkers to exercise caution if they own or are thinking about buying universal life insurance policies.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

2 minute read

February 27, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, reversing a district court’s decision, has ruled that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was entitled to the proceeds of a life insurance policy that had been assigned as collateral even though the assignment did not meet all of the policy’s requirements.

By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz

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