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].
January 22, 2019 | The Recorder
California's Short Form Power Of Attorney Did Not Authorize Change To Life Insurance BeneficiaryA federal district court in California has ruled that a short form power of attorney did not authorize the person granted the power of attorney to change the beneficiary on the grantor's life insurance policy.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal
6 minute read
January 22, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Pennsylvanian Loses Bid for Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Benefits for Injury Allegedly Suffered in DelawareA Pennsylvania court has affirmed a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (the “Board”) upholding a decision by a workers’…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
January 22, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Hurricane Michael’s Insured Losses in Florida Jump to Over $5 BillionThe Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“FOIR”) has updated its Hurricane Michael claims figures and now is reporting that over…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
January 22, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
New Jersey Auto Insurer Did Not Have to Investigate Each Potential Insured’s Personal Health InsuranceAn appellate court in New Jersey has ruled that an automobile insurance company did not have a legal obligation to investigate each potential insured’s…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
7 minute read
January 22, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
California’s Short Form Power of Attorney Did Not Authorize Change to Life Insurance BeneficiaryA federal district court in California has ruled that a short form power of attorney did not authorize the person granted the power of attorney to change…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
6 minute read
January 22, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Missouri Insurance Regulator Warns of Large Bills and Aggressive Collection Tactics from Air Ambulance TransportsMissourians frequently are subjected to aggressive collection efforts by air ambulance providers totaling tens of thousands of dollars in a practice called…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 17, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Motorcyclist Was “Occupying” Motorcycle Even After Colliding With Car, Appeals Court RulesAn appellate court in Pennsylvania has ruled that an exclusion in an auto insurance policy precluded coverage of a motorcyclist’s claim for injuries…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
January 17, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Nebraska Supreme Court Resolves Interstate Workers’ Comp DisputeThe Supreme Court of Nebraska has affirmed that the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court did not have jurisdiction over a Washington corporation…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
January 17, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Vermont Department of Financial Regulation to Collaborate on Captive Insurance Blockchain PilotVermont’s secretary of state, Jim Condos, and the commissioner of Vermont’s Department of Financial Regulation (“DFS”), Michael…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
January 17, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
Here’s How One Insurer Demonstrated That It Notified Insured of Significant Policy ChangeUnder Missouri law, an insurer effects a “constructive nonrenewal” by tendering a policy with a significant change in coverage. To cure that,…
By FC&S Legal Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read