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].
November 07, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Bar Owner's Misrepresentation About Past Police Calls Doomed Insurance Coverage for Fire DamageA Michigan court has ruled that an insurer did not have to cover a claim filed by the owner and operator of a bar destroyed by fire where the bar's owner and operator had misrepresented on its insurance application the number of police calls to the bar within the preceding year.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
November 07, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Watson Steps Down as CEO at Argo GroupMark E. Watson III has retired as chief executive officer of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
3 minute read
November 06, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Arkansas Insurance Agent Sentenced to Federal PrisonBerry Roland Bishop has been sentenced to serve 60 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on one felony count of bank fraud.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
November 06, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
The Hanover Enhances Professional Liability ProductThe Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., has announced that it has enhanced its Hanover Miscellaneous Professionals Advantage product.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
November 06, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Jury Awards $850,000 to Plaintiff Who Said He Slipped on Liquid on Restaurant FloorA California jury has awarded $850,000 to a plaintiff who allegedly slipped on a trail of liquid on a restaurant floor.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read
November 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
'War' ExclusionsWhat do "war" exclusions in insurance policies exclude? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued an extensive decision analyzing…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
November 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Missouri Supreme Court Finds Personal Jurisdiction Over Kansas Insurer Sued for Bad FaithThe Supreme Court of Missouri has ruled that a Kansas insurer was subject to personal jurisdiction in Missouri for a complaint alleging that it committed the tort of bad faith refusal to settle in Missouri.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
5 minute read
November 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Gallagher Ruling Did Not Help Insured Who Did Not Preserve Challenge to Household Exclusion, Pennsylvania Appeals Court RulesA Pennsylvania court has ruled that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Gallagher decision did not benefit an insured who sought underinsured motorist benefits where he had not preserved any claim that the so-called household exclusion in his automobile insurance policy was unenforceable.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
November 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer Loses Bid to End Its Defense and Indemnity Obligations by Depositing Funds in Court RegistryA federal district court in Oregon has rejected an insurer's efforts to end its duty to defend and indemnify its insured by depositing $100,000 into the court's registry.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
4 minute read
November 05, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Naval Officers Charged with Insurance FraudA federal grand jury in San Diego has returned a superseding indictment charging U. S. Navy servicemembers Dr. Michael Villarroel, Paul Craig, and Christopher…
By Steven A. Meyerowitz
2 minute read