New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jonathan A. Dachs | January 21, 2020
Failure timely to seek a stay of arbitration is not the only way that an insurer may waive the right to have arbitration stayed while the court determines preliminary issues. In his Insurance Law column, Jonathan A. Dachs discusses how the right may also be waived by actively participating in the arbitration.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | January 16, 2020
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has reinforced the idea that a plaintiff's recoveries in separate cases can constitute an unlawful double recovery even if the parties in the two matters were not joint tortfeasors.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Indira Marin | January 16, 2020
For a fourth consecutive year, Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier issued a final order granting approval of a statewide overall decrease of 7.5% for Florida workers' compensation insurance rates, as recommended by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI).
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Steven P. Nassi and Landon J. Green | January 15, 2020
The California Supreme Court recently issued a highly anticipated opinion that answered two questions certified from the Ninth Circuit as a matter of first impression regarding California's notice-prejudice rule. This article will analyze the court's answers to these questions, discuss the potential impact of the court's decision on the insurance industry at large, and offer guidance to underwriters, claims handlers, and coverage counsel in the wake of this decision.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Jeffrey B. Steiner and Scott A Weinberg | January 14, 2020
In their Real Estate Financing column, Jeffrey Steiner and Scott Weinberg discuss the passage of the Appropriations Act as an important measure in ensuring that insurance coverages remain available to property owners/borrowers at premiums that they can afford is of utmost importance to the stability of real estate markets, including the lending markets, and the economy at large.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Gary Reshefsky and Jason Kaplan | January 13, 2020
A new strategy is emerging that utilizes the services of a claims advocate. The advocate's compensation is not tied to the outcome of the settlement, and insurers are welcoming the advocate as a nonadversarial catalyst to quickly settle claims.
By Lidia Dinkova | January 9, 2020
The Carillon Miami Wellness Resort accuses Lexington Insurance of not paying for damage, but Lexington maintains some of the building problems existed before the storm.
By Hannah Smith | January 9, 2020
A Merritt Island-based company lost its attempt to avoid litigation over the cause of a fire blamed on a bow thruster.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Patrick J. Furlong | January 2, 2020
Insurance carriers can no longer condition payment of medical benefits on completion of an independent medical examination (IME), unless first obtaining a court order requiring the examination, according to a recent decision from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | December 18, 2019
The below court properly voided her insurance policy and ruled that, as a consequence, she was "uninsured" and barred by New Jersey law from bringing her suit, the Appellate Division said.
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