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Coverage that focuses on both the legal risks facing insurance companies, as well as how companies are using insurance to hedge risk. We cover health insurance and cyber insurance frequently.
By Paul Grant, Signature Litigation | June 20, 2023
Pizza Express recently had its hopes of securing a pay-out dashed by the U.K. High Court in a judgment which could have far-reaching consequences for U.K. insurers.
4 minute read
By Alex D'Elia | May 24, 2023
Simmons & Simmons said it is further developing its insurance capabilities in Spain to help meet the demands of an expanding market.
2 minute read
By Peter Shaw-Smith | April 27, 2023
The departure sees HFW continue to grow its Middle East presence.
2 minute read
By Mark McNeill & Alexander G. Leventhal | April 12, 2023
Judge Richard Leon of the DC District Court issued a decision in Blasket Renewable Investments, LLC v. Kingdom of Spain granting Spain's motion to dismiss an application to confirm an arbitral award issued under the Energy Charter Treaty - the decision leaves more questions than answers.
6 minute read
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | March 30, 2023
The hire comes amid a number of senior in-house appointments at U.K. organisations.
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By Linda A. Thompson | February 1, 2023
The firm said the new offices will include its insurance offering for clients in Europe as well as add new advisory and corporate regulatory capabilities.
2 minute read
By Jack Womack | January 11, 2023
The office is set to open in the coming months and will achieve a "long term ambition" for the firm.
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By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 9, 2023
The major U.K. insurer has conducted its first general insurance legal panel review in a decade.
2 minute read
By Jack Womack | January 4, 2023
Clyde & Co has expanded rapidly in the last year, merging with insurance firm BLM in July 2022.
2 minute read
By Hannah Walker | December 20, 2022
The partner will join insurance giant Rothesay as its next general counsel.
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By Matthew C. Penny and Bryce L. Friedman | May 24, 2024
Lawsuits have been filed across the country that allege harms purportedly caused by PFAS chemicals. The underlying litigations have resulted in billions of dollars in settlements, which, in turn, have led to demands for insurance coverage and associated coverage litigation.
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By Raymond A. Mascia Jr. and William G. Passannante | May 24, 2024
Recently, several New York courts have held that an insurance company has no right to recoup defense costs where the insurance policy includes a duty to defend, but does not include an express contractual provision allowing for recoupment.
9 minute read
By Christopher C. Loeber and Helen P. Hunter | May 24, 2024
Corporations typically have risk management departments that stay on top of their coverage portfolios, but individual policyholders all too often purchase policies and simply file them away in the apparent hope that the mere act of buying coverage serves as a hedge against ever needing it. This is the "buy and shelve" approach to insurance. And, while it's never a good strategy, it is particularly dangerous in the context of life insurance.
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By Oner J. Kiziltan and Joslyn Restivo | May 23, 2024
The "billed amount" issue deals with both policy language and Section 627.736(5)(a)(5) of the PIP statute. In plain language, the issue can be summarized as whether an insurer is eligible to reimburse a bill at 80% of the amount billed when that amount is less than 200% of the Medicare fee schedule rate for the corresponding year for which the service was rendered.
8 minute read
By Adolfo Pesquera | May 15, 2024
"California residents and small businesses try their best to follow the law. They expect their insurance companies and affiliates to do the same," Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price said.
5 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | May 14, 2024
"Expanding the definition of 'pedestrian' to include LSES operators would advance the medical coverage goal but undermine the goal of curbing the rise of insurance costs," Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "The legislature may certainly choose to expand the availability of PIP coverage to LSES operators, as they did with motorcycles, but that policy decision and its insurance cost implications, if any, is properly for the legislature, not the court."
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By Marc E. Sirotkin | May 10, 2024
An employee injured in an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment through the negligence of a third-party has a potential claim against that party which is not impacted by his or her workers' compensation claim. The employer and insurer have a potential subrogation right against the proceeds from the third-party claim.
9 minute read
By Ethan Greenberg and Thomas Dupont | May 10, 2024
The Child Victims and Adult Survivors Acts have given rise to a large body of cases now slowly working their way through the courts in connection with which defendants must look back in time to find insurance policies issued decades ago. Many of the relevant policies are now lost.
10 minute read
By Adolfo Pesquera | May 7, 2024
"He was one of the most notable insurance recovery litigators in the state of Texas, an avid saxophone player and a devoted father," Munsch Hardt CEO Phil Appenzeller said.
3 minute read
By David N. Cinotti | May 7, 2024
"The Third Circuit clearly had appellate jurisdiction to decide the first two issues, but it did not have jurisdiction under the FAA to decide the third issue," writes David N. Cinotti of Pashman Stein Walder Hayden.
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