Insurance Law

Mayer Brown adds partner to City corporate insurance team with Debevoise hire

By Simon Petersen | September 5, 2011

Mayer Brown has strengthened its London corporate and securities practice with a hire from Debevoise & Plimpton. Colin Scagell joined the international firm today (5 September) as the newest partner in its London-based insurance industry group. He joins from the City office of Debevoise, where he was an associate.

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Ince invests in London liability team with partner hire from US rival

By Suzi Ring | September 5, 2011

Ince & Co has bulked up its City professional liability practice with the hire of insurance and reinsurance partner Nilam Sharma from Crowell & Moring. Sharma joined Ince last week (1 September) from the London arm of the US firm Crowell, where she was also a partner.

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BLG-Clydes tie-up to take Clyde & Co name; 15% of Barlows partners to go

By Suzi Ring | August 3, 2011

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and Clyde & Co have approved the largest-ever merger between two UK law firms, with the combined firm to operate under the Clyde & Co banner when it launches later this year. As Legal Week went to press, partners were set to formally sign the merger agreement yesterday (3 August), with the union set to go live on 1 November.

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Clydes and Barlows back merger deal after partner votes at both firms

By Suzi Ring | July 29, 2011

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and Clyde & Co have confirmed their merger deal following votes in favour of the move from both firms' partnerships, marking the largest-ever tie-up between two UK law firms. The votes, which took place yesterday (28 July) at Clydes and today (29 July) at Barlows, saw the firms achieve the 80% and 75% of 'yes' votes respectively required for a deal to go through.

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Partner exits on the cards ahead of Clydes-Barlows merger deal

By Suzi Ring | July 27, 2011

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is set to ask nearly 10% of its partnership to leave if its merger with Clyde & Co is approved by both firms' partnerships this week. Around 10 of Barlows' 97 partners are expected to be asked to go as part of the terms of the tie-up. Of the remainder, at least 32 are expected to join the equity at the combined firm, compared with a current equity partner count of 64 at Barlows.

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Getting the best PI cover for large firms: professional indemnity insurance Q&A in association with Zurich

By Legal Week | July 27, 2011

In the third video of the series, Jenny Screech of Zurich draws on her experience as legal professions manager to predict whether PI rates for the large commercial law firms will rise significantly in 2011.

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Partners vote through Beachcroft DAC tie-up for November launch

By Sofia Lind | July 22, 2011

Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper (DAC) partners have voted in favour of a merger that will create a top 20 UK firm with more than 2,000 staff. DAC Beachcroft will go live on 1 November, with the combined firm having turnover in excess of £175m and around 230 partners working across seven offices in the UK as well as bases in Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and Spain.

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Insurance firms beat top 50 with PEP and revenue up by 10.3% on average

By Suzi Ring | July 20, 2011

Insurance and shipping firms have once again outpaced the UK top 50, with the firms seeing both revenues and profits per equity partner (PEP) increase by an average of 10.3%. The group, which comprises Clyde & Co, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, Holman Fenwick Willan, Kennedys, Watson Farley & Williams, Ince & Co and Berrymans Lace Mawer, represents the only law firm grouping to see double-digit increases in both PEP 
and turnover.

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Aviva set to launch European panel as new GC joins from GE

By Friederike Heine | July 13, 2011

Aviva is set to put together an inaugural European legal panel after hiring GE Capital's Monica Risam as the global insurer's first European general counsel. Risam, the former global GC of GE Capital's Working Capital Solutions division, joined Aviva's London headquarters last month to take up the newly-created role.

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Mishcons launches first UK prenup cover

By Suzi Ring | July 13, 2011

Mishcon de Reya has launched what is thought to be the first insurance policy in the UK to provide cover for legal costs in divorce proceedings should one party challenge a previously agreed prenuptial agreement. The law firm has teamed up with legal expenses insurer ARAG and independent broker Lansdowne Partners to offer its clients Protect Pre-Nup.

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Daily Business Review

Was Injured Technician Considered a 'Traveling Employee' While Driving Company Car From Final Job Site?

By Allison Dunn | March 18, 2022

Considering the going-and-coming and traveling provisions of workers' compensation laws, Florida's First District Court of Appeals found that a compensation claims judge erred in finding an employee was owed compensation for injuries he sustained while traveling from his final service call in an employee-owned vehicle.

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Law.com

State Supreme Court Says Individual Adjusters Cannot Be Held Liable for Delayed, Denied Benefits

By Allison Dunn | March 18, 2022

Ruling on a certified question of law from the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, the Colorado Supreme Court held this week that an…

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The Legal Intelligencer

Liberty Mutual Hit With Age Bias Suit

By ALM Staff | March 16, 2022

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

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Law.com

Should Homeowners Insurance Cover Stolen Cryptocurrency?

By ALM Staff | March 15, 2022

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

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Daily Report Online

Why a Plaintiffs Lawyer Almost Didn't Take the Case Leading to $1M Settlement

By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | March 15, 2022

"One of the highlights of my legal career was when I got to call the daughter and tell her they had tendered the check," said plaintiffs attorney Chris Gunnels of the Gunnels Law Firm.

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Delaware Law Weekly

Stakeholders Plentiful in Confirmation Hearing for Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan

By Ellen Bardash | March 14, 2022

Some parties that have litigation claims not related to sexual abuse say they'd be shortchanged by the plan, including the Girl Scouts of America, which claimed the proportion it would receive of damages from its trademark litigation against the Boy Scouts was smaller than that of other litigants'.

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Texas Lawyer

COVID-19 at Two Years: What Have We Learned?

By Mike Muskat, Michelle Mahony, Corey Devine, Mariah Berry, and Nicole Su | March 11, 2022

COVID introduced flexible scheduling that has given employees more control over their workday and, in turn, has led to happier employees, improved production, and increased retention, which, for many, is here to stay.

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Daily Business Review

Akerman Gets Gunster Back on Case—But Plaintiff Says Don't Celebrate Yet

By Michael A. Mora | March 11, 2022

"The trial judge specifically found improper conduct, which the appellate court, in my opinion, did not properly address," said John H. Ruiz of MSP Recovery Law Firm.

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Daily Business Review

Florida Lawmakers Split on Property Insurance Changes

By Jim Saunders | March 11, 2022

Under the Senate plan, deductibles would not apply if roofs are damaged in named hurricanes, if homes are total losses or if roofs can be repaired without being replaced.

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Daily Business Review

Returning Akerman Cannabis Lawyer Targets Blue-Chip Clients Ahead of Marijuana Banking Reform

By Dan Roe | March 11, 2022

Zachary Kobrin, the former GC and VP of a leading cannabis company, said he will look to advise banks and insurance companies on "road maps" into the cannabis industry as plant-touching companies seek banking reform.

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