Insurance Law

Legal Week professional indemnity insurance Q&A in association with Zurich: getting the best PI cover for smaller firms

By Legal Week | July 12, 2011

Jenny Screech, legal professions manager at Zurich Insurance plc, discusses how smaller firms can get the best PI cover with Legal Week editor-in-chief John Malpas.

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Clydes and Barlows to vote on merger deal by end of July

By Suzi Ring | July 6, 2011

The proposed merger between Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is set to go to a vote by the end of July after Clydes' partnership indicated broad support 
for a tie-up. Clydes' partnership conference in June saw partners given the chance to air their views about the potential tie-up as well as any concerns, with the majority coming out in favour of a deal.

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Legal Week professional indemnity Q&A in association with Zurich

By Legal Week | June 28, 2011

In this video, Jenny Screech, legal professions manager at Zurich Insurance plc, talks to Legal Week editor-in-chief John Malpas about the regulatory landscape surrounding solicitors' professional indemnity...

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Clydes to launch in Toronto and Montreal with Canada merger

By Suzi Ring | June 27, 2011

Clyde & Co has sealed a merger deal with Canada's Nicholl Paskell-Mede (NPM) following a vote at the firm's partner conference last weekend. The move, which will mark Clydes' first presence in the country, will take effect on 1 September this year, when the Canadian insurance boutique's offices in Montreal and Toronto will rebrand as Clyde & Co.

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Ensured of privilege - the importance of attention to detail when preparing discovery

By Legal Week | June 22, 2011

Bruce Lincoln and Eloise Layzell of Mourant Ozannes use a recent Jersey insurance case as a cautionary tale for lawyers about the importance of careful attention to detail when preparing discovery...

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Beachcroft in merger talks with DAC over latest insurance firm tie-up

By Suzi Ring | June 22, 2011

Beachcroft is in merger talks with Davies Arnold Cooper (DAC) in a deal that would create an insurance law firm with combined revenues of around £175m. The move - which follows news of merger talks between fellow insurance specialists Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert - would gift both firms a broader international presence, with Beachcroft currently housing offices outside of England in Dublin, Wales, Brussels, Singapore and New Zealand, while DAC has a presence in Spain and Mexico.

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Linklaters and Norton Rose secure first-time RSA panel roles

By Sofia Lind | June 15, 2011

Linklaters and Norton Rose have won first-time appointments as UK insurer RSA expands its global legal panel from three firms to five. The FTSE 100 company has selected the pair to sit alongside existing panel firms Allen & Overy, Slaughter and May and Ashurst, with all five firms appointed to advise on corporate and commercial matters for a three-year term.

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Double or quits - can a high-stakes bid create a global insurance giant?

By Alex Novarese | June 8, 2011

With the dust settling on the surprise merger talks between arch-rivals Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, the question is how likely a deal will be to happen. As Legal Week went to press, the odds looked maybe better than even, with talk that a proposal could be put to the firms' partnerships in a matter of weeks – most likely in July. The need to press on is understandable. If mergers are worth doing they get done quickly – at least once they have gone public. At the least, both firms will want to resolve the situation before the summer dead-zone starts.

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Clients, partners polled on merger with Clydes and BLG set for July vote

By Suzi Ring | June 8, 2011

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert and Clyde & Co partners could approve their potential merger as early as July, with the resulting tie-up likely to go live later this year. The merger talks, exclusively revealed by Legal Week on 3 June, have now reached advanced stages, with both firms this week discussing with clients and partners a high-stakes deal that would be the largest-ever merger between two UK law firms. Talks have been ongoing since March this year, after Barlows insurance dispute resolution partner Tim Taylor and Clydes senior partner Michael Payton held initial discussions.

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Popham takes new role as non-exec director at Legal & General

By Sofia Lind | June 8, 2011

Former Clifford Chance (CC) senior partner Stuart Popham has secured a new role as a non-executive director at Legal & General. The appointment, which Popham will take up in July, will see him act as an independent non-executive director on the insurer's risk, remuneration and nominations committees.

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Daily Business Review

New South Florida Ruling Clarifies Rules for Assignees on Insurance Policies

By Jasmine Floyd | March 10, 2022

"The homeowner never authorized the work, and People's Trust told her that she was in breach of the insurance contract," according to the ruling.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Insuring Our Feathered and Furry Family Members

By Sandra K. Jones | March 10, 2022

Pet insurance plans covering the veterinary costs associated with diagnosing behavioral problems in pets is as an attractive solution to pandemic-related mental health concerns.

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New York Law Journal

'Merck' Provides Guidance About Insurance Coverage for Cyberattacks

By Peter A. Halprin, Jeffrey L. Schulman and Stephen Wah | March 4, 2022

For New York companies, lawyers, and jurists, the 'Merck' decision provides guidance at a critical moment. "War" exclusions may be increasingly tested as cyber crime and unconventional forms of hostilities proliferate.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Class Action Against USAA Over Stacking Premiums Removed to Fed Court

By ALM Staff | March 4, 2022

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

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Connecticut Law Tribune

State High Court: 'No Contest Plea' Cannot Trigger Criminal Acts Exclusion to Insurance Coverage

By Allison Dunn | March 3, 2022

The case was filed by Allstate Insurance Co., which sought a determination on whether it was obligated to defend and indemnify an insured who was charged with criminal assault.

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Corporate Counsel

The Devil Is in the Details: Negotiating Favorable D&O Insurance Coverage

By Nicholas R. Maxwell and Amber N. Morris | March 3, 2022

Today more than ever, D&O coverage can be a vital risk transfer mechanism for businesses seeking to obtain protection in the face of the evolving labyrinth of statutes, regulations and common law rules.

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New York Law Journal

The Opioid Crisis: An Epidemic Exacerbated by Fraud

By Michael A. Sirignano | March 3, 2022

As Michael A. Sirignano discusses in this edition of his Insurance Fraud column, opioid fraud (or allegations of such fraud) reaches into nearly every segment of the industry, from prescribing physicians and medical staff to pharmacies, and results in significant financial losses to private insurance carriers and government health insurance programs including Medicare and Medicaid.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Supreme Court Considers Subrogation Against Named Insured

By Christian Petrucci | March 1, 2022

Historically, the law has generally supported a equitable prohibition against such a practice. Of course, history has never met Section 319 of the act!

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Daily Report Online

Man Sues State Farm Over Hurricane Zeta Damage Claims

By ALM Staff | March 1, 2022

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

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Daily Report Online

Ga. Supreme Court: Sovereign Immunity Limits Apply Despite Insurance Policy

By Hannah Smith JD | February 28, 2022

At issue: does Georgia state law allow for a city, through its insurance policy, to be held liable for the deaths of the three family members beyond the standard $700,000 state law limit?

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