Insurance Law

CC partner joins Allens Arthur as Aussie leader bulks up in Singapore

By Suzi Ring | June 30, 2010

Australian firm Allens Arthur Robinson has bulked up its Singapore arm with the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) finance partner Rod Howell and the relocation of three partners from across its offices. Howell rejoins the Slaughter and May 'best friends' firm after he left in 1997 to join CC, where he made partner in 2005.

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Blake Lapthorn secures deal to offer ATE insurance

By Friederike Heine | June 22, 2010

Blake Lapthorn has sealed a deal with FirstAssist Legal Protection, placing it among the few major law firms with authority to broker after-the-event (ATE) insurance for litigation clients. The deal gives the firm delegated authority to set up insurance for an unlimited number of cases across various fields including partnership, warranty and shareholder disputes, property and general commercial litigation.

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Slaughters and Norton Rose head up Resolution's £2.75bn AXA bid

By Claire Ruckin | June 17, 2010

Slaughter and May and Norton Rose have taken lead roles on the potential £2.75bn takeover of AXA's UK life assurance business by Resolution. Slaughters is advising Resolution, the owner of life insurance giant Friends Provident, on its bid for AXA's UK life and savings operations which, if it confirmed, will be funded in part by a pre-emptive £2bn rights issue by Resolution.

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Prudential set to appoint first-ever dedicated UK head of legal

By Friederike Heine | June 7, 2010

Prudential's UK arm has created a new head of legal role to lead a nine-lawyer team in the insurance giant's dedicated UK centre in Paddington. The move will see Prudential UK take on a dedicated head of legal for the first time. Heather Thomas has been appointed as interim head of legal, with the company planning to recruit someone on a permanent basis in the coming weeks.

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Mayer Brown seals hire of Hogan Lovells partner in New York

By Suzi Ring | May 26, 2010

Mayer Brown has recruited Hogan Lovells partner David Alberts in New York, marking the office's fifth lateral hire so far this year. Alberts, a legacy Lovells partner in the UK firm's insurance and reinsurance practice, left after the recent Hogan & Hartson tie-up on 21 May to join Mayer Brown's corporate & securities practice and insurance industry group.

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Insurer QBE appoints new European legal head

By Jeremy Hodges | May 25, 2010

QBE, the specialist business insurer, has appointed Esther Felton as the new head of its European legal team.

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Norton Rose adds partner to Shanghai base with A&O hire

By Suzi Ring | May 5, 2010

Norton Rose has bolstered its Shanghai office with the hire of a new partner from Allen & Overy (A&O). A&O of counsel Lynn Yang (pictured) is set to join the firm's corporate team as a partner on 1 July.

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Dentons seals deal to provide ATE insurance

By Claire Ruckin | April 21, 2010

Denton Wilde Sapte has sealed a deal with a major insurer placing it among the few major law firms with authority to broker after-the-event (ATE) insurance for litigation clients. The top 20 UK firm signed a deal with FirstAssist Legal Protection giving the firm delegated authority to set up insurance for an unlimited number of cases across fields including property, professional negligence, construction and general commercial litigation.

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BLG bulks up Manchester arm with hire of DAC office chief

By Suzi Ring | April 21, 2010

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has hired Davies Arnold Cooper's (DAC) Manchester managing partner and head of commercial insurance Stephen Gorman as a partner. Gorman joined Barlows as a partner in the firm's Manchester commercial insurance practice on 19 April, after 10 years heading up DAC's Manchester office.

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Lovells exits Chicago as firm shuts down seven-partner office

By Jeremy Hodges | March 30, 2010

Lovells is set to shut down its Chicago office by the end of October following a strategic and financial review of its business. The office, which has seven partners and 15 fee earners, has been under review since before the firm's merger talks with Hogan & Hartson began.

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The Recorder

Criminal Charges Dropped Against Lawyer Accused of Jacoby & Meyers Referral, Insurance Scheme

By Meghann M. Cuniff | December 15, 2021

The dismissal follows a prosecutor's removal from the case for attorney-client privilege violations.

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Daily Business Review

Court Sides With Insurer in Identity Theft Case Involving $1 Million in Stolen Gold Coins

By Hannah Smith JD | December 15, 2021

The lower court had characterized the case as "a combination of the works of Auric Goldfinger and Frank Abagnale," and granted summary judgment in favor of the insurers on the issue of the "consequent upon" wording.

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Daily Business Review

How Ex-TV Lawyer John Ruiz Turned Millions into Billions

By Dan Roe | December 13, 2021

John H. Ruiz started in personal injury, moved to class action, identified a flaw in health care insurance payments and leveraged it to grow a multi-million dollar company. Now, thanks to a SPAC, he's set to earn much, much more.

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Daily Business Review

South Florida Attorney Co-Leads Team That Scored Nearly $63M Jury Verdict in Nevada State Court

By Michael A. Mora | December 10, 2021

Justin C. Fineberg, a partner at Lash & Goldberg, said he has over 10 upcoming trials in several states against United Healthcare Insurance Company, potentially exposing the defendant to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.

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Texas Lawyer

Texas Could be the Next Place a South Florida Attorney Takes on United Healthcare Insurance

By Michael A. Mora | December 10, 2021

Justin C. Fineberg, a partner at Lash & Goldberg, said he has over 10 upcoming trials in several states against United Healthcare Insurance Company, potentially exposing the defendant to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.

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New York Law Journal

Transferring Risk With Contracts, Insurance Coverage and Sometimes, Litigation

By Allen R. Wolff and Ethan W. Middlebrooks | December 10, 2021

A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York illustrates an effective approach for an owner or general contractor to receive defense coverage as an additional insured to a subcontractor's liability insurance.

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Texas Lawyer

Sticker Shock: When Doctors Move to a New State, Malpractice & Tail Insurance Costs Should be Considered

By Steve Hallo | December 10, 2021

When moving to a new state, doctors could be in for sticker shock when it comes to malpractice and tail coverages.

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Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Weighs Insurance Search Law

By Jim Saunders and Tom Urban | December 9, 2021

Some justices appeared skeptical of the insurers' arguments.

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The American Lawyer

Reed Smith's Insurance Recovery Litigators Stay One Step Ahead of the Competition

By Justin Henry | December 8, 2021

The firm's insurance litigation practice keeps an eye on the horizon for the next wave of critical coverage issues.

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Daily Business Review

Coronavirus Liability Protection Bill Among Litigation Headlines of 2022 Legislative Session

By Michael A. Mora | December 6, 2021

A Hinshaw & Culbertson partner praised a coronavirus liability protection bill as a tool to alleviate the stress frivolous lawsuits have imposed on the ability of the judiciary to decrease the case backlog.

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