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International Edition

Insurance Giant Promotes General Counsel to UK CEO Role

Such a move is relatively rare for the UK's in-house legal community.
2 minute read

International Edition

Five Top Law Firms Lead On £1.4B UBS Pension Deal

The 'de-risking' deal was agreed between the UBS pension scheme and insurers Zurich and Canada Life.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Till Death Do Us Part, Unless I Need to Sue Your Estate

This article provides case law-based examples of what can go wrong if you fail to draft life insurance provisions in your child- or spousal-support agreements, as well as tips for drafting such provisions.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mandatory Mediation of Riot-Related Insurance Claims

Mandatory mediation is now the law in New York modeled on the Super-Storm Sandy prototype . Will it achieve the same success as past mass disaster mandatory mediation programs?
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Reverse-Mortgage Borrowers Foreclosed From Class Suit on Insurance Fees, Circuit Says

The ruling effectively shuts down present and future court challenges to insurance rates if they were filed with the appropriate regulatory agency.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Riot-Related Damage, Income Losses Covered Under Most Business Owners' Policies

Prior to the riots in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the costliest U.S. civil disorder occurred between April 29 and May 4, 1992, after police officers involved in the brutal beating of Rodney King were acquitted. The five days of rioting caused $775 million in insured losses.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lawsuits Mounting: Attorneys, Landlord Sue Insurance Company for Business Losses Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns

A Houston law firm has joined a growing group of business owners who are suing their insurance companies for refusing COVID-19 business-loss claims.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

One Year Later … The Climate of AOB After HB 7065

The bill requires that certain language be included in the assignment of benefits contract, provides timeframes to submit documents, and requires various conditions be met for an AOB claim to be compliant. These new requirements heavily impact whether an AOB company will be paid for its work.
5 minute read

International Edition

Conflict Fears Raised Over HSF Role on FCA COVID-19 Review

An advisory firm has called on HSF to disclose its insurance and broker clients given its advisory role for the UK regulator.
3 minute read

International Edition

'A Whole New Type of Stressor': Two Junior UK Lawyers On Navigating Their Careers in Lockdown

In the latest is our Legal Life in Lockdown series, junior lawyers espouse the importance of exercise and discuss their experiences with online courts.
5 minute read

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