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The American Lawyer

Amid Mounting Losses, 12 Sedgwick Lawyers Move to Robinson & Cole

A group of 12 lawyers, including four partners, have joined Am Law 200 firm Robinson & Cole in New York and Miami in the latest round of defections from the reeling Sedgwick, which has lost more than 30 partners so far this year.
22 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Hurricane Harvey Victims Facing Huge Insurance Deadline This Week, Warn Lawyers

Texas lawyers have some crucial advice for victims of Hurricane Harvey: notify your insurance company of home or business damage before Sept. 1 or suffer the consequences of a new state law that reduces the penalties insurers pay for delaying or denying claims.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cyber Ransoms: Mr. Smith Attacks HBO's Loot Train

Thomas G. Rohback and Brooke Oppenheimer write: The recent cyber-attack on HBO should be a wakeup call to both businesses and insurers. While the amount sought by the hackers called "Mr. Smith"—roughly $6 million in bitcoin—is not a huge amount for HBO, it is significantly more than the amounts that have typically been demanded in recent cyber extortion demands.
15 minute read

Daily Report Online

Appeals Court: Two Policies Doesn't Equal Double UM Insurance Coverage

While Allstate issued two individually numbered policies, they were treated as one for the purpose of billing and claims coverage.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Insurance Law

In the Law Tribune's Insurance Law special section, articles focus on collapse, EO insurance and other topics.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

US Judge Refuses to Toss Lloyd's of London Price-Fixing Suit

A federal judge in Newark has denied a motion to dismiss a suit accusing underwriters at Lloyd's of London of conspiring to increase revenue and profits by concealing a lack of competition for its U.S. insurance customers.
10 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

It Just Got Much Harder to Overturn Insurance Arbitration Awards in Connecticut

The Connecticut Supreme Court has issued a decision that makes it significantly more difficult for insurance companies or policyholders to persuade courts to overturn arbitration awards in insurance coverage disputes.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Government Employees' Ins. Co. v. Donaldson

Insurer Granted Entry of Default Judgment Against Defendants in Subrogation Action
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Insurer Fined Over Denying Claims

MVP Health Plan Inc. and MVP Health Insurance Co. agreed to pay a $200,000 fine and to correct claims processing procedures, and to make $9,000 in restitution to 356 members.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Federal Judge Greenlights Discrimination Case Against Travelers

Even under the heightened standard recently articulated by the Supreme Court, the judge ruled the plaintiffs' claims under a disparate-impact theory could move forward.
5 minute read

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