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New York Law Journal

MGA or Not an MGA … That Is the Question

MGAs can provide an attractive option for insurers exploring a new or niche market, allowing those insurers to enter such market without making the typical expenditures required to do so.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Insurance Changes Hit with Second Lawsuit

Insurers in recent years have blamed roof-damage claims for playing a key role in driving up costs. Lawmakers made a change related to the Florida Building Code that could lead to insurers repairing more roofs instead of needing to replace them, according to a Senate staff analysis.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers Say $1.5M Wrongful Death Settlement Reflects Insurance Coverage Available, Not Value of Life

"It's a very simple case," said Jeb Butler of Butler Law Firm, adding that had the insurance company not met the policy limit demands, he and Tom Giannotti would have sued and sought a much larger amount.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'If the Big One Hits': What South Florida Attorneys Need to Know About Hurricane Season 2022

It's now more difficult to make a claim and can take creative lawyering to prove to an insurance company that a hurricane damaged a house, according to one Miami insurance attorney.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Chomping at the Bit: Pet Insurance Numbers Climb for 2021

North America's pet insurance sector exceeded $2.83 billion at year-end 2021, meaning the industry has more than doubled since 2018.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Delaware High Court Reshapes Landscape for 'Relatedness' of D&O Insurance Claims

'First Solar' is a significant decision that puts the focus of the analysis of whether claims are related in its proper place, the actual terms of the insurance contract entered into between the insured and the insurer.
8 minute read

Law.com

Another State Appellate Court Nixes a COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim

"No Maryland appellate court has decided this specific question, but hundreds of courts throughout the United States have decided it in interpreting policies that are substantially identical to the policy in this case," Judge Kevin F. Arthur wrote.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Insurance Crisis: Attorney Fees Slashed, but Are the Reforms Enough?

"Nothing they've passed in this last legislation will lower anybody's rates," said insurance attorney Adrian Arkin of Mintz Truppman in Miami.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Contractors Challenge New Florida Insurance Law

Contractors in the past have been able to recover their attorney fees from insurers if they are successful in the lawsuits, a concept known as "prevailing party fees." But the new law stripped contractors of being able to recover prevailing-party fees when they are assigned benefits.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Lawyer's Fight With Insurer Hinged on Client's Inability to Perform Specialty Tasks

"I think it became clear to us that the insurance company knew their position was wrong when they got their own expert, who wasn't a liver-transplant expert," attorney Eddie Dabdoub said.
6 minute read

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