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Dispute Over Flood Policy Raises Federal Question, Preserving Federal Court’s Jurisdiction
The insured's Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP) was issued by Allstate, a Write-Your-Own carrier participating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). See Borden v. Allstate... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more inform...
No Coverage After Contractor Voluntarily Fixes Hurricane Damage
Coverage for an insured contractor sued after hurricane related-damage to condominium units was the issue in Rolyn Companies, Inc. v. R & J Sales of Texas, Inc. , No. 08-61618, 2009 U.S.... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more informatio...
Two Years and Counting
A minor milestone is reached today as we reach the two year anniversary of insurancelawhawaii.com. It has been an interesting and informative journey, keeping abreast of insurance issues in... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more informat...
Duty to Defend Injury Claims in Underlying Aerial Spraying Cases
In Dyncorp v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's , London , No. 08C-09-218, 2009 Del. Super. LEXIS 412 (Del. Super. Ct. Nov. 9, 2009), the court considered whether a duty to defend arose in... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more information...
Scam Protection
Do bonds provide adequate protection from scams to financial institutions? An excellent article in National Underwriter (here) outlines some of the coverage issues, particularly regarding mortgage... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more information...
Zealous Representation of Insurer’s Refusal to Defend Leads to Sanctions
So much for the zealous representation of an insurer's denial of the duty to defend. This post at abajournal.com reports when the trial court rejected the insurer's argument it had no... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more infor...
Landlord Covered as Additional Insured under Tenant’s Policy
An employee of Nava Restaurant was injured when he fell down the stairs while at work. He sued the property owner, Crescent One Buckhead Plaza, claiming negligent maintenance of the stairs. ... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more informatio...
Motion for Remand Denied in Hurricane Ike Case
Fourteen months after Hurricane Ike hit the Gulf coastline of Texas, the initial onslaught of litigation is starting to surface in reported decisions. Our first post of undoubtedly many Hurricane... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more info...
Private Equity Insurance
The insurance market for financial institution D&O has been tightening due to large corporate failures and resulting D&O losses, and this has impacted the market for D&O (directors... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more information....
Delaware Court Delves into Anti-Assignment and Allocation Issues
The Delaware Court of Chancery recently issued a detailed, scholarly opinion addressing anti-assignment provisions and the proper allocation for asbestos-related claims. See Viking Pump, Inc. v.... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more info...
Reconsideration of Decision Upholding Transfer of Policies Upheld Despite Anti-Assignment Provisions
We previously reviewed Pilkington N.A. Inc. v. Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. , 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67291 (N.D. Ohio July 27, 2009) [ here ], where the court determined there was coverage for a... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more infor...
Insurance Credit Scoring: An Ethical Issue
Credit scoring is a method of determining the likelihood that credit users will pay their bills. Fair, Isaac began its work with credit scoring in the late 1950s and, since then, scoring has become... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more informatio...
Lack of health insurance is the beginning of a troubling trend
According to CNN Money for the first time in more than 12 years the overall health care for American citizens has declined. Those insured through commercial and public health insurance plans has... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more information....
Blog Challenge for Law Students
Lexis Nexis Insurance Law Center is sponsoring a blog challenge for law students who wish to submit a post about the insurance topic of their choice. Prizes include an Amazon Kindle, a... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more information....
Settlement for Hurricane Destruction Not Upset by Insurer’s Additional Payment
Can an insured who settles with the insurer pursuant to a mediation program later reject the settlement and seek additional coverage? The Fifth Circuit denied such relief to the insured in Wiley... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more inform...
Credit Insurance: Is It Right for You?
Credit insurance protects the loan on the chance that you can't make your payments. Credit insurance usually is optional, which means you don't have to purchase it from the lender. In fact, the... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more information....
Insurer Must Defend Claims for Emotional Distress
In Kreger v. General Steel Corp , No. 07-575, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88074 (E.D. La. Sept. 23, 2009), the federal district court in Louisiana was placed in a difficult position of predicting... Visit AutoCarsInsurance.com for more information...
