Insurance Archive » February, 2009

Insurance - February, 2009

134 articles

• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of XL Capital Suit
• Recycler Jaco Seeks Judgment In Spat With AIG Unit
• House New Dems Push For Bank, Insurance Reform
• Firm Sues Insurer For Defense In Malpractice Suits
• Equity Outstrips Natural Disaster In Top Risks: Study
• Allianz Annuity Customers' Suit Gets Green Light
• AIG Unit Fights Bad Faith Claim Over Negligence Suit
• Regulatory Oversight In Health Care
• AIG Fraud Claims Survive In Workers' Comp Spat
• One Claim In Citigroup Subprime Losses Suit Lives On
• Lehman Moves To Let Insurers Pay Defense Costs
• Fraud Class Action Against NY Life Still Standing
• State Farm Accused Of Overcharging Homeowners
• Diagnosing Section 1 Violations
• Chubb Settles Mass. AG's Kickback Suit
• No Flood Insurance Reform Offered In House Bill
• Miss. Insurer Wants Out Of Hockey Team Katrina Suit
• Standard Bank Suit V. Aussi Insurer Sent To Oz
• Gen Re Settles AIG Securities Suit For $72M
• AIG Can't Shift Duty To Defend Developer: Insurers
• AIG Off Hook For Live Nation Antitrust Suits: 9th Circ.
• D&O Insurance Rates Spike For Financial Firms
• Hagens Berman Named Lead Counsel In LifeLock MDL
• ConAgra Sues Insurer For Salmonella Coverage
• Insurer Can't Tie Katrina Wind, Flood Damage: Judge
• Bankrupt Reliance Can't Recover Paid Claims: Court
• Judge Rejects Class In Annuities Suit V. ReliaStar
• Class Status Nixed In FLSA Case V. Erie Indemnity
• Insurer Says It Owes No Duty To Pilots In Fatal Crash
• Fraud Suit V. Indianapolis Life Down But Not Out
• Estee Lauder Insurer Back On Hook In $4.9M Suit
• NY Tells Insurers To Go By The Book
• ERII Liable For $22M Arbitration Award: Calif. Court
• Solicitor General Asked To File Briefs In 9/11 Case
• Tenn. Court Nixes Regions Bid For Insurance Payout
• High Court Denies Holocaust Survivors' Insurance Suit
• Aurora Sues Insurer Over Defense Costs In Milk MDL
• Texas And The Eight-Corners Rule
• Excess Insurers Liable To $50M In Katrina Barge Crash
• Insurers Off Hook In Sigma Tech, Office Depot Spat
• Katrina Reinsurance Case Moves On To Trial
• Huntsman, Reinsurers To Arbitrate $93M Fire Claim
• Wyo. House OKs Health Insurance Bills
• China Life To Buy Prudential's Taiwan Insurance Biz
• Municipal Efforts Suffer Amid Bond Insurance Woes
• Feds, Cos. Should Prepare For Climate Risk: Experts
• Katrina Fraud Suit Against Insurers Mostly Revived
• Court Approves $69M Insurance Brokers Settlement
• Stroock Snags Ex-Citigroup Insurance Attorney
• Wind Turbine Co. Sues Swiss Re Over Storm Damage
• Transamerica Ordered To Pay $13M In Patent Suit
• Braves Sue Insurer Over $4.8M Injured Pitcher Claim
• Cuomo Makes Deals With Cigna, WellPoint In Probe
• MBIA Public Bond Unit Splits Off To Improve Rating
• 1st Circ. Denies Insurer's Removal Bid Under CAFA
• Fla. Hearing Probes Bias In Credit-Based Rates
• Class Cert. Sought In State Farm Katrina Suit
• Arbitration Discovery Has Its Limits
• Great American Off Hook For $22M In Fraud Claims
• NAIC, NCOIL Challenge FIA Rule
• Geico Settles Personal Injury Coverage Class Action
• Securing Coverage For Contamination Claims
• Supreme Court To Mull 9/11 Victims' Bid V. Saudis
• Insurer Loses Bid To Take Reed Smith Atty Off Case
• 4th Circ. Nixes Ruling For Ohio Casualty In Mold Suit
• ESI: You Have It, But Can You Use It?
• MetLife May Be On The Hook For Briggs Cleanup
• Fla. Commissioner Conditionally OKs State Farm Exit
• Travelers Told To Reveal Reserves In Katrina Suit
• Wal-Mart Worker Life Insurance Claims Can Proceed
• Health Net Agrees To $14M Deal In Rescission Suits
• UK Securities Agency Launches Probe Of AIG Unit
• AMCO Off The Hook In Choice Hotels Infection Suits
• Suit Over Unearned Credit Insurance Premiums Nixed
• Kimble Hill Stay Lifted For Claims V. Insurance Cos.
• Class Certified In Car Rental Suit V. Nationwide
• Anthem Settles Calif. Illegal Rescission Allegations
• Zurich To Buy AIG Auto Insurance Unit For $2B
• State Farm Tags Dell, Sony With House Fire Costs
• PwC Off Hook In AIG Shareholder Fraud Suit
• Mid-Continent Denies Duty To Defend Homebuilder
• AXA, Sales Reps Near $6.5M Deal In OT Class Suit
• Final Defendant In SEC's MetLife Fraud Case Settles
• Boeing Off The Hook In 2 Satellite Arbitration Cases
• Twin City Fights $1M Claim Over Key Legal Costs
• The Collaborative Model Of E-Discovery
• AMA Hits Aetna, Cigna With Payment Fraud Suits
• Travelers Dealt Blow In Coverage Spat
• Reinsurer NICO Off Hook Over $12M In Surety Bonds
• Insurance Practice: Reed Smith
• Insurer Hits Tew Cardenas, Lawyer With $9M E&O Suit
• RenRe Accountant's Lifetime Injunction Tossed
• Insurer Has Duty To Defend Furmanite: Appeals Court
• Bracing For Climate Change Exposure
• Drywall Co. Sues Excess Insurer Over Asbestos Cases
• Berkshire Hathaway Cos. Hit With RICO Suit
• Lloyd's, Others Fight Back In Spat Over Defense Costs
• American National Sues Over Lehman Losses
• Coverage Limits Fuel Push For Deals In Madoff Suits
• NY Proposes Insurance Broker Disclosure Rule
• Swiss Re Probed Over Fannie, Freddie Disclosure
• Zenith Board Member, Clintonite Picked To Lead CIA
• ExIm, OPIC Ink Watershed Settlement
• AIG Bows Out Of Green Lobby Group Under Pressure
• Colo. May Outlaw Incentives For Denying Coverage
• Insurance Co. Sues Pepsi Over Taco Bell Fire
• FIC Bid To Deny Legal Coverage To Sammons Lives
• Insurer Sues Peanut Corp. Over Salmonella Coverage
• Swiss Re Gets $3B Capital Boost From Warren Buffett
• State Insurance Regulators Enter CDS Oversight Fray
• Judge Orders XL Unit To Pay Trucking Co. Legal Fees
• Spirco Must Indemnify Surety Bond Issuer: 8th Circ.
• Insurer Sues Developer Over Coverage In CWA Case
• Fridge Recycler Sues AIG Unit Over Defense Costs
• Reinsurer Off Hook In Hospital Malpractice Suit
• DC Circ. Expedites Challenge To SEC FIA Rule
• Trinidad Silo Collapse Triggers US Insurance Battle
• Mich. AG Appeals Dismissal Of Blue Cross Suit
• Insurer Off The Hook For Trade Dress Settlement
• Judge Keeps Copyright Case Against Prudential Alive
• Liability Fight Breaks Out In KidsPeace $1M Bias Case
• Grange, Chubb Battle Over Indemnity For Class Action
• 'Business Risk' Exclusions In CGL Policies
• Credit Suisse Seeks Sanctions Against Lloyds
• Insurance Spat Over IP Firm Gender Bias Suit Tossed
• Insurer Flooded With Counterclaims In BU Piping Suit
• Market Timing Suits Preempted By SLUSA: 4th Circ.
• Mortgage Insurer Hit With Securities Class Action
• Magistrate Presses Court To Keep Allstate Fraud Suit
• Quigley Tries To Bury The Hatchet With Insurers
• Persistence Of Trigger, Allocation Disputes
• Ex-CEO Of La. Insurer Pleads Not Guilty To Theft
• Insurer Must Cover Condo Damage: 5th Circ.
• Conwed Sues Excess Insurers Over Asbestos Claims