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Insurance - March, 2009

163 articles

• Wash. Enacts Consumer Protection Law For Annuities
• Benefit Plan Suit V. Bryan Cave Left Mostly Intact
• LensCrafters Settles $20M Indemnification Battle
• Defective Boat-Paint Claims Not All Covered: Judge
• Judge Won't Toss Teacher Group's Suit V. Insurer
• Ensuring Contingent Business Interruption Coverage
• Insurer Told To Pay Defense In Organ Harvesting Case
• Zurich To Provide Pollution Coverage For Contractors
• Fidelity Strikes Deal Over Calif. Kickback Claims
• High Court Mulls Ch. 11 Judges' Power To Bar Suits
• Alternative To D&O Liability Coverage?
• Claims Cut In Suit Over AIG Workers' Comp Premiums
• Multiple Policy Limits In Enviro Cleanup Actions
• Judge Denies Class In Countrywide Katrina Spat
• Travelers Seeks $3M From Reinsurers After Deal
• Publisher Settles D&O Beef Over Competition Probe
• Retirement Plan Suit V. Life Insurers Survives Cuts
• Appeals Court Expands Notice In Prodigy D&O Suit
• ING, Others Sue Ailing Freescale Over $1B In Loans
• EU Closes In On Overhaul Of Insurance Regulation
• Doctors Told To Pay State Farm $15M In Fraud Case
• 3rd Circ. Interprets Local Controversy Under CAFA
• Lloyd's, Cooke Told To Arbitrate Asbestos Claims Suit
• $12M Bad Faith Suit In Folding Chair Mishap Tossed
• Miracle-Gro Maker Handed Setback In Insurance Suit
• AIG Smacked With Shareholder Action Over Payouts
• American General, Retirees Resolve Benefits MDL
• Holocaust Insurance Plaintiffs' Lawyers Awarded $3M
• Geithner Vows To Change The Financial Game
• Liberty Surplus Seeks OK To Ax Lyondell Coverage
• Blue Cross Settlement With NJ Docs To Get 2nd Look
• ING Hit With 3rd Shareholder Class Action
• Insurer Can't Recoup $5M Payout To Builder: 3rd Circ.
• La. School Board, Insurers Settle Katrina Suit
• AIG Unit Told To Pay HLTH $1M In Coverage Suit
• Amex Assurance Settles Radiologist's RICO Suit
• Industry Groups Blast Insurance Antitrust Bill
• NJ Court Reverses Forum Rulings In Insurance Cases
• Ch. 15 In Practice: Fogerty V. Condor
• State Probes To Continue Despite AIG Bonus Return
• EU Backs Partial Insurance Block Exemption Renewal
• No Appeals For Coverage-Only Rulings: Ohio Court
• Colo. Holds Off On Sex-Rating Ban For Health Insurers
• For Insurers, MTBE Could Be 'New Asbestos'
• US Exempt From Weather Warning Liability: 11th Circ.
• Treasury Plan To Include Aid For Insurers In Trouble
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Wriggles Out Of ERISA Suit
• Trademark Suits Can Be Covered As Ad Injury: Court
• NY Insurance Head Seeks Life Settlements Regulation
• Calif. Court Revives $6M Plane Suit V. Boeing, Others
• Mich. Named Lead Plaintiff In AIG Securities Suit
• Finding Lost Insurance Policies
• Rival Insurers' Competition Claims Are Bunk: AIG
• Mass. High Court Limits Duty To Defend Other Insurers
• Jury Orders Southern Farm To Pay Shareholders $32M
• Wachovia Sues WL Homes, Insurer Over $10.5M Loan
• People's Trust Violated Insurance Code: Fla.
• Fidelity Claims May Spark Suits In Wake Of Collapse
• Conseco Common Stock Investors Win Class Status
• Regulatory Exclusions May Reappear After Meltdown
• AIG, Countrywide File Competing Fraud Suits
• D&O, E&O Rates Going Up For Companies In Crisis
• Pa. AG Demands Overhaul Of Title Insurance Rates
• State AGs Join Call For AIG Bonus Details
• Judge Combines Slew Of ERISA Actions Against AIG
• 6th Circ. Backs Mich. Ban On Discretionary Clauses
• Insurer Off Hook For $20M WTC Shops Claim: Court
• Claims Payouts Could Slow During Crisis: Attys
• Insurers On Hook In Lone Star Asbestos Suit: Court
• Insurer Still On Hook In Globe Libel Suit: 1st Circ.
• House Members Seek AIG Answers From Treasury
• Lloyd's 'Deserted' Stanford Exec In Ponzi Suits: Atty
• New Bill Would Ban 'Pre-Existing Condition' Denials
• Overcharge Action Against Title Insurer Gets Boot
• House Approves Steep TARP Bonus Tax
• Wells Fargo Sues Insurer Over $9.7M In Shady Loans
• House Bill Aims To Pull Insurers' Antitrust Immunity
• AIG May Not Be 'Too Big To Fail' After All: Experts
• Prudential Did Not Conspire Against Broker: Judge
• AIG CEO Defends Bonuses In House Hearing
• Flood Insurance Bill Would Revamp Rates
• Firestone Not Covered In Deafness Suit: Insurer
• Disaster Risks Particularly High In Asia: Swiss Re
• Liberty Back On The Hook For Asbestos Claims
• Judge Pares Class In Overcharge Suit V. BlueShield
• Zurich Wins Spat Over Error-Riddled $10M D&O Policy
• Penalties Urged For AIG's Post-Bailout Bonuses
• Insurers Urge Senate To Create Federal Regulator
• Prudential Faces Investor Suit Over Subprime Losses
• Clarifying 'Sudden And Accidental' Pollution Coverage
• Insurer On Hook For Firm's Post-Katrina Fee Losses
• NAIC Pushes Uniform Insurer Monitoring System
• Malpractice Insurer Drops $10M Reinsurance Battle
• New Rules Spotlight Insurers' Climate Change Risks
• We'll Stop AIG Bonuses By Any Legal Means: Obama
• Miami Turns Heat On Insurer Over Police Liability Suits
• CORRECTED: 6th Circ. Affirms $4M Verdict V. Lawyer, Claims Rep
• Regulatory Reform Afoot For Insurance: Report
• Flood Ruling For Insurer Sticks In Tulane Katrina Suit
• Banks, Investors Settle For $9.75M In MBC Suit
• Insurer Must Indemnify In CERCLA Suit: 1st Circ.
• Asbestosis Exclusions Mean Just That: Texas Court
• West Coast Life Adds Conspiracy Claims To Fraud Suit
• Law Firm Can't Use SLAPP Law V. Insurer: Court
• Flying J, Great American Settle $23M Bond Dispute
• Insurer Must Defend Alleged Counterfeiter: 7th Circ.
• Fed Minutes Shed Light On AIG, Citigroup Bailouts
• GL Insurance Losses To Rise Dramatically: Study
• Banks' Tort Bids Tossed In Commercial Money Case
• Lloyd's Can't Defer Interest On Asbestos Claims: Court
• 5th Circ. Tosses Part Of State Farm Katrina Award
• Cleanup Coverage Spat Booted Back To State Court
• 6th Circ. Nixes $10M In Damages V. New York Life
• Assurant Cos. Seek $20M From Failed Reinsurer
• Dish Sues Insurers For Coverage In Katz Patent Suit
• Liberty Mutual Balks At Gottschalks Asset Sale
• Citing War Perils, Aero Sues For Coverage Of Engines
• Wilma Claim Issue Sent To Fla. High Court
• 3 Steps Toward Improving Document Review
• AIG To Spin Off Property Casualty Operations
• Calif. Supreme Court Sides With State In Stringfellow
• Class Wins Cert. On RICO Claims Against Hartford
• Lloyd's Coverage Suit Against Consol Unit Tossed
• Texas Doctor Off Hook In $14M Liability Award
• Marsh & McLennan Wins Wind Damage Policy Spat
• Katten Launches Insurance Capital Markets Group
• NYSIF Head Steps Down Amid Controversy
• 5th Circ. Denies Halliburton, Era Indemnity Claims
• Tort Firm Bids To Sanction AIG In Defamation Case
• MarkWest Pipeline Fixes Not Insured: 10th Circ.
• Land Rover, AIG Drop Suit Over $12M Crash Deal
• Recouping Madoff Losses Through Insurance
• UnitedHealth Wants Insurers To Foot $400M Bill
• US Rep. Reveals Plan For Broad Insurance Reforms
• NY Court Nixes Global Reinsurance Antitrust Suit
• Judge Sanctions Reed Smith In Insurance Claim Spat
• Shareholder Suit V. PXRE Over Katrina Losses Nixed
• House Revisits Bill To Add Wind Coverage To NFIP
• Internal Procedures Face E-Discovery Too
• NY AG Strikes Deals With 2 More Insurers
• Momentum Builds For Federal Risk Regulator
• AIG Blasts Former CEO Over Fraud Claims
• Tribune Co. Asks Court To Halt Personal Injury Suits
• Starr Fails To Get AIG Counterclaim Tossed
• 2 Insurers Found Not Liable For Refco D&O Claims
• What Is Happening With AIG?
• E-Discovery In The Months Ahead
• Benefits Broker, Conn. Settle Over Insurer Kickbacks
• NY Seeks Private Buyer For Insolvent Insurer Midland
• Ex-Gen Re VP Gets 1 Year In $600M AIG Fraud Case
• Court Nixes Settlement In BofA Insurance Spat
• Wells Fargo's Bid For Enviro Damage Coverage Nixed
• Liberty Demands $3M Back In FEMA Fire Coverage
• Judge Rejects $6.5M AXA OT Deal Over Notice
• Amicus Brief Asks High Court To Ease Bilski Test
• Lehman, MetLife Settle Over $1B In Defaulted Notes
• AIG Bailout Makes Me Angrier Than Others: Bernanke
• Vicor Prevails Against Insurers' Bid For New Trial
• Fla. Sen. Introduces National Catastrophe Aid Bill
• Cincinnati Bell Workers' $23M Stock Suit Tossed
• Security Hits Back At US Fire In Lubrizol Suit
• AIG Faces Another Blow As Ex-CEO Sues For Fraud
• AIG Sues IRS Days Before Feds Pony Up $30B More