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Insurance - September, 2009

168 articles

• Brookfield Suit Says AIG Collapse Ended Swap Deal
• Stanford Blocked From $90M Defense Stash
• Insurers' Suit Against Milberg Time-Barred: Judge
• Medmarc Ordered To Cover St. Jude Settlements
• Bankrupt Meat Processor Settles $20M Insurance Spat
• Calif. Settles Investigation Of LINA Claims Handling
• Insurer Sues For Asbestos Settlement Deductibles
• Public Option Compromise For Insurance Competition
• Judge Recuses Herself, Revives Bias Suit
• 2nd Circ. Puts Debevoise Back On MetLife Case
• Ala. High Court Sides Against Firms On Malpractice
• USIS Accuses Argonaut Of Trade Secrets Theft
• Snell & Wilmer Fails To Shake Trustee's Suit
• Fen-Phen Plaintiffs Firm Hits Back In Insurance Spat
• Aflac Ducks Policy Judgment For Widow In 5th Circ.
• Insurer Fends Off Genzyme's Bid For Coverage
• Fidelity National Sells Unit To Winthrop To Cut Debt
• Win For Health Care Boss Affirmed In Insurance Spat
• Coughlin Stoia Seeks Lead In Manulife Investor Action
• CSX Wins On Locomotive Coverage In Katrina Spat
• ANI Wants Pollution Insurance Ruling Reconsidered
• Gen Re, AIG Ex-Execs Bury Hatchet With SEC
• MBIA Class Action Securities Suit Tossed
• Q&A With Milbank's Linda Dakin-Grimm
• Clarendon Contract Claim Survives Bid To Dismiss
• Bermuda, Florida Insurance Regulators Forge Deal
• Wasa V. Lexington: The Imaginary Reinsurance Cover
• 6th Circ. Tosses Insurer's Marina Coverage Suit
• NJ County Loses Bid To Block New FEMA Flood Maps
• ING To Sell Joint Venture Stake To ANZ For $1.6B
• Insurers Seek To Derail Reviving Of Congoleum Plan
• One Beacon Bid To Reconsider Fails In Asbestos Spat
• 6th Circ. Sides With Aon In ATCO Coverage Spat
• Federal, State Courts At Odds In La. PPO Action
• Insurer Sues Biofuel Maker Over Polluted Soybean Oil
• Europe Approves Plan For Stronger Finance Oversight
• Judge Greenlights $24M Chrysler Wrongful Death Deal
• Regulators Urge More Oversight For Life Settlements
• Former AIG Chief Seeks To Snuff Spitzer Fraud Case
• Miller, Insurers Settle Over Underage Marketing Suits
• 3rd Circ. Revives FMLA Suit Against Nationwide
• NAIC Drafts Bill To Modernize Reinsurance Regulation
• Life Insurers Should Recalculate Reserves: NAIC
• Insurer, Architect Spar Over Hospital Suit Coverage
• Insurer Asks Judge To Clarify Lockheed Ship Ruling
• Gilbert Lures Insurance Lawyer Back From Dickstein
• Trinity, Other Insurers Settle DR Horton Coverage Suit
• Fidelity Unit's Counsel Axed In Title Insurance Spat
• Insurer Wants NJ Lawyer To Pay For $31M Verdict
• Insurer Sues After Town's Coal Ordinances Are Voided
• Sonnenschein Nixed From First American Actions
• State Farm Katrina Plaintiffs Seek Venue Change
• TIG Wants No Part In Smithfield Hog Pollution Suits
• LMI Must Reimburse Olin $40M For Cleanup: 2nd Circ.
• New Capital And Surplus Minimums For Texas Insurers
• GAO Questions Recovery On AIG's Bailout
• Ex-Chevron Lawyer Loses Bid For Insurance Coverage
• BCBS Mich. Wants Self-Insurer Class Reconsidered
• Pella Asks Court To Reassess Liberty Bad Faith Claim
• Fairfax Gets OK For $1B Odyssey Re Acquisition
• The Nationwide Recovery Audit Contractor Program
• North American OKs Deal With Agent In Fraud Case
• Court Won't Revive Investors' Insurance Fraud Suit
• Hancock Can't Collect $120M Over Tax Deal: 7th Circ.
• Hartford Settles Investors' Kickback Suit For $3.9M
• Director Sues Travelers Over Legal Costs
• New Orleans, Insurer Settle Landfill Claims Spat
• FEMA Sued Over Flood Insurance Rate Maps
• Hedge Accounting And OTC Derivatives Legislation
• Liberty, Century Fight Over Defense In Cleanup Case
• Lawmakers Take Aim At Insurer Antitrust Exemptions
• Zurich Loses Bid To Stay Discovery In Asbestos Suit
• $3.5M Damages Slashed In Coverage Suit
• Ind. Teachers Continue Fight Over MetLife Options
• Judge Says Class Doesn't Fit In Fidelity Title Action
• SEC To Investigate Life Settlement Market
• Green Group To Appeal FEMA River Levee Suit Ruling
• Edwards Angell Nabs Insurance Partner From Cetrulo
• Insurer Has Duty To Defend In Cleanup Spat: Judge
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Liability Ruling On Reinsurer's Contract
• Changing Legal Fees Through Litigation Budgeting
• Insurers Protest La. Bid To Remand Hurricane Claims
• Insurers Say Mark IV Ch. 11 Plan Too Vague
• 1031 Trustee Asks Court To OK $92M In Settlements
• Enviro Groups Hit FEMA On Flood Insurance In NM
• Stanford Insurers, Trust Co. Face $80M Investor Suit
• Gen Re Ex-Exec Gets Probation For AIG Scandal Role
• Investors Drop Claims Against Son Of AIG Ex-CEO
• QBE Settles Spat Over Hurricane Condo Damage
• Feds Seek Lower Sentence For Former Gen Re Exec
• Bottler, Insurers Wrangle Over Venue In $28M Spat
• Bridgestone Insurers Deny Liability For Worker Suit
• Allstate To Pay $4.5M To Settle EEOC Age Bias Suit
• Ernst & Young Let Out Of Tremont Suit Over Madoff
• Juvenile Court Kickback Scheme Triggers Insurer Suit
• Effects Of Subprime Suits On Coverage Litigation
• Lloyd's Bridles At D&O Claims In Stanford Fraud Suit
• Former White House Counsel Lands At Jenner & Block
• Travelers To Pay $2M For Katrina-Related Loss
• Prosecutors Targeting AIG's Cassano: Report
• Chicago Title Must Turn Over Sample Docs: Judge
• LandAmerica Gives Fidelity A Tax Break In Stock Spat
• Chrysler To Pay $22.6M To End Dodge Crash Suit
• Calif. Driver Seeks Class Cert. In State Farm Action
• Fairfax To Sell $1B In Shares To Take Over Reinsurer
• Crisis Vet Hops From Cozen To Nelson Levine
• Continental Casualty Targeted Over Asbestos Claims
• Swiss Life Marriage Policyholders Seek Class Cert.
• Insurer Sues Safe Auto Over $2.5M Auto Crash Deal
• Risky Business: Pursuing Indemnity Rights
• $116M In Grace Settlements With Insurers OK'd
• Blackwater, Insurers Stay Iraq Death Coverage Suit
• Fasken Martineau Lands 6 Energy Experts In London
• Settlement OK'd In Title Insurance Overcharge Action
• House Backs Surplus Lines Reform Bill
• Pennzoil Loses Indemnity Spat Over Pollution Events
• First American Title Insurance Overcharged: Judge
• Liability Still Pending In $50M Coffeyville Oil Spill
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Spat Over Bias Claim Payout
• GeoStar Says Insurer's Misrepresentation Claims Fail
• Wausau Tries To Nix BofA Cleanup Coverage Spat
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Deals In Insurance Antitrust MDL
• Insurers, US Want Dumping Duty Surety Suit Tossed
• Allstate Off The Hook In Motorist Overcharge Spat
• Fidelity Drops Computer Crime Claims V. AIG Unit
• Lobbying Disclosure Law A 'Vital' Interest: DC Circ.
• Travelers, Boston U. Reach Deal In Leaky Pipes Suit
• New Orleans Agency, Insurer Drop Contribution Claim
• Credit Union Sues CUNA Over Risky Investments
• Insurer Seeks To Revoke AHM Loan Coverage
• Pacific Century To Pay $500M For AIG Assets
• AHM Wins Approval Of $5.6M Deal With Execs
• Mich. Blue Cross Found Liable In Funds' Fees Suit
• Lawyer Liability Claims In A Bad Economy
• Star Tribune Insurers Object To Ch. 11 Plan
• Insurer, Bank Wrestle Over $17M Fraud Loss Claim
• Ex-Farmers Claims Adjuster Seeks Cert. In Wage Suit
• Take-Two To Pay $20M In 'Hot Coffee' Suit
• Placing Deferred Associates In Public Interest Groups
• Hartford Sues Poultry Co. Over River Pollution Spat
• Liberty Tries To Revive $1B AIG Workers' Comp Suit
• Crowell Nabs Insurance Pro From Morgan Lewis
• IRS Issues Guidance On Reinsurer Risk Distribution
• First American Sues Credit Suisse Over Nev. Project
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Sanctions Against Keystone, Attys
• La. Wants Katrina Recovery Suit Back In State Court
• 7th Circ. Lets Insurer Off Hook In Junk Fax Suit
• Cincinnati Workers Seek Class Cert. In Anthem Suit
• Westfield Unit Sues For $2.5M Class Action Defense
• Insurers Fail In Bid To Stop Sprint D&O Claims
• Insurance Coverage And Bisphenol A Actions
• Workers Seek Cert. In 'Dead Peasant Insurance' Suit
• US' State-Based Insurance System A-OK: NAIC
• NY Teachers' ERISA Suit Against Union, ING Tossed
• Max Bermuda Bails On Canadian Imperial Swap Deal
• Insurers To Pay Broadcom $118M In Backdating Deal
• Insurer Found Not Liable In Printer's Trade Secret Suit
• AMICO Escapes $723M Customs Surety Bond Spat
• Mexican Investors Sue Lloyd's Over Stanford Losses
• Insurers Off Hook For Avent Baby Bottle Defense
• Liberty Mutual Wants VeraSun To Recover Bonds
• MetLife Sales Reps Not Investment Advisers: Judge
• MGA Seeks Costs In Bratz Indemnification Spat
• Allianz, Port Authority Settle WTC Claims
• 3rd Circ. Revives Nationwide Title Dispute
• Insurer Sues Neb. Law Firm Over Boss' 'Fraud'
• The Impact Of Delgado V. Interinsurance
• Insurance Chief Wants Bill To Nix $95M Katrina Fine