Insurance Archive » May, 2010

Insurance - May, 2010

136 articles

• Lloyd's Fights Coverage Of $5.6M 'Fake' Jewel Heist
• Canada Aims To Curb Banks' Online Insurance Ads
• DOI Fights Doc Requests In Enviro Spat With Zurich
• Insurers Win $8M From US Over Faulty Ark. Dam Plans
• Insurer Blasts Mortgage Cos.' 'Straw Buyer' Schemes
• Radian ERISA Subprime Class Action Thrown Out
• Prudential Says Terms Of $35B AIG Deal Could Change
• Racing Co. Aims For Summary Win In Coverage Spat
• Marsh Seeks To Toss Aon's Trade Secrets Suit
• KDVG Adds Cozen Insurance Partner In New York
• Liberty Resolves Spat Over $12M Gen Re, SEC Deal
• House Panel Seeks Quick Fix For Spill Liability Laws
• Bid To Block $4.6B Ambac, Bank Deal Fails
• Clyde & Co. Boosts Insurance Team With 2 Laterals
• Increasing Iran Oversight
• Insurer Dodges Coverage In Pa. Judge Kickback Spat
• UK Fraud Office Drops AIG Financial Products Probe
• NH Still Trying To Nab $110M Surplus: Malpractice Fund
• Insurers Say They Shouldn't Cover Stanford Counsel
• Axis Appeals $3.2M GeoStar D&O Award To 6th Circ.
• 5 Tips To Avoid Over-Lawyering Your Trial Graphics
• Schuyler Roche Adds Tressler Regulatory Pro
• Law360 Survey: Most Admired Insurance Attys
• Excess Insurers Seek To Escape BP Pollution Liabilites
• Varney Vows Tough Reviews For Health Insurer Mergers
• CMS Offers Temporary Fix For Medicare 'Donut Hole'
• FDIC Wants MBIA's IndyMac Suit Tossed
• Quality Initiatives In Health Care Reform
• Magistrate Excludes Expert In Prudential FLSA Case
• DOJ Ends Fraud Probe Of Ex-AIG Unit Head
• Supreme Court Reverses Atty Fee Ruling In ERISA Case
• Congress Set For Consumer, Derivative Rules Battle
• Hartford Owes $14.5M For SC Printing Fire: Jury
• Sacramento Trims Claims In Muni Derivative MDL
• Japan Post Office Reform Could Hurt Rivals: US, EU
• Admiral Owes SonicBlue D&O Policy Premiums: Judge
• Excess Liability Spat Not Mooted By $4M Deal: Judge
• Aspex Loses Injunction Bid In Antitrust Suit Against VSP
• New Developments Regarding Calif. Prop 64
• China Eases Investment Curbs On Insurers
• Simsol Wants Out Of Katrina Insurance Fraud Suit
• Senate Approves Landmark Finance Reform Bill
• Ambac Fails To Derail Las Vegas Monorail Ch. 11
• Oil Slick: Protecting Your Coverage Rights
• Attys' Fees Wrongly Reduced In Crash Suit: 4th Circ.
• Akin Gump Snags Jones Day Partner
• Frequently Litigated Liability Policy Conditions In Texas
• Aetna Meal Break Suit Stayed Until Brinker Decision
• Mayer Brown Adds Insurance Atty From Hogan Lovells
• Nationwide Fixed-Pay Insurance Settlement OK'd
• Lloyd's Wants Taylor Bean Fraud Suit Coverage Nixed
• Insurer Needn't Cover Beeche In Bridge Suit: 9th Circ.
• Dental Group's RICO Action Against Insurers Squashed
• The Costliest Insured Event In Latin American History
• QBE Insurance Sanctioned In Coverage Spat With JSR
• Insurer Sues Bechtel Over FEMA Trailer Suit Coverage
• Ace American Escapes $17M Bill In Spat With Union
• Huntsman Gets Another $110M For Chemical Plant Fire
• Methodist Church Drops Sex Abuse Coverage Appeal
• Prudential Unveils $21B Rights Issue In Bid For AIA
• Justices Want SG's View In Insurance Arbitration Case
• When Is A Win A Win With Attorneys' Fees?
• UK Competition Watchdog Pushes Ahead With PPI Ban
• Worker Wins $1M From National Union For Gas Injury
• Duane Morris Lures Nixon Peabody Insurance Atty
• Insurer Loses Appeal Bid To Stay UMG Contract Case
• Travelers Tries To Duck Land O' Lakes Cleanup Costs
• The Importance Of In Re Condor
• Insurers Appeal Tossed Coverage Suit With Milberg
• CNA Unit Must Cover Nextel Spam Suit: 11th Circ.
• Western Union, Allstate Let Out Of Data Security IP Suit
• FGIC Cleared Of Superdome Policy Breach In ARS MDL
• Federal Insurance Sued For SEC Probe Defense Costs
• Waste Co.'s Insurance Suit To Be Heard In Ct., Not NJ
• Transocean Seeks To Cap Oil Spill Liability At $27M
• Attorney-Client Privilege And Insurance Brokers' Advice
• NYC's Bid To Undo Health Insurance Merger Nixed
• White House Defends Insurance Mandate In Court
• 9th Circ. Overturns $51M Insurance Award For HP
• Ambac Trying To Derail Monorail Co.'s Ch. 11 Case
• Rainbow USA's $31M Katrina Claim Heads To Jury
• 2nd. Circ. Nixes Nationwide Secrets, ERISA Spat
• Calif. Force-Placed Insurance Class Certified
• Insurer Needn't Cover Suit Over Cop Death: 3rd Circ.
• Anti-Fraud Provisions In The New Health Care Law
• Hulk Hogan's Car Crash Suit Moved To Federal Court
• Travelers Falls Short In Bid To Recover Defense Costs
• GMC Loses Summary Bid In $15M Bumble Bee Fire Suit
• Childhood Obesity Task Force Unveils Action Plan
• Discovery To Buy UK's Standard Life For $209M
• Class Action Exposure Post-Shady Grove V. Allstate
• Prudential, AIG Rework $36B AIA Deal
• Skadden, McDermott Counsel Liberty Unit In $100M IPO
• PetSmart, Insurer Settle Over Hamster Suits Atty Fees
• Frank Bill Seeks To Extend Flood Insurance Program
• Federal, Fremont Settle E&O Coverage For $10M
• Fla. Court Lets Insurer Off Hook In Bad Faith Action
• EU Committee OKs Boards, Delays Hedge Fund Vote
• Chartis Faces Coverage Suit Over Sulfuric Acid Leak
• A Guide To Fire And Explosion Investigations
• Munger Tolles Nixed From Wachovia Contract Suit
• Feinstein Calls For Inquiry Into Anthem Rate Hike Errors
• Crawfish Buyers To Appeal Pesticide Suit Loss To Bayer
• A Threat To Cedent/Reinsurer Communications
• Senate Blocks Measure To Break Up Too-Big Firms
• White And Williams Snares 10 Insurance Attorneys
• Manley Tries To Force Settlement In Wham-O Toy Suit
• Foley Snags 7-Atty Team From Lovells' Chicago Office
• Dismissal Of Katrina Coverage Class Action Affirmed
• Health Partners, Medica Drop OxyContin Antitrust Suit
• Insurer Freed From Defending Silo Collapse Suit
• Fidelity Appeals Duty-To-Defend Loss Against Ford
• 3rd Circ. Sides With Insurers In Delta Finance Spat
• Stranger-Owned Life Insurance: Windfall Or Disaster?
• Leahy Revives Insurance Antitrust Exemption Repeal
• $5B Early Retirement Program Gets Early Start
• Prudential Delays $21B Offering Linked To AIA Deal
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Kilpatrick Insurance Atty
• Path To Appeal Cleared In Insurers' Row With Milberg
• Insurer Must Reserve Rights For Noncoverage: Court
• MMSEA Reporting And Reimbursement Requirements
• Hogan Loses 6 Attys To New Shipman DC Office
• Trial Court Misread Vulcan's Policy: Appeals Court
• Class Counsel Win $3.2M In Nationwide Benefits Suit
• HHS Backs 'High-Risk' Pools Despite Opposition
• Factory Mutual Loses $4M Coverage Spat With Beef Co.
• Amlin, Netherlands Fined €2.2M Over Fortis Deal
• Fla. Legislators OK Commercial Insurance Rate Reform
• MBIA Barred From Municipal Bond MDL Exit
• Claims Related To A Broker's Bankruptcy: A Case Study
• $34M Fraud Verdict Against AIG Stands
• BP Oil Spill Sparks Chain Reaction Of Insurance Claims
• Legislators Seek To Sink Flood Insurance Mandate
• Appeals Court Flips Lloyd's Loss In Contribution Case
• Insurer Not Liable For Fire Damages: 2nd Circ.
• 3 Myths Of In-House Attorney-Client Privilege