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Insurance - January, 2011

153 articles

• Guy Carpenter To Settle Antitrust Case For $4.25M
• St. Paul Tries To Evade Texas Oil Spill Costs
• Trustmark, Hancock Must Resume Arbitration: 7th Circ.
• The Persistent Churn Of Law Firm CMOs
• Insurers Want Builder's $4.9M Drywall Suit Tossed
• Westfield Doesn't Owe Subcontractor Defense: Judge
• Fla. Judge Strikes Down Health Care Law
• Global General Files For Ch. 15, Seeks Cut-Off Scheme
• Contractor Allowed To Recover On Auto-Owners Bond
• Henkels Wants Insurer To Cover Water Main Dispute
• Oak Ridge Lab Construction Costs Spat Expands
• Zurich Wants Claremont To Cover Glass Co.'s Defense
• Insurers Sue Neb. Excavator Over Pipeline Defense
• Selective Seeks To Nix Coverage In Home Defect Row
• Akin Gump, Sydow Clash Over Stanford Suit's Venue
• Health Care In The DOJ's Antitrust Crosshairs
• Lloyd's Defense Suit Stayed In Insurance Fraud Case
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Quinn Emanuel
• Harleysville Contests Builder Contract Suit Coverage
• Financial Crisis Was Preventable, Report Says
• Pulsar Re Says Lehman Looted $450M Ahead Of Ch. 11
• HIPAA's Potential Impact On FMLA Certification
• 4th Circ. Puts Health Care Reform Fight On Fast Track
• Twin City Settles Coverage Suit Over Integra Action
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Pillsbury Winthrop
• FGIC Wins Ch. 11 Plan Exclusivity Extension
• Insurer Sues Cascade Over Contaminated Ethanol
• 10th Circ. Nixes $4M In Damages Over Poached Agents
• G-I Sues Century For Coverage In NY Housing Suit
• 8th Circ. OKs Online Research Fees For Attys
• Can Cargo Carriers Limit Liability In Theft/Hijackings?
• House Panel Hits Obama On Regulatory Burden
• FDIC Sues Dead Bank Over Millions In Bad Loans
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Kirkland
• Ambac Assurance Rehabilitation Plan Approved
• AIG Can't Bring Drywall Defense Suit In Fla.: Judge
• Win For Allstate, But Not State Farm In Katrina Suits
• Specialty Insurers May Thrive On New Food Regs
• Mo. V. Spilton And False Claims Penalties
• Steptoe Adds Former Insurance Regulator In NYC
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Dickstein Shapiro
• Wash. Fines Chubb Units Over Insurance Violations
• Wellness Coach Hits UnitedHealth With FLSA Action
• Insurance Broker Gets 4 Years For $20M Fraud Scheme
• Dunn Wants Subcontractors' Insurers To Cover Defense
• Sen. Probes DOD Contracts For Brain Injury Study
• Watch Your Steps
• Reid, Pelosi Back Health Reform In 6th Circ. Battle
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Covington
• Insurance Gap Triggered Loan Default, Court Says
• Lexington Seeks $7M From Reinsurer For 9/11 Coverage
• The Rise Of 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Homeland Can't Shake MBS Katrina Coverage Suit
• Class Cert. Granted In Beacon Mutual Dividend Suit
• Conseco Insurance Rate Hikes Don't Fly, Judge Says
• Atty Blackmailed Liberty Over Agent Sexcapades: Suit
• Workers Can Sue US, Calif. Over Same-Sex Benefits
• Law360's Insurance Groups Of The Year
• Pros And Cons Of Cloud Computing
• Imperial Sugar Sues Ironshore For Recall Coverage
• Travelers Sues Reinsurers Over $449M Asbestos Deal
• Feds Accuse Life Insurance Bond Co. Of $670M Fraud
• Merrill Moves To Nix Funeral Investment Suits
• House Sets Stage For Health Care Replacement
• Russia To Fine Insurers At Least $2.3M For Collusion
• House Deals Symbolic Blow To Health Care Law
• Insurers Accuse Metals Co. Of Discovery Abuses
• D&O Insurance, An Overview: Part 2
• DC Metro Sues Insurance Adviser Over Coverage Gap
• FDIC Sues Ga. Bank Execs Over $70M In Bad Loans
• Insurer Wants Off Hook For Flooring Defect Cases
• Fla. Asks To Add 6 States To Health Law Fight
• Lloyd's Says Liberty Surplus Must Cover Injury Case
• Ameron — A Big Leap Away From Foster-Gardner
• DOJ, Health Care Reform Challengers Launch Appeals
• White House Embarks On Regulatory Overhaul
• High Court To Hear Fight Over Calif. Medicaid Cuts
• Judge Nixes Catholic Man's Suit Over AIG Bailout
• Subcontractor Seeks $14.5M For Tenn. Electric Job
• Blue Shield Offers Up Calif. Rates For Review
• AIG Unveils Plan To Pay Back Rest Of $182B Bailout
• 7th Circ. Revives Good Faith Suit Against Insurer
• High Court To Get Shot At Health Care Antitrust Suit
• Analysts Slap Hartford Unit With Overtime Action
• Intel, Insurers Drop Last Antitrust Defense Claims
• NY Drops Last Marsh Bid-Rigging Cases
• The Constitutionality Of Mandated Health Insurance
• Investigators Score Class Status In Geico FLSA Suit
• Judge OKs $4.75M Quigley Deal Over Asbestos Claims
• Oracle Oil Coverage Spat Kicked Back To La. Court
• Calif. Insurance Head Wants Rate Increases Delayed
• Conn. V. AEP Could Open Litigation Floodgates
• UK Auto Insurers To Stop Sharing Pricing Data
• Allstate, Liberty Face Progressive Patent Suit
• NY Court Revives Antitrust Suit Against Equitas
• Judge Lets Brooke Ch. 7 Trustee Settle $4M In Claims
• Kansas AG Wants In On Health Care Challenge
• 6th Circ. Lets Capitol Off Hook In Secrets Suit
• Ex-TMST Execs' Bid For Defense Costs Trimmed
• D&O Insurance, An Overview: Part 1
• Fen-Phen Lawyer Indicted For Insurance Fraud
• AIG To Sell Nan Shan Unit For $2.2B
• ConEd Settles $4M Fee Battle Over 9/11 Repairs
• NYC Abused Medicaid Programs, US Atty Claims
• US Chamber Calls For End To 'Regulatory Tsunami'
• NY Appeals Court Nixes Suit Over MBIA Restructuring
• Aetna Inks Unique $150M Health Reinsurance Deal
• CORRECTED: SC High Court Rules For Insurer In $7.2M Appeal
• Ameren, Insurer Must Resolve Battle Outside Court
• Ohio To Join 20 States Challenging Health Care Law
• Judge OKs $84M Deal Over Asbestos Coverage
• 7th Circ. Upholds Omnicare Antitrust Suit Dismissal
• Diminution In Value And Commercial Insurance In Ga.
• Divided High Court Won't Hear Commerce Clause Case
• BofA Spared Costs In $144M Investor Fraud Suit
• Wells Fargo Can't Dodge Pruco Insurance Suit
• Insurer Seeks To Dodge Mead Johnson Coverage
• Setton, Insurers Settle Over Pistachio Recall Claims
• Lender Slaps Euler Hermes With $6M Coverage Suit
• House Advances Health Care Repeal Vote
• MBIA, RBC Drop Subprime CDS, Restructuring Suits
• What Did You Know, When Did You Know It?
• Boeing, Chartis Settle Liability Feud Over UK Crash
• Liberty Units Rebuff $450M AIG Insurance Pool Deal
• Ambac Execs Can't Shake ERISA Action
• Bond Insurer Hits Goldman With $120M Abacus Suit
• UK Fines Surety Bond Exec Over $3M Fraud
• Locke Lord Nabs Katten Muchin Corporate Pro
• 8th Circ. Revives D&O Suit Over Bank Exec's Defense
• Insurance Coverage For Tenant Improvements
• Mich. Can Fight Class Cert. In ERISA Suit: 6th Circ.
• High Court Asked To Mull UBS Disability Plan Language
• NY May Merge Insurance, Banking, Consumer Agencies
• HHS Warns Of Health Care Repeal Dangers
• CGL Coverage For Chinese Drywall Claims: An Overview
• 2nd Circ. Targets AXA Tactics In Retaliation Suit
• Bond Insurer Hits Wells Fargo With Real Estate Suit
• Homeowners Sue BofA Over Hidden Insurance Fees
• Del. High Court Affirms Dismissal Of PwC Fraud Suit
• Insurers Sue Toyota Over Gas Pedal Defect Suits
• Insurer Skimped On Pepsi's Defense Costs, Judge Says
• 8th Circ. Puts Insurers On Hook For Silo Damage
• A 'Storm Warning' For The Reinsurance Industry
• AT&T, USSIC End $10M Coverage Dispute
• 11th Circ. Revives Insurance Suit Over Plane Engines
• Huron, Empire Can't Shake St. Vincent False Claims Suit
• Wis. Joins Fight Against Health Care Reform
• 2nd Circ. Says Unsigned Contract Means No Coverage
• Insurers' Plane Crash Suit Against Cirrus Grounded
• Liberty Mutual Settles Kickback Claims For $7.5M
• 4 Insurer Groups Settle Overcharging Claims For $120M
• Travelers Says Other Insurers Must Cover Plastics Suit
• Dewey Can Enforce Subpoena In $1B Legal Advice Suit