Insurance Archive » February, 2012

Insurance - February, 2012

188 articles

• Estee Lauder's Bad Faith Claim OK'd In OneBeacon Dustup
• Havensure Drops Prudential Claims In Antitrust MDL
• Calif. Court Won't Impose Duty On Insurance Brokers
• Ex-AIG, Gen Re Execs Set For Jan. Retrial Over $500M Scheme
• 3rd Circ. Says AIG Unit Doesn't Owe Hospital Group Coverage
• Estate Planner Wants Continental To Cover Fraud Action
• Protecting Executives Abroad: Kidnap, Ransom Insurance
• Insurer Angles For Release From Fishing Show Copyright Suit
• Insurers Can't Replead Case Over $2B In MBS: Judge
• GOP Lawmakers Lash Out At Employer Contraception Rule
• Insurance Broker Resolves $4M ERISA Feud With Comerica
• Insurer Seeks To Toss Perkins Coie Atty's Testimony
• Insurer Doesn't Owe Coverage To Fraudster: 8th Circ.
• Travelers Not Liable For Tech Co.'s Software Scuffle: Court
• Minimizing Tort Liability With The Right Terms
• PHH Hit With Hazard Insurance RESPA Class Action
• Calif. Fund Seeks $100M From Wachovia Over RMBS Deal
• Ambac Offers Deal To Settle IRS Dispute In Ch. 11
• AIG Settles Whistleblower Suit Over Ex-CFO's Trades
• HHS Proposes Specs For Health Plan 'Metal Tiers'
• Alliant Receives No Fine For Emailing Rival's Clients
• Insurer Wants Mont. To Repay $16M For Asbestos Suits
• High Court Again Denies Bid To Argue For Kagan Recusal
• Wisconsin Insurance Law Year In Review
• Chartis Wins $8.5M From Evanston For Bratz Defense
• Blue Cross Must Face Autism Therapy Action: 6th Circ.
• Chevron Unit Urges 2nd Circ. To Overturn Attys' DQ
• AIG Buys Back $2B Of Maiden Lane Mortgage Assets
• WellCare's $137M Medicaid Fraud Payout Clears Last Hurdle
• NY Life Insurers Ordered To Give Families Lump-Sum Payouts
• JPMorgan Hiding Behind Ala. County's Ch. 9: Bond Insurer
• A Lack Of Comprehensive Guidance In CMS User Guide
• Crowell Adds Dorsey Commercial Litigation Pro In Calif.
• 7 States Try To Take Down Obama Contraception Rule
• Allstate Sex Bias Plaintiffs Push For Class In 7th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Scuttles Blue Cross Appeal In Antitrust Suit
• Italian Investors Offer Premafin $598M To Fend Off Buyout
• Ex-Coke Unit Suffers Setback In Asbestos Coverage Row
• 6th Circ. Revives Ohio Investment Clawback Fraud Suit
• Class Certified In Wells Fargo Insurance Kickback Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Calif. Armenian Genocide Insurance Law
• Judge Trims Suit Over AXA's $1.5B Purchase Of ING Unit
• Exxon Mobil Sues Hundreds Of Insurers Over Asbestos Coverage
• Carlyle Eyes Sale Of $497M Stake In Brazil's Qualicorp
• Allegheny Wants Lloyd's To Pick Up Tab For Pollution Suits
• The Pitfalls Of Paperless Discovery
• Lexington Sues Ace Over Kinder Morgan Blast Coverage
• Marsh Settles Coverage Row Over Chemical Cos.' Fuel Loss
• Former WaMu Execs Balk At Plan For D&O Claims
• Chubb Doesn't Owe Starwood $10M In Defense Costs: Atty
• Colony Need Not Defend Insured's Predecessor: 5th Circ.
• Manufacturer, Insurers Denied Quick Wins In Asbestos Row
• Insurer Aims To Duck Coverage Of Omeros FCA Suit
• Workers' Comp Insurance: The Most Important Tool
• Fla. Catholic University Sues Over Contraception Rule
• Evanston Insurance Tries To Shake Bratz Coverage Suit
• 8th Circ. Revives Best Buy Suit Over DDR Mall Leases
• Federal Needn't Cover IBM's ERISA Settlement: NY Court
• 13 States Back Medicaid Expansion In High Court Brief
• JPMorgan Says Syncora Can't Bring $404M MBS Claims
• Arch Seeks $17M From Axiom Over Soured Underwriting Deal
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Insurance Leader Decamps To DLA Piper
• 5-Hour Energy Defense Costs Should Be Shared: Insurer
• Aetna Fires Back At Blue Cross Over Mich. Antitrust Suit
• Insurance Coverage For Cyber-Risky Business
• Huron, Empire Can't Duck $50M St. Vincent FCA Suit
• Texas High Court To Rehear Workers' Comp Insurer Dispute
• NC Gets Health Insurance Waiver While Wis. Misses Bar
• 11th Circ. Seeks Fla. High Court's Input On Insurance Tussle
• Aetna Pays $1.1M To Resolve Meal Break Class Action
• CUNA Dodges Disability Insurance Class Claims
• LandAmerica, Lloyd's $38M E&O Deal Isn't Fair: Insurers
• Insurers End Feud Over Faulty Building Suit Coverage
• A Troublesome Twist In Texas Workers' Comp Decision
• Law School, Meet Litigation PR ...
• Century Urges 2nd Circ. To Dial Down Olin Coverage
• Insurers Must Defend MGA In Bratz Trade Secrets Suit
• BofA Wants To Shield CEO From Depositions In MBIA Suit
• Catholic Group Sues White House Over Contraception Rule
• Erie Indemnity Can't Kill Claims Adjusters' OT Action
• Judge Acquits 4 Insurance Execs, Ends Bailout Fraud Trial
• Advancing Policyholder Rights In Utah
• Safe Auto Class Kicks Excess Coverage Suit Back To State Court
• D&O Suits Over Bank Failures By FDIC Surge In 2011
• Insurer Sues JPMorgan Over $52M In MBS Losses
• Dinsmore Lands Ex-Nationwide GC At Ohio Office
• Chemical Co. Denied Quick Appeal In Asbestos Coverage Row
• NY To Examine Insurers' Data Used To Request Rate Hikes
• TCPA Exclusions Not Enough To Avoid Text Blasting Claims
• Deposition Is Not The Best Solution To Denial
• JPMorgan, Others Duck MassMutual Claims In $650M MBS Suit
• WG Receiver Can't Claw Back $25M From Sun Life: Judge
• Woman's $5M AIG Life Policy Valid Despite Alleged Fibs: Court
• Genzyme, Insurer Settle Coverage Suit Over $64M Deal
• Auto Parts Co. Retirees Win Class Cert. In Benefits Dispute
• AlloDerm Insurer Sues Over Coverage For Alleged Injuries
• Exploring Coverage For Fracking-Related Losses
• Gulfstream Trustee Says Execs Shouldn't Get D&O Cash
• Case Study: In Re Brooke Corp.
• Insurer Wants Out Of J&J Supplier's Bug Infestation Suit
• Countrywide Tries To Knock Down Insurers' MBS Claims
• Contractor, Insurers Sued For $13M Over Electric Project
• National Western Can't Shake RICO Claims Over Annuities
• Pedestrian's Cert. Bid In State Farm Suit Is Untimely: Judge
• GlobalAxxess Trustees Sue Arrowood Over $4M D&O Payout
• AMR Seeks OK To Seal $50M Deal With Chartis
• OneBeacon Exits NextG Suit Over Wildfire Probe For Now
• Taking A Bite Out Of Denied Food-Recall Claims
• Uponor Insurer Seeks To Avoid $63M Mold Death Coverage
• Cozen Soars To The Top Of Insurance Ranking
• Belly Bandit Maker Sues To Cover Jessica Alba Ad Suit
• CUNA Retirees Ask High Court To Review Benefits Suit
• Law360 Ranks Largest Insurance Practice Groups
• Beware Of Cookie-Cutter Claims Analyses
• Stanford Investors Could See Prompt SIPC Relief
• 6th Circ. Voids Class Cert. In Cancer Insurance Action
• UK Insurer Phoenix Shuts Down Deal Talks With CVC Capital
• St. Paul Sues Fellow Insurer For Help In $20M Contractor Suits
• Goldberg Segalla Nabs Former NY Insurance Head
• Obama Announces Compromise On Birth Control Rule
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 2
• La. Insurer Offers Up $80M To Resolve Katrina Claims
• Health Insurers Slam HHS Rule To Simplify Policy Explanations
• Goldman Slams Allstate's Suit Over $123M In RMBS Losses
• Judge Pumps Atty Over Discovery In MBIA, Countrywide Case
• Axis Accused Of Charging Unfair Hurricane Deductibles
• Catholic TV Network Sues US Over Birth Control Mandate
• MF Global Trustee Denies Funds Went To Pay D&O Insurance
• Mine Site Owner Blasts Chartis' Effort To Avoid Damages
• Quite An 'Occurrence': Rehearing Steadfast V. AES
• Twin City Off Hook For Coverage Of Firm's Alleged Misdeeds
• Fed. Circ. Quashes $723M Import Surety Bond Suit
• Continental Ducks Coverage For $198M Anthem Settlement
• Wells Fargo Puts Insurer's MBS Fraud Suit To Rest
• Insurer Dodges Malpractice Liability Over Unfiled Suit
• MBIA Admits Errors In 2009 Restructuring Filing
• Calif. Court Sides With Aon In Row Over $20M Film Fiasco
• KB Home Can't Boot Atty Insurance Row To State Court
• Preserving NY Property Law And Dividing A District
• MF Global Customers Rip Coverage Deal With Insurance Unit
• Lawyer Accused In Ponzi Scheme Duped Us Too: Insurer
• Homebuyers Sue Insurer Over Property Valuations
• MBIA's Suit Against Patriarch Over CDOs Moves Ahead
• Judge Vacates Insurer Win In Sex Abuse Coverage Fight
• Goldman Scoops Up Old Mutual Asset Management Firm
• JC Flowers Escapes Suit Over Thwarted $104M Insurer Buy
• Loss Adjuster Can't Snuff Out Whirlpool's Fire Defense Suit
• Health Mandate Violates Constitution, Critics Tell High Court
• 5th Circ. Leaves Insurers On Hook In Ambulance Injury Suit
• Citing Dukes, 2nd Circ. Nixes Plan Trustee Class
• SJ Berwin Helps Duke Street In Insurance Law Firm Co. Buy
• FGIC Targets Ally Over Additions To $991M MBS Trust
• FDIC's $129M Claims Over WaMu Losses Cut Again
• 4th Circ. Won't Double Insurer's Lead Poison Liability
• Mead Johnson Can't Add Claims In Enfamil Coverage Row
• JC Flowers Fights Metalmark In Court Over $104M Sale
• Jury Orders Liberty To Pay $13M For Defective Window Deals
• Bingham Snags PE Expert From Dewey & LeBoeuf
• Fla. Insurance Execs Can't Dodge $20M Fraud Charges
• Fidelity National To Buy Out O'Charley's For $221M
• Michaels' Insurer Sues Over Card Data Theft Coverage
• No Wonder: Denying A D&O Claim As Excluded Loss
• Obama Nominates GOP-Backed JPMorgan Exec To FDIC Board
• Costco Says Wash. Law Applies In Cheese Coverage Suit
• BofA Escapes Consumer Suit Over Unauthorized Fees
• 2nd Circ. Rules Insurance Arbitrators Weren't Biased
• BofA Escapes Allstate Suit Over Countrywide Liability
• State Street's Subprime Bets Cost Prudential $77M: Judge
• Amara Ruling Should Kill Pension Plan's Kickback Suit: ING
• Progressive's Intrusive Investigations Delay Claims: Suit
• Globe Indemnity Settles With Nammo Over Cleanup Costs
• Top 10 Insurance Decisions For Policyholders In 2011
• Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 1
• Moore Helps BB&T Buy Crump Insurance Units For $570M
• Judge Limits Oil Co.'s Coverage For $15M Katrina Cleanup
• Prudential To Pay $17M To End Death Benefits Probe
• CERCLA Doesn't Apply To Consumer Products: 7th Circ.
• Insurer Escapes Fraud, RICO Claims In $220M Ponzi Suit
• DynCorp Asks High Court To Settle Disability Pay Dispute
• Expropriation Coverage For Feed-In-Tariff Projects
• Penn State's Insurance Co. Sues To Limit Sandusky Claims
• Old Republic Paid Realtors Kickbacks For Referrals: Suit
• MetLife Exploited Federal Death List To Avoid Payments: Suit
• Broker Told To Hold Policies Tied To Alleged $28M Fraud
• Edwards Wildman Nabs SNR Atty For New LA Insurance Group
• Insurers Want Out Of Failed $170M NC Skyscraper Suit
• Travelers Battles W.Va. Plant Runoff Pollution Claims
• A Swelling Tide Of Costly Natural Disaster Losses