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Insurance - March, 2012

203 articles

• Lemko Says Insurers Must Cover Motorola Trade Secrets Suit
• $100M CIGNA Sex Bias Suit Shut Down
• Allied, Insurer Smooth Out Investor Suit Coverage Quarrel
• Ex-AIG CEO Slams US Bid To Toss $25B Suit
• D&O Insurer Must Defend Bank In Suit, 7th Circ. Hears
• Applying Past Lessons To Present, Future FDIC Suits
• Senate Confirms FDIC Board, Other Key Financial Posts
• Texas Court Hands Insurers $2.8M In Auto Claims Row
• Insurers Can't Shake General Refractories' Coverage Suit
• Rising Star: Seyfarth Shaw's Rebecca Woods
• Fraud Info Delay Can't Cause Stock Loss, 7th Circ. Says
• FHA Fund Fails To Meet Minimum For 3rd Year, GAO Says
• Class Cert. Denied In Seniors' Annuity Suit Against Bankers
• Big Brother Is Online And A Rising Risk For Insurers
• Allstate Escapes Class Cert. Bid In Property Owners' Suit
• Ocwen Accused Of Forcing Costly Insurance On Homeowners
• Rising Star: Simpson Thacher's Deborah Stein
• WTC Plaintiffs' Attys Urge 2nd Circ. To Allow $42.5M Bonus
• Court Backs MBIA In Countrywide MBS Discovery Row
• Allstate Can't Bump JPMorgan MBS Suit To State Court
• When A Construction Defect Occurs, Is It An Occurrence?
• Must-Have Performance Metrics For Law Departments
• XL Units Can't Shake Ciena's Bid For Coverage Of $26M Deal
• Global Re Fails To Keep Equitas Antitrust Suit Alive
• Rising Star: Jones Day's Howard Sidman
• Credit Suisse Scoffs At Damages Bid In $2B MBS Case
• 7th Circ. Affirms Class Cert. Denial In Allstate Bias Case
• JPMorgan Can't Ditch Force-Placed Policy Action
• NY Fund Prods 15 Big Cos. On Political Disclosure
• Insurers V. Out-Of-Network Providers: An Ongoing Battle
• Clyde & Co. Attracts D&O Insurance Crew From Tucker Ellis
• Rising Star: Wiley Rein's Gary Seligman
• High Court Health Reform Battle Focuses On Tax Law
• House Dems' Budget To Reinforce PPACA Medicare Coverage
• 11th Circ. Maintains Block On Aetna Antitrust Claims
• White Collar Litigation's Attendant Insurance Issues
• Health Insurance Exchange Not In NY GOP's Senate Budget
• Calif. High Court Declines Review Of Visa Damages Ruling
• States Enact Early Health Reforms As Tougher Terms Loom
• Nonparty Insurers Can Seek FINRA Arbitration, Court Rules
• Health Care Reform Faces Ultimate Test In High Court
• Six More Partners Quit Dewey, This Time For Sutherland
• AXA Fights For Punitive Damages In $1.5B ING Row
• Lawmaker Says Bill Would Shrink Medicare Part C Costs
• Cryobank Denied Coverage In Fighting Investor Fraud Claims
• Linkin Park's $2.4M Coverage Suit Against Lloyd's Stays Alive
• Day Pitney Pulls Boston Insurance Pro From Choate Hall
• Rising Star: ACE Bermuda's Joshua Schwartz
• Tax Benefits Biased Under DOMA, Calif. Employees Say
• Judge Sees MBIA-Countrywide Trial Delay Of Up To 9 Months
• PPACA: A Pandora's Box For The Health Care Industry
• Insurer Can Leave Steelers Shirtmaker Uncovered In IP Scrum
• HHS Calls Out Two Insurers For 'Unreasonable' Rate Hikes
• Insurer Pays $11M To Settle Row Over Salmonella Recall
• Dukes Ruling Prompts Title Agent Class Decertification
• Smithfield Seeks $326M For Factory Fire Started By Marine
• A Less-Than-Ideal Model For Insurer Self-Assessment
• JPMorgan Settles Action Over Forced Insurance Policies
• Sessions Blocks Vote To Air High Court Health Law Debate
• GOP Zeroes In On Agency Implementing Health Care Law
• Insurers Stuck In Asbestos Duty-To-Defend Suit
• FDIC OK'd $8B In Failed Bank Official Suits Since 2009
• Hartford Plans Business Overhaul Amid Paulson Pressure
• Nationwide Units, Napa Strike $15M Burn Coverage Deal
• Good Grief: 'Good Faith' May Not Fly As Readily In Fla.
• Calif. Water District Gets Tentative OK In Coverage Suit
• Bill Nixing Health Law's Medicare Board Advances
• Ex-Marsh Exec Urges Judge To OK Spitzer Libel Suit
• FDIC Alters Bank Fee Calculations After Industry Outcry
• TriWest Loses $20B Military Health Deal After Fraud Fine
• Banks Don't Want Jury In $5B MBIA Restructuring Suit
• GOP's Budget Pushes For Medicare Voucher System
• What Mine Operators Can Expect From New EPA Initiatives
• Travelers Settles Defective Slide Suit With Insurers
• Another Court Weighs In On Stern V. Marshall
• 5th Circ. Revives Stanford Suits Against Proskauer, Others
• Costa Rican Co. Denies Charges Of $670M Insurance Fraud
• Anheuser-Busch Ducks Insurer's Asbestos Coverage Claim
• Dewey Loses 12-Partner Insurance, M&A Team To Willkie
• Judge Doubts 'Double Recovery' Idea For WTC Developers
• Activists Push NY Senate On Health Insurance Exchange
• Challenging Providers: A Health Plan Flexes Its Muscle
• Blue Cross ERISA Class Rebuffed By High Court
• US Fire Can't Escape Coverage Claims For Asbestos Suits
• 5th Circ. Nixes Remand Review In $20M Transocean Suit
• Obama Admin Floats Proposals On Contraception Rules
• 1st Circ. Tosses Vicor's $13M Insurance Win In Ericsson Row
• Federal Plan To Share Health Insurance Risk Is Released
• La. Court Blocks $93M Katrina Insurance Deal For Now
• High Court Vows Same-Day Audio Of Health Care Debate
• Learning From Blue Cross Data Breach Settlement
• 11th Circ. Lets Amerisure Dodge $2M Bill For Shoddy Roof
• The Influence Of Settlements On Contribution Claims
• WaMu Takes Aim At 12 Insurers In D&O Coverage Fight
• Insurer Targets Bear Stearns Over $75M MBS Loss
• Countrywide's Discovery Push Delays Cases, Insurers Say
• Ill. Appeals Court Axes Insurers' Chicago Sewer Fight
• CBO Says 5M May Lose Employer Coverage Under Health Law
• 2nd Circ. Says No Chadbourne Conflict In Reinsurance Row
• CVS Caremark Says No Wrongdoing Alleged In FCA Suit
• A Comprehensive ERISA Policy Now, Less Trouble Later
• Calif. Court Sides With Insurers In Bad Faith Case
• Ambac Ch. 11 Plan OK'd With No Shareholder Recovery
• Judge OKs $2M Mutual Of Omaha Death Benefit Settlement
• Stress Tests Give Fed Additional Capital Hammer
• FGIC Targets Ally Financial Over $2B In Risky MBS
• $200M MBS Suit Against Citigroup Moved To State Court
• Reorganization And D&O: Not Always Business As Usual
• Ticketmaster Tells 9th Circ. It's Entitled To $4M Defense
• Ameriprise Advisers Made $2M Off Illegal Trades, SEC Says
• DOJ Defends FOIA Response In Kagan Health Care Fight
• FEMA, Enviros Can't Get Rubber Stamp On Flood Program Deal
• Citi, 3 Other Banks Fail Fed Stress Test
• Tenn. Blue Cross To Hand Over $1.5M For Patient Data Breach
• Judge Orders MBIA's CFO, CEO Deposed In Aurelius Suit
• Cover Your Tail: Post-Termination Options For Docs
• Bailout Watchdogs Call For The End Of AIG Tax Break
• Argo, Hedge Funds Reach Accord Over Hurricane Losses
• Cos. Eye Data Breach Policies As CGL Exclusions Multiply
• HSBC Took $77M In Payments From Insurers, Suit Says
• Injured Wal-Mart Workers Seek Approval Of $8M Settlement
• HHS Issues Final, Flexible State Insurance Exchange Rule
• Chartis Stuck With Suit Over Brazil Spill Coverage
• Rothstein Trustee Seeks $10M From Insurer
• Judge Says Co. Can 'Fill Gap' To Trigger Excess Policy
• 7th Circ. Says No Coverage For Polluting Town
• Judge Says St. Paul Not Liable For Phone Card Co.'s Defense
• Re-Ensuring Compliance With The FCPA
• Why Communications Is Key To Merger And Lateral Success
• Pickens, Athletic Co. Lose $33M Life Insurance Refund
• 8th Circ. Nixes Contractor's Bid For $1M Defense Coverage
• Continental Wants Out Of Policy Tainted By Securities Scheme
• NY Regulator Balks At Banks' Subpoenas In MBIA Cases
• Maximus, Insurer Drop Claims Over $78M Texas Settlement
• Travelers Calls Welding Products Co.'s Suit Premature
• HSBC Targeted In Force-Placed Insurance Class Action
• Greenwich Sues To Avoid Coverage In Gas Explosion Suit
• BofA Atty Says MBIA 'Harassing' CEO In Deposition Push
• Insurer Says Ally Financial Cloaked $693M MBS Risk
• Health Care Is Undergoing Major Surgery In 2012
• Iran Dealings Could Earn Insurers Sanctions Under New Bill
• NY Court Upholds Insurance Broker Compensation Rule
• Blue Cross Cites Split Circuits In Antitrust Immunity Appeal
• Chase Escapes Claims In Flood Insurance Kickback Suit
• Health Groups Fight Delay Of Clear Insurance Explanations
• Nonbanks Gearing Up For Possible SIFI Rule Challenge
• The Uncharted Territory Of 'Reverse' Preemption
• Abraaj Capital Sinks $125M Into African Insurer
• Former AIG Exec, Ex-Husband Cop To Horse Farm Fraud
• MetLife, Others Can't Duck Claims Over $228M Ponzi Ties
• Holocaust Survivor Insurance Bill Passes House Committee
• NY Regulator Blasts Out-Of-Network Health Care Costs
• Mo. Supreme Court Limits Duties Of Insurance Brokers
• Sens. Push Sebelius To Protect Medical Research Funds
• SIPC Sticks By Refusal To Repay Stanford Victims
• HSBC Sheds Several Insurance Businesses For $914M
• Ambac Urges NY Court To Override Ch. 11 Plan Concerns
• Allstate Gets OK For $2.7M Settlement In False Billing Suit
• Tort Wars: The Calif. Legislature Strikes Back
• Judge Pares Claims In Allstate Wildfire Suit
• Farmers To Pay Workers $7M To Settle ERISA Action
• AIG Unit Fined For Underpaying Fire Victims' Claims
• Investors Accusing AIG Of Fraud Ordered To Reveal Sources
• Ex-Freddie Mac Counsel Joins SNR Denton In Washington
• Insurer Ducks $6M Suit Over Coverage For Smashed Plane
• Cordray Promises Mortgage Insurance, ARM Rules Soon
• Insurance Co. Exec Settles SEC Suit Over Chemring Trades
• Allianz Can Arbitrate GE Turbine Dispute, 9th Circ. Says
• Coventry, Policyholders Agree To $3.3M Deal Over Copays
• The Cost Of Preserving Officer Retirement Benefits
• Beaten Fan Rebuffs Dodgers' Bankruptcy Compromise
• Insurer Drops Appeal, Settles ABM Chinese Drywall Suit
• Ex-Aon Exec Gets Trade Secrets Claims Knocked Down
• HSBC Scores Docs On $1B Settlement From Insurer CIFG
• Class Action Says Union Central Runs Pay-To-Play Deals
• Riceland, Liberty Mutual Settle GMO Rice Coverage Dispute
• A Roof By Any Other Name
• BP Wants 5th Circ. To Take Up Transocean Insurance Feud
• Insurers Can't Heap Madoff Victims' Claims, Judge Says
• Va. Real Estate Law Doesn't Bar Private Suits, Court Says
• John Hancock, REIT End $18M Mortgage Feud
• AIG Dumps $500M Blackstone Stake
• 7th Circ. Won't Reopen Perkins Coie, Aviall ERISA Dispute
• First Financial Settles Faulty Pipeline Suit
• JPMorgan Nailed With RMBS Suits Claiming $273M Damages
• MetLife Settles Part of Stuyvesant Town Rent Hike Action
• GOP Attacks $111B Jump In Health Reform Law Spending
• Law360 Insurance Editorial Advisory Board
• H&R Block Insurer Denies Liability For Advertising Row
• Dodgers Offer Ch. 11 Trade-Off To Beaten Fan
• Ex-AIG CEO's $25B Suit Warps Bailout, US Says
• Unpeeling The Layers Of Recall, Contamination Policies
• Judge Frees Travelers From $500M Asbestos Settlements
• Flagstar, AGM Headed To Trial In MBS Coverage Fight
• New NY Bankruptcy Chief Chides Attys In St. Vincent Case
• Pigment Maker Says AIG Unit, Ace Misread Their Own Policy
• HHS' Sebelius Under Fire Over Contraception Rules
• Eurozone Withdrawal: Implications For Global Markets
• Goldman Sachs To Take On Ariel Re's Insurance Operations
• Liberty Mutual Settles $8M Suit Over Brooklyn Complex
• Senate Blocks Religious Exemption To Health Coverage
• Panel Denies $3B Insurance Payouts On Greek Debt
• Navigating Key Disclosure Issues In 2011 Form 10-K