Insurance Archive » May, 2012

Insurance - May, 2012

239 articles

• Judge Won't Stay West Penn Antitrust Suit Pending Merger
• Nat'l Union Entitled To $3M Fees In Valero Defense: 5th Circ.
• Lexington Can't Dodge $1M Browne George Coverage Suit
• OFT Seeks Probe Of UK Auto Insurance System
• Banks Say MBIA's $5B Breakup Will Affect Homeowners
• Lexington, Tokio Settle $7.4M Suit Over 9/11 Coverage
• Doubtful Judge Delays Class Cert. In AIG Wage Battle
• Insurers Seek Further NFIP Reform Beyond Subsidy Cuts
• Prudential Shells Out $621M For Swiss Re's US Life Arm
• Zurich Still On Hook For Defense Costs In Asbestos Suits
• NY's New Regs For Identifying Unclaimed Death Benefits
• NJ Dentists Allowed To Sue BCBS, United Over Back Charges
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill Gauging Financial Threats To Insurers
• Blue Cross Mich. Can't Score DOJ Interviews In Antitrust Suit
• DC Circ. Tells Armey To Take Up Medicare Beef With Insurer
• AIG's $350M CDO Suit Against Moore, ICP Will Proceed
• Insurer Says Citgo Not Entitled To Pollution Defense Coverage
• NY Bill Would Make Carriers Disclose Insurance Commissions
• Insurer Must Face $31.6M Madoff Claims In Bankruptcy Court
• NY Rep Calls For End To Force-Placed Insurance 'Kickbacks'
• Frank Floats Bill To Deny Clawback Coverage For Execs
• Homeland Insurance Sues To Dodge Software Cos.' IP Battle
• The Ebb And Flow Of OFCCP Health Care Jurisdiction
• Kat Von D Sparked $1M House Fire, State Farm Claims
• 4 Mortgage Insurers Cut From HSBC Kickback Scheme Suit
• NJ Court Axes Family Exclusion In Auto Rental Coverage
• JOBS Act May Cause D&O Coverage Concerns, Report Says
• MBIA Says NY's Review Of Its $5B Breakup Was Rational
• Ill. Mulls Partnership To Fight Insurance Fraud
• Judge Won't Force Wash. AG To Alter ACA Challenge
• Insurer's Claims Against Ex-Fishing Show Host Tossed
• ResCap Wants Ex-Officers, Affiliates Spared From MBS Suits
• High Court Urged Not To Take Terrorism Insurance Case
• Breaking The 'Mold': NYC Landlords' Exposure Liability
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Files For Bankruptcy
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Curb Insurers' Iran Investments
• Ex-AIG, Gen Re Execs In Settlement Talks With US
• Ohio OKs Fracking Bill Requiring More Insurance, Disclosures
• Class Says JPMorgan Made Them Buy Excessive Flood Coverage
• DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional In Calif. Same-Sex Benefits Suit
• Chartis Accused Of Failing To Cover $17M Ponzi Loss
• NY Judge Won't Remand $350M Life Insurance Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Keeps Alive UN Wall Collapse Suit Against Namibia
• BofA Told To Turn Over Even More Docs To MBIA
• Travelers Wants To Duck Coverage Of Realtor Copyright Suits
• Insurers: New Tools To Remove CAFA Cases To Fed. Court
• Judge OKs Lehman Ex-Execs' $90M Payout To Investors
• Mergers Can Start Noncompete Clocks, Ohio Court Says
• States Limit Sharing Of Surplus Line Taxes
• More UK Insurers Fear Missing EU's Solvency II Deadline
• ACE Objects To Hostess' ADR Plan For Tort Claims
• $55M Suit Claims Blue Cross Shorted Texas Hospitals
• MBIA Blasts Banks' 'Chutzpah' For Attacking $5B Breakup
• Senate Passes Last-Minute, Short-Term NFIP Extension
• Judge Refuses To Let Insurer Exit FTC Health Marketing Suit
• Frontier Insurance Denied Approval Of Rehabilitation Plan
• Solo Insurance Plans Fail To Meet PPACA Standards, Study Says
• A Greater Focus On Pa. Long-Term Care Rate Regulation
• AIG Claims Pared In $10.5B Countrywide RMBS Suit
• Crate & Barrel Hammers Out Deal Ending ZIP Code Suits
• NJ Panel Advances Bill Speeding Class Cert. Appeals
• White House Orders Gov't Agencies To Take Data Mobile
• Senate To Vote On 60-Day Flood Insurance Program Extension
• Sony Ends PSN Data Breach Coverage Fight In Calif.
• West Penn Fights Buyer's Vow To Drop UPMC Antitrust Suit
• Md. Workers' Comp Insurance Giant Goes Private
• Judge Won't Kill Wiseman Oil's $26M CERCLA Coverage Suit
• Progressive Customers Can't Sue Atty Over Investigation Tactics
• A Short Primer On The Personal Profit Exclusion
• MF Global Customer Again Fails To Block $30M Coverage
• NY Says Errors Wouldn't Have Stopped $5B MBIA Restructuring
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear DOMA Appeal En Banc In Benefits Case
• Fed. Circ. Will Hear Insurer's Appeal Of $6M CIT Order
• Force Placed Insurance: A Coverage Lifeboat?
• Best Practices For Corporate Social Responsibility
• Fox Insurance's $3M Award Over Lost CMS Contract Stands
• Fraud Plaintiffs Can Use AIG Docs, Judge Rules
• New York Life Can't Duck Policyholder's Interest Rate Suit
• TSA Stores, ACE American Fight Prince Sport's Licensing Deal
• Flagstar Accused Of Reinsurance Kickback Scheme
• NY Defends 'Extraordinary' Review Of MBIA's $5B Breakup
• Health Insurance Tax Credits Too Paltry For Small Biz: GAO
• NY Borrowers Overcharged $500M For Insurance, Expert Says
• Notre Dame, Others Join Fight Over Birth Control Mandate
• Humana To Pay $45M To Resolve Fight Over Tricare Billing
• Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Block Veteran Health Cuts
• 8 Williams Montgomery & John Attys Form New Chicago Firm
• 1st Circ. Says Insurer Must Cover Oxford Plane Repair Suit
• A Powerful Weapon In An Insured's Arsenal: Bad Faith
• NY Fed Reserve Postpones $1.7B Maiden Lane Auction
• IRS Adopts Health Insurance Tax Credit Under ACA
• Conyers Targets Health Insurance Antitrust Shield Again
• Mass. Senate OKs Health Reform Bill, Expecting $150B Savings
• MBIA's $5B Restructuring Used Illegal Process, Banks Say
• Insurer, Manufacturer Trust End $5M Asbestos Coverage Row
• Safeco Settles Suit Over Bonds Tied To Ponzi Scheme
• Texas High Court Upturns Stop-Loss Insurance Classification
• Va.'s Steadfast Ruling On What Is (Not) An 'Occurrence'
• Gas Co. Equitable Balks At Driller's Indemnity Claim
• GOP To Wage War On ACA Regardless Of High Court Ruling
• Ill. Union Can Appeal NRG Unit's Coverage Suit, Judge Says
• Humana Can't Shake Insurer's $2.2M Medicare Pay Suit
• FIO Could Be Advocate In Foreign Markets, Insurers Say
• NY Did 'Shortcut' Review Of MBIA's $5B Breakup, Banks Say
• Wis. Seeks OK To Pay $3.2B In Ambac MBS-Related Claims
• AMICO Ducks $42M Superfund Coverage Suit In 6th Circ.
• Firm Wants Travelers Sanctioned Over Bid To Replace Counsel
• Evolution Of Coverage For Construction Defect Claims
• Freddie Mac Mortgage Insurance Claims 'Illogical,' MGIC Says
• Aon Accused Of Subpar Coverage After Fatal Plant Blast
• Travelers Must Cough Up Docs In Mine Pollution Coverage Row
• Insurers Can't Sink Shipbuilder's $10M Tugboat Damage Claim
• Texas Refiner Loses Appeal Of $5M Verdict For Hurt Worker
• Prudential Policies Useless, Defense Contractor Workers Claim
• Lloyd's Says It Won't Pay Tab For Allied's Fraud Defense
• Powerful Foes Could Doom Arbitrator Bill In NY Senate
• House Delays Vote On Flood Insurance Program Extension
• HHS Outlines Benchmarks For State Health Exchanges
• GOP Says SIFI Rule Won't Fit Insurers, Other Nonbanks
• Funeral Provider Looks To Bury Missouri Under Litigation
• Senate Advances Bill On Same-Sex Benefits For Gov't Workers
• Bishops Threaten Suit Over Contraception Coverage Rule
• Rethinking Common Wisdom Of 'Wage And Hour' Insurance
• Tishman Seeks 2nd Circ. Knockout Of 7 WTC Liability Suit
• ProMedica Knew Of FTC Merger Probe, Insurer Tells 6th Circ.
• Assured Guaranty Sues GMAC, Ally Over $56M Losses
• Travelers Escapes Coverage Fight Over Fax Ad Class Action
• Ex-Sedgwick Insurance Lawyer Joins Hogan Lovells In Calif.
• MBIA's $5B Breakup Based On False Figures, Banks Say
• UnitedHealth Seeks 3rd Circ. Win Over Coverage Denials
• Golden Eagle Escapes $29M Wrongful Death Coverage Suit
• 'Managing' LLC Liability Under Ore. Workers' Comp Law
• RSUI Looks To Sink BankUnited Execs' D&O Policy Claims
• Nationwide Program Set Agents Up To Fail, Suit Says
• Blue Cross Hit With Market Allocation Suit In Tenn.
• Ex-CRM Execs Duck Investor Suit Over Deceptive Statements
• Judge Narrows Focus Of MBIA Restructuring Trial
• High Court Won't Hear CUNA Retirees' Health Benefit Appeal
• Greenberg Traurig Enters Warsaw With 50 Dewey Defectors
• Fla.'s 'Captive'-ating New Insurance Legislation
• Travelers' Delay Dooms Bid To Control Centex Defense
• 11th Circ. Denies Wells Fargo Appeal In Insurance Scheme Suit
• Insurers Deny They Owe Costs For Mining Co.'s Asbestos Feuds
• Ark. Statute Trumps Insurance Claim Window, 8th Circ. Says
• MBIA Breakup Trial To Put NY Regulators On The Defensive
• GE Must Aid Blowout Preventer Defense, Gas Co. Says
• HHS Tightens Disclosure Rule Under Health Reform Law
• Hospital Group Pans HUD's Mortgage Insurance Rate Hike
• Cigna To Pay $295M For Senior-Focused AFG Insurance Unit
• Ace Stripped Reinsurance Unit Before $1B Sale, Suit Says
• Allstate Sues Nationwide Over Insurance Product Patent
• Document Review Considerations
• Allstate Alleges $30M Insurance Fraud, Demands NY Reform
• XL Must Keep Covering Legal Fees In $62M Stock Trading Case
• 2nd Circ. Keeps $6.3M Amerex Insurance Row Buried
• FDIC Wind-Down Plan Won't Be Pretty, But Just May Work
• Deutsche To Pay $202M In FCA Case Over FHA-Backed Loans
• State Farm Wants Out Of Pfizer Trade Dress Suit
• Con Ed Hit With $1M Suit Over Fire At Labaton Offices
• Adjusters Seek $2.5M From Insurers Over Ex-Worker's Scam
• NJ Gov. Vetoes Health Insurance Exchange Bill
• GOP Probes $3.8B Loan Program For Nonprofit Health Insurers
• Raising A Stink: Pollution Exclusion Applies To Odors
• Where Rubber Hits Road: Examples Of Alternative Fees
• Insurers Sue Car Parts Maker Hennessy Over Asbestos Claims
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill To Undo Personal Injury Ruling
• Westfield Sues GE Over Coverage For Hog Farm Fire
• St. Paul Demands Copies Of Broncos' Insurance Policies
• Insurer Must Defend Rock Band Tool In Copyright Showdown
• Atty Misconduct Claims Can't Sink $2.5M Affinity OT Deal
• Addressing Pollution Exclusion In Va.
• Travelers Slams Hearsay In $2.5M Assault Coverage Row
• Bill To Give Cos. Administrative Reliance Immunity Gets Boot
• MetLife Subpoenaed By HUD Over Federally Insured Loans
• Fed Urged To Implement Better Stress Test Coordination
• NY Court Won't Let AIG's Greenberg Out Of Securities Suit
• Natixis Withdraws From $5B MBIA Restructuring Case
• Insurers Rip Pittsburgh Corning's Ch. 11 Asbestos Trust
• NY Fines Insurers $2.7M For Hiding Mental Health Option
• 10th Circ. Reverses Insurer's Win In Haunted House Fall Suit
• Judge Links Lawsuits Aimed At $850M In Bad BofA MBS
• AIG Can Delay Disclosure Of Asset-Hiding Report, Judge Rules
• Government May Reap $15.1B Profit From AIG Bailout
• Clearing The Way For ERISA Trust Suits In 3rd Circuit
• Mortgage Insurers Can't Dodge JPMorgan Kickback Suit
• XL Appeals Coverage Of $26M False Claims Settlement
• Insurer Says It Shouldn't Pay In Sandra Bullock Ad Suit
• Gloria Estefan's Hotel Co. Wins $6.7M In Insurance Feud
• JPMorgan Can't Escape Syncora's $404M MBS Suit
• TaxMasters CEO Says Insurers Should Cover $46M Suit
• The Costs Of A Potential Blue Cross Conspiracy
• Health Insurers Face New Disclosure Rules Under Calif. Bill
• PIP Regs Breach Legislative Intent, NJ Lawmaker Says
• Judge Tells BofA Attys In MBS Suit To 'Grow Up,' Stop Delays
• Farmers Adjusters Got No Remedy After Landmark OT Win: Suit
• Continental Asks High Court To Mull Arbitration In Thorpe Case
• Law360 Names Top Female Trial Attorneys
• Ticketmaster Hits Lloyd's With $5M Coverage Suit
• What Triggers First-Party Coverage: Facts, Not Fear
• NY Judge Trims CIFG's $275M Suit Against Goldman Sachs
• Former Lehman Execs' $90M Deal With Investors Hits Delay
• Epstein Becker Green Can't Shake Broker's Malpractice Suit
• Tennis Group Seeks $1.5M From Insurer For Antitrust Suit
• Bristol-Myers Can Seek $11M More In Stolen-Drug Insurance
• Groups Fear Obama Order Sends Excessive Power Overseas
• Chartis Unit Owes $60M For Thailand Flood: Auto Parts Co.
• Insurer Liability Lessons From Navistar Litigation
• 90 Women Sue Wash. AG For Challenging Health Care Reform
• Cert. Denied In Antitrust Suit Against State Farm, Others
• Predictive Coding — Putting The Cart Before The Horse
• Atty Tied To $1B Mutual Benefits Scam Settles SEC Suit
• Calif. Judge Trims Insurer From Arrow Cleanup Coverage Suit
• MF Global Customer Challenges Execs' Defense Coverage Bid
• SmithAmundsen Snags 2 New Partners From Gallop, Lashly
• Treasury, Calif. Strike Deal On Insurance Info Sharing
• Pool Co. Hits Gordon & Rees With $8M Malpractice Suit
• Intact Ponies Up $536M For Westaim Insurance Unit
• Nationwide Shakes Off Agents' 2nd Benefit Suit Attempt
• Merge Healthcare Unit Wins $3M In Attys' Fees From Insurer
• H&R Block Says Insurer Must Pay Up For False Ad Settlement
• Lloyds Says Scottish Widows Isn't For Sale, Denies PE Bid
• Pricing Trends In The Insurance, Reinsurance Industries
• GMAC Insurance Scheme Bilked Homeowners, Suit Claims
• Texas AG Fights State Farm Suit Over Gulf Coast Policies
• Big Biz Hails Obama's Order To Align International Regs
• 3rd Circ. Lets Federal-Mogul Move Policies To Asbestos Trust
• Mutual Benefits Atty Linked To $1B Scheme Faces SEC Suit
• DOJ Probing Humana Medical Claims, Doctor Loans in Fla.
• 9th Circ. Firsts: Equitable Mootness And Arbitration
• OneBeacon Off Hook For $7M Lead Paint Lobbying Tab
• Broker Takes Stake In International Arm From PE Owners
• Feds To Examine Possible ACA Loophole For Small Biz
• Clifford Chance Scoops Up Dewey Insurance M&A Ace
• Miss. Insurers Have No Duty To Advise, 5th Circ. Rules
• Blue Cross Says Licensing Deals Are Good For Competition
• Assurant Launches Insurance For Small-Scale Solar
• 5th Circ. To Rehear UnitedHealth Reimbursement Suit
• Health Reform May Doom Employer Medical Plans, GOP Says
• Excise Tax Audits May Add Bite To COBRA Enforcement