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Insurance - November, 2012

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• Insulation Co. Demands Asbestos Coverage From PMA
• Colo. Enviro Firm Seeks Chevron Suit Coverage In 10th Circ.
• JPMorgan Can't Arbitrate Policy That Was Once In Loan Suit
• Credit Suisse Knew Of Flaws In $466M RMBS, Prudential Says
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 52 Firms
• Auditor Gets 4.5 Years In Prison For $485M Bond Fraud
• HHS To Charge Insurers Fees For Using ACA Exchanges
• Carlyle Cuts Stake In Brazilian Insurer Qualicorp To 6%
• Geico Investigators Not Exempt From OT, Judge Rules
• Insurance Groups Raise Worries Over New Capital Rules' Impact
• Prior Deal Can't Stop Wells Fargo Mortgage Fraud Suit: DOJ
• Berkshire Inks $780M Reinsurance Deal With CaixaBank
• State Farm Ducks Policyholder Suit Over In-House Counsel
• Inside Calif.'s Conflicting Take On Duty To Defend
• Financial Industry Faces Post-Election Challenges
• HHS Data-Scrubbing Guidance Backs Strict Privacy Definitions
• Mo. Issues Rare Ruling Denying Sex Abuse Coverage To Church
• Doc-Sealing Dispute Delays MBIA Securities Suit Against BofA
• Lloyd's Avoids Covering Part Of Tyco's $76M Wis. Cleanup
• Mortgage Insurer Settles Suit Over Maternity Policy
• House GOP Wants 2-Year Volcker Implementation Delay
• NY To Expedite Sandy-Related Insurance Claims
• Nelson Levine Adds 2 Partners To Pa., NY Offices
• Hospital Mergers Drive Up Prices, Insurers Tell 6th Circ.
• $450M AIG Deal Gives Liberty Short Shrift, 7th Circ. Told
• Probe Leads Insurer To Cut Force-Placed Premiums By 20%
• 8th Circ. Shields Holding Co. From ACA Contraceptive Rule
• O&G Says Everest Shirking Share Of $37M Blast Settlement
• FDIC's Morgan Stanley RMBS Suit Sent To Texas State Court
• How Healthy Is Your Law Firm? Time For A Stress Test
• Calif. Wrong Forum For NFL Injury Coverage Row, Judge Says
• SC Builder Coverage Law Lives On, But Insurers Get Reprieve
• Macquarie, BlackRock Woo Investors With Infrastructure Funds
• NJ Court Limits Insurer Rejections Of Arbitration Awards
• Amerigroup Sheds Unit, Winning OK For $5B WellPoint Deal
• Exemption Renders Pa. Diocese's ACA Suit Moot: Judge
• Calif. To Probe Nationwide After Major Data Breach
• MetLife Rumored To Pay $119M For Downtown Chicago Tower
• WTC Developers Must Establish Damages In 9/11 Insurance Row
• HHS Wants Input On Health Exchange Quality Checks
• US Health Insurance Market Lacks Competition, AMA Says
• Lawmakers Consider 'Smart Cards' To Cut Medicare Fraud
• Scottsdale Sued For Firm Choice In Suit Over Customs Bonds
• Top Senate Republican Opposes TAG Extension Bill
• Builders V. Dragas — An Important Reminder For Insurers
• Insurer Sues JPMorgan Over Alleged Bear Stearns CDO Fraud
• NJ Insurance Regulator Won't Delay PIP Rules
• New ACA Rules Foggy On Drug Coverage, Multistate Plans
• Reinsurer Fights Coverage Of State's Atty Defense At 7th Circ.
• After Sandy 'Price Gouging,' NJ May Limit Adjusters' Fees
• Red Bull Sues Insurer Over Party Wreck Coverage
• Sandy Recovery Spurs Insurance Questions, Complaints In NJ
• Reid Seeks 2-Year FDIC Guarantee Program Extension
• Fox News Wins Some AIG Bailout Docs From Feds In FOIA Suit
• NY Judge Expands FGIC Discovery In Countrywide MBS Suit
• Judge Balks At $4.8M Deal In Highmark Antitrust Suit
• Most Of Developer's Suit Over Pay For AIG HQ Redo Tossed
• Continental Can't Escape Goldman Construction Accident Suit
• Manpower Asks 7th Circ. To Revive $2.9M Building Collapse Row
• Trafalgar May Increase Post-Appraisal Litigation In Fla.
• Columbia Casualty Settles Coverage Row With UnitedHealth
• NY Insurance Regulator Warns Against New Reserves Approach
• 1st Circ. Lets Evanston Duck Sexual Harassment Coverage
• Health Care Providers Launch Suit Over Fla. Insurance Law
• O'Quinn Law Firm Seeks Lexington Docs In Coverage Fight
• Price Postel Must Repay Insurer For Defamation Suit Defense
• Insurance Brokers Should Brace For Sandy Suits After NY Ruling
• Anthem Blue Cross Can't Force Arbitration In Health Plan Suit
• Supreme Court Allows ACA Religious Challenge At 4th Circ.
• Agent Has Standing In Nationwide Benefit Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• AIG Unit Will Pay Up To $51M To States For False Marketing
• Rubio's, Nationwide End Tainted Fish Suit Coverage Fight
• Chartis Triumphs In Coverage Suit Over Junk Fax Action
• KKR To Buy Specialty Insurance Broker From Blackstone
• Key Insurance Issues In Secured Lending
• Kaye Scholer Reps Onex In $2B Insurer Buy From Goldman Fund
• Warhol Group Wants D&O Policy To Cover $4.6M In Legal Fees
• Insurer Accuses BofA Of Fraud Over RMBS-Related Policies
• Pfizer Calls Out Kaiser Over Contradictory Neurontin Claims
• Eisai Says Zurich Policy Covers Off-Label FCA Suit
• Texas Judge Upholds $12M Asarco Asbestos Deal Challenge
• EU Watchdog Says Some Insurers May Face Bank Treatment
• United Airlines Escapes WTC 9/11 Damage Dispute
• Ob-Gyns Back Over-The-Counter Birth Control Sales
• Grappling With The Scope Of Pollution Exclusion
• NCOIL Insurance Certificate Law May Aid Carriers In Court
• White House Releases ACA Rules On Exchanges, Wellness Plans
• Mayor Found Guilty On Extortion, Bribery Charges
• Penn, North River Lose Judgment Bids In Landfill Coverage Row
• NY High Court Says Policyholder's Broker Suit Not Barred
• RMBS Buyers Want Credit Suisse Fraud Suit In State Court
• Highmark, West Penn To Resume Merger Talks
• Bankers Life To Pay $3.2M For Shirking Deal With Pa., Others
• Bain, Applied Rigged Artizan Buy To Trim $22M Price: Suit
• Insurers Say Exclusions Bar Coverage In TCPA Class Action
• Technicolor, Chartis Settle $6M Cleanup Coverage Suit
• Insurers Should Expect More Unclaimed Property Suits
• Hobby Lobby Can't Block Health Law's Contraception Mandate
• Pro Rata Ruling Could Make It To Mo. High Court
• 'Spider-Man' Director, Rocker Sue Broker Over Insurance Cost
• Ford Sues Insurer Over $20M in Product Liability Claims
• Gourmet Grocer Demands Continental Cover Burn Claims
• Hartford Archdiocese Sues For Coverage of Sex Abuse Claims
• St. Paul Sues Other Insurers Over Construction Suit Coverage
• 11th Circ. Asks Ga. High Court What Triggers Builder's Policy
• Liberty Mutual Wants 2nd Circ. To Revive Goldman MBS Suit
• QBE Can't Nix Homeowners' Hurricane Wilma Coverage Suit
• PMI Inks Deal To Split $2.2B In Tax Assets With Subsidiary
• Colleges Urge DC Circ. To Revive ACA Contraception Suits
• Dish Says Travelers Must Defend It In Gov't 'Robo Call' Suit
• NAIC Names Interim CEO As Chief Accelerates Departure Plans
• HSBC In Talks To Sell $9.3B Stake In Chinese Insurer
• NY Fed Dodges AIG Derivative Suit Over Bailout Scheme
• Wis. Latest To Defer Health Insurance Exchange To Feds
• 4 Primary Phases In Complex Insurance Claims
• Judge Shields Bible Printer From ACA Contraception Rule
• 17 Carriers Owe Asbestos Coverage To Pump Cos., Jury Finds
• Wells Fargo Wants Mortgage Insurance Fraud Case Nixed
• Insurance Broker Gets 11 Years In NJ School Bribery Scheme
• O'Quinn Law Firm Wants Ironshore Silica Coverage Suit Axed
• Sandy-Displaced Aon Subleases Park Ave. Space From Cerberus
• Boehner Says He's Not Giving Up On ACA Repeal Plans
• Mid-Century Can't Recoup DR Horton Coverage Row Costs
• House Committee Blasts HHS Over ACA Exchange Uncertainty
• Insurer Can't Pull Coverage For Sorenson Shoulder Pump Suits
• Firm Fights For Slice Of $2.5M Fee Award In Blue Cross Deal
• Captive Insurers Unite To Seek Dodd-Frank Clarification
• Quest, Insurers Hit With Suit Over Testing Monopoly Scheme
• Recent Wins For Insurers In Notice Obligation Lawsuits
• MassMutual To Pay $1.6M Over Unclear Annuity Disclosures
• Insurers Sued To Defend Contractor In NY Firefighter Deaths
• Ill. Boosts Malpractice Coverage For Forthright Professionals
• States Get Extra Month To Decide On Insurance Exchanges
• Psychiatrist Took Kickbacks From Teva, FCA Suit Says
• Senate Slows Down Controversial Cost-Benefit Analysis Bill
• Calif. Health Board OKs Blueprint For Insurance Exchange
• Allstate, Citi Spar Over Time Bars In $200M MBS Suit
• Maximizing Recovery For Hurricane Sandy Losses
• UK FSA Hits Card Protection Plan With Record $16.6M Fine
• Ameriprise Adviser Found Guilty Of Insider Trading, Perjury
• Fla. High Court Won't Rule On State-Backed Insurer Immunity
• GOP Lawmaker Subpoenas HHS Docs On ACA Promotion
• AvMed Can't Escape Class Claims In Data Theft Suit
• Denbury Sues Lloyd's To Recoup $52M In Oil Well Losses
• St. Paul Says It Has No Duty In Okla. Toxic Waste Action
• Countrywide Gets Another Shot At Sealing MBIA Case Docs
• Lawmakers Urge Pa. Gov. To Set Up Insurance Exchange
• Allstate Dodges Deferred Annuities Fees Disclosure Suit
• ING To Pay $3.5M To Settle Stock Drop Suits
• Insurers Now Face Up To $25B In Hurricane Sandy Losses
• Sandy Will Cost Flood Program Up To $12B, FEMA Says
• House GOP Seeks Info From HHS On $69M ACA Data Contract
• Antitrust Suit Alleges Collusion Handed La. To Blue Cross
• Longtime Lobbyist Appointed As SC Insurance Head
• DR Horton Can't Double Travelers Damages In Coverage Row
• Takeaways From Allianz's Recent Regulatory Settlement
• Ameriprise Adviser Wasn't Insider Trading, Witness Says
• FDIC Liable For MBIA's IndyMac MBS Losses, DC Circ. Told
• Mortgage Reinsurance Kickback Suit Against HSBC Slashed
• Liberty, Law Firm Reach Deal Over Mortgage Fraud Coverage
• Horizon Skirts Chiropractors' ERISA Suit Over Claim Denials
• Insurers Grow Tentative About Coverage For Cloud Users
• Investment Firm Sues Chartis Over $103M Hotel Loan Loss
• Hospital Pushes For $123M Settlement In Sex Abuse Case
• Millennium Sues Insurer For Coverage In 2 False Ad Suits
• Bill Would Bar Texas Insurers From Denying Gays Coverage
• Downstream Plant Found Liable For $3M Paper Mill Damage
• Smith & Wesson Says Insurer Must Cover FCPA, Other Cases
• St. Paul, Insurer End Coverage Suit Over $20M Contract Row
• Ameriprise Adviser Made Insider Trades, Lied To SEC, US Says
• West Penn Hit With Injunction In $475M Highmark Merger Row
• Baker Tilly, Lexington End Coverage Dispute In $50M Ruling
• General Seeks To End Asbestos Claims Coverage For Insulator
• Travelers Still On Hook For Defense Costs In Asbestos Suits
• Scottsdale Dodges Bank Fraudster's Past Defense Bills
• Metropolitan Health Investors Fight $850M Humana Deal
• Don't Undercut Timberland Purchase And Sale Agreements
• Tips For Quality Control In Technology-Assisted Review
• Flagstar-AGM Trial Over $1B MBS Draws To A Close
• MBIA Gutted Insurance Unit, Investors' Suit Says
• Christie May Spurn Health Exchange Bill Despite Obama Win
• Freddie Mac, MGIC Reach $267M Deal In Pool Policy Fight
• Bible Printer Says For-Profit Cos. Also Deserve ACA Exemption
• DOJ Seeks More Info On Aetna's $5.7B Coventry Merger
• Insurer Can't Avoid Covering $8M Pipeline Defect Settlement
• Post-Election Onslaught Begins With 2 Big ACA Rules
• Insurer Off The Hook For $1M Anheuser-Busch Asbestos Deal
• St. Paul Tells 2nd Circ. It Had No Duty In Phone Card Co. Suit
• Reasons To Keep Watch In Health Care Industry
• Broad View Of GARA Opens Doors For Aircraft Manufacturers
• TIG Settles With Regence In $19M RICO Coverage Suit
• Planners Privy To Kickbacks Liable Under ERISA: 3rd Circ.
• Nestle Waters Resolves Fire Coverage Fight
• GOP Takes New Aim At Medicare Board Repeal
• Judge Grills Flagstar Expert On Loan Review In $1B MBS Suit
• Humana Failed To Monitor Drug Refills, HHS Report Says
• Insurer, Policyholder Attys Join Forces In New Group
• Timken, Insurer Settle $5M Coverage Fight Over Ponzi Losses
• Bill Relaxing Health Reform Rebates Would Cost $1B, CBO Says
• Employers Need ACA Guidance Soon, Retail Group Says
• Missing The Class Action Removal Boat To Federal Court
• Tom Hanks' Insurance Broker Charged With Bilking Clients
• Sandy May Shift Insurers' Hurricane Deductible Strategy
• Witness Defends Flagstar Loan Practices In $1B MBS Suit
• Law Firm's Bad-Faith Claim Against OneBeacon Revived
• Anti-Health Reform Measures DOA After High Court Ruling
• Wells Fargo Insurance Unit Off Hook For Vacuum Co.'s Defense
• FTC Resolves Price-Fixing Claims Against Pharmacy Group
• No Interim Appeal For Crystal Co. In Plant Explosion Suit
• Maclaren Wins Suit Claiming Ace Policy Was Wrongly Scrapped
• Accident Vs. Sickness Claims: Trickier Than You Think
• Look Before You Leap At Capital Commitments As Collateral
• Homebuyers Press For Cert. In Title Insurance Fee Case
• Edwards Wildman Adds Ex-Venable E-Discovery Ace
• US Asks DC Circ. Not To Revive Contraception Rule Challenges
• Insurer Relaunches $650M TCPA Class Action Coverage Fight
• $13M Superdome Insurance Suit Dismissal Backed By 2nd Circ.
• NY Alters Insurance Rules As Region Awaits 2nd Storm
• When SEC Subpoenas Are Too Close For Comfort To Litigation
• Obama Victory A Blow To Insurers Fearing Federal Oversight
• What Obama's Re-Election Means For Health Care Policy
• Obama Win To Unleash Onslaught Of ACA Regulations
• National Union Seeks To Pare $15M UMG Coverage Suit
• MetLife Sells $70B Mortgage Servicing Biz To JPMorgan
• Insurer Can't Add Towing Cos. To RV Fridge Fire Suit
• Atty Loses Malpractice Coverage For Fraud Suit
• MLB Indians Ask 6th Circ. To Revive Fatality Coverage Dispute
• Prudential Unit Pays £368M For Thai Bank's Insurance Arm
• Small Pharmacies Seek Class Cert. In Caremark Antitrust Row
• $8B Sandy Claims Would Exhaust US Flood Insurance, CFA Says
• East West Bank Failed To Back $30M Life Policies, Suit Says
• Insurer Off Hook For Wal-Mart Antitrust Suit Defense
• Humana Inks $850M Deal To Buy Metropolitan Health
• How To Maximize Insurance Coverage After A 'Superstorm'
• First American Fights Class Cert. In Title Insurance Fee Row
• ING Wants ERISA Kickbacks Suit Tossed
• Pa., NJ Bar Hurricane Insurance Deductibles For Sandy Claims
• Amco Fights Coverage For Mattress Co. In Ill. FCA Suit
• Pinnacle's Limited Impact On Calif. Property Litigation
• Insurers Can't Duck JWR's Chinese Drywall Suit Coverage
• Dallas College Aims To Stop ACA Contraceptive Coverage
• China Pacific Must Defend Whirlpool Over Deadly AC Fire
• Texas Windstorm Insurer On Financial Brink, Lawmakers Told
• Gov't Won't Contest Bid To Revive Religious ACA Challenge
• Post-Katrina Law Unlikely To Smooth Sandy Coverage Battles
• Supreme Court Asked To Hear Title Insurer Antitrust Case
• Brace For A Business Interruption Coverage 'Superstorm'
• Catholic-Owned Co. Gains Shield From ACA Contraception Rule
• Insurer Aon Launches Coverage Against Patent Trolls
• Insurers Avoid Defending Enviro Firm In Chevron's RICO Suit
• Penn Mutual Faces Action Over Life Insurance Surplus Funds
• Pa. Gov. Signs Bill Boosting Access To Community Pharmacies
• Va. High Court Says Pollution Exclusion Bars Drywall Coverage
• Kirkland, Mayer Brown Aid GTCR In $1.5B BofA Unit Purchase
• Safarian & Choi Lands Veteran Litigator, Renames Firm
• Wells Fargo Says US Mortgage Suit Violates $25B Settlement
• Medical Groups Lose Challenge To ACA, Medicare Rules
• Applying Proximate Cause And Ensuing Loss Principles
• Author's Aid Foundation Sues Insurer For Defense Coverage
• A Potential Partial Solution To The M&A Litigation Problem
• Mapping The Pre-Election Landscape