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Insurance - July, 2013

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• MetLife Sinks $145M Into Dallas-Area Apartment Complex
• UnitedHealth Lax In Fraud Recovery: NJ Comptroller Report
• 3rd Circ. Backs Mazie Slater Fee Award In Delta Dental Row
• Northrop Gets Partial Win In $387M Katrina Coverage Row
• Porter Hayden Strikes $21M Deal Over Asbestos Coverage
• Aetna, UnitedHealth Escape Whistleblower FCA Suit
• Guggenheim Soothes NY's Worries Over $1.3B Sun Life Deal
• Insurers Needn't Cover W&T $50M Hurricane Ike Claims
• At EPA's Request, 7th Circ. Alters Ruling In CERCLA Suit
• Financial Crisis Had Little Impact On Insurers, GAO Says
• Why You Need M&A Reps and Warranties Insurance
• Alleghany Promises $1.25B In Exchange For Ares Stake
• IRG Brokerage Beats Claims It Sold Fake Health Insurance
• Insurance Cos. Challenge NY Workers' Comp Law Amendment
• ACA Employer Mandate Delay To Cost Gov't $12B: CBO
• Freddie Mac Attacks ResCap, FGIC Bankruptcy Deal
• Lehman Unit To Face Aetna's $49M Suit, Appeals Court Rules
• Carroll McNulty Opens In Philly With 7-Atty Insurance Team
• Fla. High Court Probing Judge Over $14.5M Insurance Deal
• Nurses Push For Inclusion In ACA Insurance Plans
• MLS Seeks $6M From Insurer For Antitrust Row Defense
• Sun Life Faces $30M Suit Over Denied Life Insurance Claims
• What To Know About Mass.' New Fiscal Year Budget
• Conn. Clears Path For Impending 'Made-Whole' Debate
• Seneca Must Cover Suit Over Gas Station Slip, REIT Says
• IRS Asked To Review Enroll America's Nonprofit Status
• PwC Hit With €1B Suit In Insurance Co. Liquidation
• No Sandy Lawsuit Boom In NJ, But Officials On Guard
• Jailed AIG Exec Denied Shorter Term For Horse Farm Fraud
• Rainmaker Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Stan Price
• Consumers Slam UnitedHealth In Mental Care Class Action
• Mall Owner Asks Texas Court To Review $50M Insurance Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Lee Equity, Samsung
• Construction Cos. Owed Coverage Despite Policyholder Error
• Lehman Unit Not Owed Coverage In $15M RE Suit
• Malaysia Sovereign Fund Pays $252M For Turkish Insurer
• Bernanke Must Testify In $55B AIG Bailout Suit By Ex-CEO
• Acadia Says Co. Failed To Prove $3.4M Hail Damage Claim
• What We Learned From Calif.'s Data Breach Report
• Ex-AIG Execs Ask 'Biased' Judge To Resign From Fraud Suit
• Federal Watchdog Says Tough Oversight Of AIG Is 'Critical'
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Chiropractic Copay Dispute
• Smith Gambrell Lures 11th Fowler White Atty
• Senate Bill Aims For Insurer-Specific Capital Rules
• Conn. High Court Gives Policyholders Dibs On Damages
• For-Profit Cos. Can't Exercise Religion, 3rd Circ. Says
• XL, Stone Point Pour $135M Into New Reinsurance Venture
• Travelers Says It Needn't Cover Suit Over Wastewater Project
• Morgan Stanley Must Face Borrowers' Mortgage Bias Suit
• GOP Rep. Targets ACA Data Hub, Citing Privacy Worries
• Two Steps Forward, One Step Back For General Contractors
• Fla. Insurer Says It Must Restructure For ACA Landscape
• 5 Tips For Clinching Coverage Under Excess Policies
• No Bratz Coverage For MGA, 9th Circ. Hears
• GOP Rep. Wants ACA Care Improvement Clause Nixed
• Admiral, Essex Settle Construction Co.'s Row Over $8M Verdict
• UBS, Merrill Lynch Sued Over Detroit Pension Swap Contracts
• Auto Parts Co. Says Mass. Discrimination Claim Preempted
• John Hancock Ducks ERISA Suit Alleging Excessive Plan Fees
• Jersey City Can't Go Around Labor Commission In Union Fight
• Rainmaker Q&A: Neal Gerber's Angela Elbert
• Arch Insurance Fights Coverage For Papa John's TCPA Suit
• NJ's Sandy Response Marked By Rebuilding, Energy Oversight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Japan Post, GlaxoSmithKline, Raytheon
• PMI Wins Confirmation Of Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan
• WellPoint Premium Hike Victims Seek 7th Circ. Reversal
• Cigna Knocks $40M Hospital Reimbursement Suit In 5th Circ.
• NY Expands Investigation Of Reinsurers Over Iran Sanctions
• Insurer Denies Coverage Duty In Workers' Exposure Suit
• Drug Buyers Urge Class Cert. In Cephalon Off-Label Use Suit
• 6th Circ. Sides With Ford In Insurers' Car Defect Suit
• Farmers OT Class In Jeopardy After Depublished Ruling
• 500 Days Of The Revised Removal Statutes
• Israel's IDB Nearing $1B Sale Of Insurance Unit Stake
• Insurer Says Judge Ignored Facts In Bratz Coverage Ruling
• Pepper Hamilton Hit With Malpractice Suit By TV Host
• How To Negotiate Workers' Comp Collateral Agreements
• Aetna Says Claims In $111M Lehman Affiliate Suit Not Too Late
• Highmark Hits Back In UPMC Antitrust Settlement Battle
• Texas Ex-Mayor Admits Role In $100M Kickback Scandal
• Safeco, Builder Sued Over $2.7M Construction Subcontract
• 8th Circ. Finds Coverage For Equipment Loss At LA Port
• And Now A Word From The Panel ...
• Prudential Reps Get 2nd Cert. Try In OT Suit
• Reilly Pozner Asks To Join GSK Avandia Class Action
• St. Louis Firm's Bad Faith Claim Axed In Liberty Coverage Row
• Indian Harbor Wants No Part Of Landfill Cleanup Costs
• Don't Give Up Too Early In Workers' Comp Cases
• Ch. 11 Buyer Targets Debtor's Insurers For Cleanup Costs
• Texas Appeals Court Axes $72M Drilling Rig Death Payout
• Boy Scouts Want Excess Insurers To Cover Abuse Settlement
• Prudential Gears Up To Combat 'Systemic' Label
• Anthem Exits Calif. Small-Business Health Plan Exchange
• Auto Insurer Can't Block Ex-Counsel From PIP Disputes
• Hospitals Ask CMS To Clarify Payment Rule For PCIP Plans
• Antitrust Claims Cut From WellPoint Reimbursement Rate MDL
• St. Paul Must Cover Camera Co.'s IP Row, Calif. Court Says
• Liberty Mutual Pays $2.1M To Settle Surety Bond Row
• Cigna Can't Get Coverage For $140M Settlement: Pa. Court
• Insurer Beats Workers Comp Claim Due to Wage Miscalculation
• Citibank, Fifth Third Escape Reinsurance Fraud Suits
• $2M Award Upheld In Malpractice Firm Funding Row
• Judge Boots US Objections To PMI's Ch. 11 Plan
• SC High Court Blocks Coverage In Construction Defect Case
• Epson Denied Coverage For Slew Of LCD Price-Fixing Suits
• Dickinson Wright Gains Insurance, Privacy Pro In Toronto
• Hobby Lobby Shielded From Birth Control Mandate For Now
• Pa.'s New Defense Rule Gives Big Policyholders Upper Hand
• TLO Wants Founder's $40M Pruco Life Insurance Policy
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Blaze New Trails Worldwide
• Atty Sues Over Probe Into Fake Child Molestation Claims
• Does CFPB Have Jurisdiction Over Service Contracts?
• Texas Wrong Forum For Insurer's Malpractice Suit: 5th Circ.
• Wiseman Settles Superfund Coverage Suit Against TIG
• WTC Developer Can't Seek Damages Against Airlines: Judge
• Insurers Seek To Recoup Millions After Calif. Wildfire
• Travelers Slips Coverage Of NY Utility's Gas Plant Pollution
• Allstate Sued Over Oakland Development's CWA Case
• Stonebridge Must Cough Up Spam-Text Campaign Docs
• Risk Retention Group Can't Dodge NJ Pedestrian Coverage
• Fla. Appeals Court Revives HMO Negligence Suit
• Global Regulators Mark AIG, Others For Tougher Regulation
• 6th Circ. Finds Blue Cross Fees To Self-Insured Violate ERISA
• Anti-Concurrent Causation Exclusions Receive Spotlight
• Benefits Trade Group Seeks Quick Guidance On DOMA Ruling
• Platinum's Reinsurance Arbitration Win Gets Judge's OK
• MF Global 'Direct Loss' Ruling Weakens Fidelity Insurers
• Madison-Kipp, Insurers Pay $4.6M To Settle Pollution Suit
• States Tell More Insurers To Detail Climate Change Response
• Lew Says More Financial Rules May Follow Dodd-Frank
• House GOP Calls For ACA Individual Mandate Delay
• Wachovia Beats Suit Alleging Self-Dealing With Trust Assets
• Harvard Prof Backs WTC Owners' $3.5B Claim Against Airlines
• MetLife Blasts Inclusion In Short List Of Potential SIFIs
• Travelers Avoids Covering $4M Alagasco Cleanup
• Choose Your mHealth Revenue Model Carefully
• 3 Resolutions To The Cross-Claim Conundrum
• 21st Century Stalled To Avoid Paying Claim: NJ Appeals Court
• Morgan Stanley Can't Shake MetLife's $757M RMBS Suit
• Lenders Can't Scrap Asset Claims In Row Over Auto Parts Co.
• Calif. Regulator Approves ACA Insurance Exchange Rates
• Working Group Seeks Input On Terrorism Insurance Market
• NY Court Upends MF Global Win Over $141M Loss Coverage
• Gastar Beats Denial Of Coverage For Mare Investment Suits
• Insurer Must Pay Merge $3M In Attys' Fees, 7th Circ. Says
• 1st Circ. Tells Insurer To Pay Interest, Despite Delay
• Starr Fights For Bernanke Deposition In AIG Bailout Row
• Insurer Sues To Nix Skanska Air Force Project Bond
• Airlines Say WTC Owners 9/11 Losses Covered By Insurers
• UPS Loses Workers' Comp Malpractice Fight With Philly Firm
• Blue Cross Blasts Steward Suit Over $40M Hospital Deal
• Lexington Sued Over Negotiation Of $42M Defect Deal
• FIO Should Outline Cooperation With States, Rep. Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, Apple, Apollo
• Rainmaker Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Nancy Mitchell
• W.Va.'s Take On Scope of CGL In Defective Construction
• State Lawmakers Pile On To Terrorism Insurance Campaign
• Insurers Owe $11M For Australian Gas Shortage, 4th Circ. Told
• Aspen Needn't Defend $40M Mortgage Suit, Judge Says
• Insurers To Seize On Gaps In Ga. Construction Defect Ruling
• Ky. Court Upholds Ban On Insurance Dispute Arbitration
• Ex-AIG Chief Faces Uphill Battle In Spitzer Defamation Suit
• Stand-In For Insolvent Insurer Must Pay Up, NJ Court Rules
• Union Pacific's Suit Against AIG, Argo Derailed For Now
• Bingham McCutchen Adds Skadden Lawyer To DC Tax Group
• Dentist Says Mazie Slater Bullied Him To Drop Fee Challenge
• JPMorgan Must Produce More Docs In WaMu Bondholder Suit
• What Employers Should Know About Marketplace Notices
• NJ Judge Uses Choice Words To Remand Sandy Coverage Suit
• Calif.'s Zurich Deal May Spur Insurance Arbitration Fights
• Spitzer Sued For Defamation By Ex-AIG CEO
• Conseco To Pay $27M For Hiking Life Insurance Fees
• Nabors Ducks Encana Subcontractor Claims In Appeals Court
• Conflict-Of-Interest Rule Finalized For Exchange Outreach
• Glass-Steagall Revival Opens Door To Tough New Bank Rules
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Prudential War Policies Suit
• Texas Regulator Attacks Starr Subpoena In AIG Bailout Suit
• In Win For Zurich, Judge Enforces Strict Reporting Deadline
• Progressive Beats Underinsured Driver Coverage Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, Swiss Re, GLG
• 10 Personal Liability Pitfalls For Directors And Officers
• WellPoint Pays $1.7M Over Patient Data Breach
• 4th Circ. Rejects Religious Challenge To Health Reform
• Pa. Justices To Weigh Who Can Appeal Autism Case Denials
• Clyde & Co. Launches 4th US Office With Insurance Duo
• Sens. Float Bill Renewing Glass-Steagall Act
• Boehner Says 'Hell No' To ACA Mandate As GOP Preps Vote
• SAG Stuck With Bill From 'Leave It To Beaver' Star's Suit
• Mass. High Court Limits Title Insurers' Duties
• Senate Panel Clears $165B Bill Funding ACA, Job Training
• Mortgagee Demands Sandy Payout Issued To Loan Recipient
• Pa. AG Won't Defend Gay Marriage Ban Against ACLU Suit
• Macquarie Can't Nix Syncora Suit Over $500M Toll Road Deal
• Aviva Settlement Class Can't Cash In On Pa. AG Suit: Judge
• Regulators Say Dodd-Frank Rulemaking Nearing Finish Line
• Reinsurer Wants $100M Back After 'Falsified' Storm Report
• Insurer Dodges Counterclaim In TCPA Coverage Row
• Senate GOPs Worry Insurance Exchanges Can't Be Sustained
• A Helpful Tool To Evaluate Your Intermediary
• MGA Wins Defense Coverage For Bratz IP Case
• AIG's 'Systemically Important' Label Confirms Insurer Fears
• HHS Gives Health Centers $150M To Bolster ACA Enrollment
• Health Providers Press For ERISA Shield In Insurance Brawls
• Appraisals Not Under Arbitration Code: Fla. Appeals Court
• Pa. Appeals Court Sets New Standard For Coverage Feuds
• Gov't Sued Again Over Fannie, Freddie Takeover
• GOP Lawmakers Probe Cost Of ACA Employer Mandate Delay
• Life Partners Investors Denied Class Cert. In Settlement Suit
• Convicted Ex-Pa. Judge's Fraud Suit Axed By Appeals Court
• AIG Covers Nearly All Fortune 500 Cos., FSOC Says
• Ongoing Tension Between Filed-Rate And State Doctrines
• Health Net's 'Medical Necessity' Definition OK'd By Judge
• Texas Challenges Securities Ruling In Life Partners Case
• PMI's Ch. 11 Plan Aims To Avoid Tax Bill, US Atty Says
• Armstrong Can't Avoid Insurer's $3M Suit For Race Bonuses
• Just Stick To The Policy, Fla. High Court Tells Judges
• Insurer Says It Won't Cover Chemical Co.'s Explosion Suit
• Enstar, Stone Point Nab Torus Insurance In $692M Deal
• NJ Medicaid Payment Proposal Violates Federal Law: 3rd Circ.
• Hatch Introduces New Legislation For Pension Reform
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Insurers' Wins In 'Kids For Cash' Case
• ACA Is Employers' Biggest Regulatory Concern, Survey Says
• US Seeks To Block Bernanke Deposition In Starr's AIG Suit
• AIG Fraud Claim Against Moore Capital Survives On Appeal
• Pennsylvanians Sue To Ax State's Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Insurer Challenges Detroit's Plan To Halt Debt Payments
• Rampart Brokerage Hits Insurance Cos. With $20M Fraud Suit
• Still No Consensus On Scope Of Absolute Pollution Coverage
• Texas AG Asked To Define TWIA's Duty To Charge Insurers
• 7th Circ. Junks Overbilling Claims Against Walgreen, Par
• Insurer Must Pay Full Contractor Cost, Fla. High Court Says
• NJ Appellate Court Overturns $1.5M Legal Malpractice Award
• Lawmakers Tell FEMA To Limit Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
• Lexington Says It Needn't Cover $500M UnitedHealth Verdict
• Ace Must Defend Convergys In Hyundai Call Recording Suits
• State Exchanges Won't Have To Verify Consumer Eligibility
• Pharos Sues Insurer Over Fees Tied To Gov't Contract Suits
• Appeals Court OKs Extension Of Insurer's Noncompete Deal
• Envision Pharmaceutical Announces Sale To TPG
• Policy Ambiguities Favor Insured, Fla. High Court Says
• NJ Appellate Court Backs Judge's Remand Powers In PIP Row
• US Tells Justices ERISA Clock Can't Run Before Claim Denial
• Long-Tail Allocation Dispute Lands Before Ohio High Court
• Calif. Can't Cut Medicaid Services For The Poor: 9th Circ.
• Ping An Pays $388M For Lloyd's Of London Headquarters
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyd's, Blackstone, TPG
• Insurers Sue To Duck Coverage For Costco In False Ad Suit
• Adding To The Debate: Defense Costs Create Conflict
• Pollution Exclusion Applies To GrafTech Suits, Insurers Say
• NY Sets Example By Probing Foreign Reinsurers Over Iran
• Teva's $1.6B Pfizer Patent Deal Isn't Covered, Insurer Says
• 8th Circ. Revokes Class Cert. In Auto-Owners Payment Row
• Brokers Catching Heat For Sandy Coverage Headaches In NJ
• Delay Of ACA Employer Mandate Opens Door To Relaxed Regs
• Prudential Can't Ditch Disability Benefits Class Action
• Wells Fargo Defeats Claims In Calif. Force-Placed Action
• Providers Urge Judge To Reform Blue Cross ERISA Policies
• Camico Needn't Defend Accounting Firm, Judge Says
• NY Curtails The Phantom 'Restitution Defense' To D&O
• Pa. Diocese Atty Says Feds Won't Turn Over ACA Info
• Employers Given 1-Year Extension On ACA Health Coverage
• GE Capital, AIG Accept SIFI Label While Prudential Protests
• Fed Saves Insurers From Tougher Capital Rules For Now
• Morgan Stanley Says Zurich Owes $2M For SEC Probe Costs
• NJ Court Says ERISA Preempts Hospital's Payment Claims
• UnitedHealth Beats Starr Defense Over $350M Deal Coverage
• Chamber Challenges Pay Deduction Cap For Health Insurers
• GOP Says DC, Vt. Exchange Mandates Breach ACA
• Ameriprise Adviser Gets 6 Months For Insider Trading
• Worker Deaths Not 'Occurance' Under Okla. Law, Insurers Say
• Insurers Get $20M Siemens Turbine Case Remanded
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Providence Equity, Toksoz
• Far-Ranging Consequences Of Superstorm Sandy Legislation
• State Won't Cover TWIA Shortfall, Texas' Top Lawyer Says
• IndyMac Execs Can't Tap $80M In D&O Coverage, 9th Circ. Told
• Ala. High Court Says PCB Pollution Was 1 Occurrence
• O'Melveny Steers CoreLogic's $661M Deal For Data Businesses
• ACA Exchange Competition May Disappoint: Ex-CMS Director
• GOP Lawmakers Want ACA's 'Full-Time' Definition Reworked
• Davis Wright Flouted Ethics Rules In Coverage Row: Omeros
• NJ Utility Co. Battles Insurers Over Sandy Recovery
• US Gives Health Benefits To Same-Sex Employee Spouses
• King & Spalding Adds Life Sciences, Health Expert In DC
• As Iran Sanctions Escalate, NY Kicks Off Insurance Probe
• NYC Building Owners Sue For $80M In Sandy Flood Coverage
• The Problem With Noncumulation Clauses