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Insurance - August, 2013

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• Insurers Can't Ditch Lifetime Workers' Comp: Texas High Court
• Doc Must Arbitrate With HMO In Contract Row, NJ Court Says
• 2nd Circ. Asks For NY's Take On Coverage Slashing Clause
• 9th Circ. Says EPA Letters Trigger Pollution Coverage
• Slashed $19M Verdict Against Stonebridge Upheld On Appeal
• Texas, Fla. Lead US In Rate Of Uninsured Residents
• QBE Not Liable For Wilma-Damaged Condo, Fla. Judge Rules
• Ex-Worker Accuses Wells Fargo Of Anti-Competitive Activity
• Insurers Knock Watchdog Report Backing Federal Oversight
• Fla. Regulator OKs Takeout Of 400K Citizens Property Policies
• CNA Sues To Dodge Engineering Firm's Asbestos Defense
• Rainmaker Q&A: Carr Maloney's Jan Simonsen
• Key Issues In Handling Product Recalls
• 5th Circ. Pulls Texas Justices Into Deepwater Insurance Row
• Life Settlements Are Securities, Texas Court Finds
• CMS To Require ACA Insurers Accept Prepaid Debit Cards
• 8th Circ. Tosses Land O' Lakes Cleanup Coverage Appeal
• Insurance Co. Rates Disclosable, Texas Court Says
• Courts Shouldn't Meddle In ERISA Plans, Justices Told
• New Fraud Suit Pins $1.2M Theft On Disbarred Fla. Atty
• Equal Nursing Home Coverage For Same-Sex Spouses: HHS
• NY Sets Eyes On Lloyd's In Iran Sanctions Probe
• SDNY Gives Reinsurers' Late Notice Defense More Bite
• Santander Sues Insurer For BNY Settlement Coverage
• Insurer Sues Whirlpool, Supplier Over Faulty Water Valves
• Another Side Of Zhang: UCL Against Business Policyholders
• CMS Rule Lets States Run Small-Biz Health Exchanges
• Firm's Auto Policy Doesn't Cover Partner's Wife: NJ Court
• CMS Delays Final Approval Of ACA Insurance Exchange Plans
• Wal-Mart Extends Employee Benefits To Same-Sex Couples
• Farmers Names Ex-Barger & Wolen Partner As New GC
• Diocese Aims To Sink Travelers Sex Abuse Suit In 9th Circ.
• Bankrupt Insurer Must Face Clawback Suit, Pa. Court Says
• WTC Developer, Airlines Settle Art Loss Claims
• Broker Says It Needn't Chip In For Life Insurance Fraud Deal
• Prepping For Project Bonds
• MassMutual Can't Duck Policyholder Suit Over Dividends
• MetLife Whistleblower Wants $15M For Atty Malpractice
• Judge Trims Travelers' Overbilling Suit Against Centex
• Travelers Policies Cover Arch Coal Unit, Judge Says
• 4 Tips To Keep Clients From Tossing Money Down A Sinkhole
• IRS Confirms Penalties For Affordable Care Act Abstainers
• Evanston Calls NAC's Refusal To Cover Builder 'Unscrupulous'
• NAIC Moves Toward Easing Regs For Non-US Reinsurers
• Global Watchdog Pushes For More Powerful FIO
• Privilege Not Waived In Bad-Faith Insurer Suits, NJ Court Says
• Wells Fargo, Assurant Stuck In Force-Placed Kickback Suit
• Chemical Supplier Can't Choose Counsel, Calif. Court Says
• Conn. High Court Hops On The 'Make-Whole' Bandwagon
• D&O Insurers Can Appeal WaMu Trust Suit Before Case Is Over
• Post-Lennar, Going Rogue Still Risky For Texas Policyholders
• Gordon & Rees, Ropers Majeski Can't Shake Malpractice Suit
• Fla. Judge Challenges State Panel's Ethics Charges
• Insurance Group Joins No-Fault Law Appeal In NY High Court
• ING Divests Another Asset In $2.2B S. Korea Unit Sale
• Acordia Wins Reversal Of Conn. Preferred Insurer Case
• State Farm Beats Auto Policy False Ad Suit In 2nd Circ.
• Texas Justices To Eye Fight For Unclaimed Settlement Funds
• Detroit, Syncora Sent Into Mediation Over Swaps Dispute
• Texas High Court Takes Up Same-Sex Divorce Cases
• NAIC Joins TRIA Bandwagon, Calls For Renewal Of Backstop
• Lost Opportunities: Why Cases Settle At The Wrong Time
• Texas Justices To Decide If Arbitrator DQ Voids $26M Award
• Brookfield To Pay $905M To Resolve AIG Credit Swap Dispute
• Texas High Court Finds Coverage For $6M Voluntary Payments
• NJ Appeals Court Hands Oil Co. Mixed Ruling In Enviro Suit
• Fredericks Peebles Seeks Coverage Of Tribe's Fight With Atty
• Calif. Exchange's Hiccups Hint At Bumpy Debut For ACA
• AIG Rebels Against Handing TransCanada Docs In $70M Row
• AHA Wants Medicare Advantage Sequester Cuts Clarified
• Highmark Offers To Nix Ads If UPMC Negotiates New Deal
• White & McSpedon, Ex-Lawyer Hit With Malpractice Judgment
• 6th Circ. Revives MLB Team Fatality Appeal
• NYC Condo Developer Sues Zurich Over $20M Sandy Losses
• Pa. Judge OKs Highmark's $1.2B In Profits, Exec Bonuses
• Constangy Bolsters Dallas Office With Employment Guru Hire
• Understanding ACA's Contraceptive Coverage Exemption
• NJ Appeals Court OKs $210M Prudential Tax Credit
• Pace Gallery Sued For $1.3M Over De Kooning Damages
• ERISA Plans Can Set Claim Time Limits, High Court Hears
• No-Spouse Health Plans To Catch On As ACA Fees Loom
• Ga. Judge Won't Block $3B State Health Plan Implementation
• The Insurance Lawyer Who Is Funnier Than You
• Contractor, Insurers Sued For $2.5M Over LA Water Project
• Wells Fargo Says BofA Ruling Doesn't Help US Fraud Case
• NY Goes After Agents, Brokers On Force-Placed Insurance
• 7th Circ. Keeps Insurer On Hook For Thermos Asbestos Case
• UK Banks Reach $2B Deal Over Misleading Insurance Sales
• Babcock Signals Big Change In Pa. Duty-To-Defend Law
• Rainmaker Q&A: Steptoe's Tammie Alexander
• Anderson Kill Lures Construction Insurance Vet From Olshan
• Fla. Citizens Insurer Seeks 6.6% Home Rate Increase
• WP Carey Picks Up State Farm Austin Complex For $110M
• AIG Must Defend Port Authority Against WTC Asbestos Claims
• Insurer Ditched Client Accused Of Cell IP Theft, Suit Says
• Lloyds Banking Inks £500M Asset Sale Deals
• Law Firms' Intervention Bid Nixed In GSK Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Blackstone, AIG
• Dumpster Diving For Deleted Files: When Is It Worth It?
• Fla. Gov. Raises Privacy Red Flags Over ACA 'Navigators'
• AIG Unit Hit With Wages Suit By Call Center Employee
• Docs' Blue Cross Antitrust Claims Barred By Prior Settlement
• Homeowners In Chubb Row Ask 2nd Circ. For Class Cert.
• ING To Fork Over $10.7M Following Death Benefits Probe
• How Dodd-Frank Has (And Hasn't) Made Waves In Insurance
• Travelers Battles Reinsurer Over Grant Thornton Claims
• Cedars-Sinai Sues Lloyd's Over CT Scan Class Suit Coverage
• Pa. Justices Revive Dispute Over Malpractice Insurance Fund
• New York Pops Top On 'State Of Health' Benefits Exchange
• Hanover Ducks Coverage For Urban Outfitters IP Suit
• Shooting Of Teens Was 1 Occurrence, Alaska High Court Says
• Anthem Blue Cross Shirks Eating Disorder Coverage, Suit Says
• G-SIIs May Bring A Sea Change
• 10th Circ. Revives Nanodetex Legal Abuse Coverage Suit
• NJ Gov. Axes Bill Expanding Coverage For Substance Abuse
• As Health Info Proliferates, So Do HIPAA Pitfalls
• Health Care Providers Want Class Cert. In UnitedHealth Row
• 3rd Circ. Revives Device Co. Recoupment Suit Against Aetna
• Mo. High Court Holds TCPA Damages Are Not Fines
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Alibaba, Carlyle
• ResCap's $597M FGIC Deal Scores NY State Judge's Blessing
• A Little-Discussed Aspect Of The Eminent Domain Dispute
• Wells Fargo Board Wants FHA Deception Suit Dismissed
• Life Settlement Investors Blame Auditor For $29M Loss
• Ore. Ups The Ante For Insurers Facing Enviro Claims
• Oil Co. Gets $24M From Insurer In Katrina Coverage Row
• DOJ Asks Fed. Circ. To Relieve Bernanke From AIG Testimony
• Mutual Benefits Exec Gets 15 Years For $837M Scam
• Jorgensen Demands Coverage For Wash. Superfund Cleanup
• Freddie Mac Challenges $600M ResCap, FGIC Settlement
• Penn National Committed Up To $50M Fraud, Reinsurer Claims
• CUNA Mutual Sues To Recoup $280M In RMBS Purchases
• A Snapshot Of NY's New Insurance Holding Co. Law
• Providers Urge CMS To Revise ACA Payment Grace Rule
• Fla. Insurance Regulator OKs Florida Blue Reorganization
• 5th Circ. Says Class Cert. Reversal Ends Tolling Period
• GOP Reps. Push Treasury To Cough Up ACA Credit Rule Docs
• Barclays Seeks Return Of $4.8M For Libyan Boat Crash
• Medicare Trumps State Workers' Comp Law, High Court Told
• Christie's Was Reckless With Art During Sandy, Insurer Says
• Cigna Fights Bid For Cert. In Reimbursement Practices Suit
• Pa. Gov. Urges Civility In UPMC, Highmark Advertising War
• Sirius Waited Too Long To Send Litigation Notice, Insurer Says
• NY Utility Sues Insurers For Coverage Of Pollution At 22 Sites
• HHS Grants ACA Consumer Guides $67M, Stressing Privacy
• UnitedHealth Slams Law Firms' Intervention Bid In GSK Action
• Liberty Combats Grocery Chain Over Data Breach Coverage
• UK Cracks Down On Mobile Phone Insurance
• NJ Paper Co. Targets Insurance Brokers After 3rd Circ. Defeat
• FDIC Asks 9th Circ. To Open Up IndyMac's $80M D&O Policies
• IRS Clarifies ACA Charitable Hospital Tax-Exempt Rule
• Ex-Insurance Exec Gets Probation For Insider Trading
• Lawrence Graham Adds London Finance, Insurance Partners
• The Cost, And Ethics, Of Doing (Legal) Business
• Pa. High Court Won't Touch Consumer Law Jury Trial Row
• Apollo Unit Vows To Protect NY Aviva Life Customers
• NJ Appeals Court Frees Zurich From Asbestos Cleanup Claim
• Photocopier Mishap Leads Insurer To Ink $1.2M HIPAA Deal
• Health Insurer Again Evades TCPA Suit Over Jobs Calls
• Consumer Group Wants Insurers Forced To Cover Autism Care
• DOD Will Offer Same-Sex Spouses Benefits By September
• St. Paul Settles Coverage Fight Over Toxic Waste Case
• Tiara Decision Doesn't Signify Endless Tort Claims
• Unique Areas Of Risk In Ill.'s ICFPA
• Texas Wind Insurance Pool Votes To Hike Premiums
• BofA, Countrywide Settle Remnants Of RICO Class Action
• Apt. Owner Sues Over Coverage For $7.5M In Ike Damage
• Hawaii's Fix For Construction Defect Coverage Falls Short
• UPMC Blasts Highmark's Jurisdiction Claims In Deal Dispute
• Domino's Founder Should Cover Birth Control, 6th Circ. Told
• Mass. High Court Sends Investment Fraud Suit To Arbitration
• Texas Atty Faces 42 Counts Of Health Care Theft, Fraud
• Miami Airport Contractors Can't Extinguish Fuel-Fire Suit
• IRS Issues Final ACA Taxpayer Data-Sharing Rule
• Syncora's $320M JPMorgan Fraud Suit Nixed In NY Court
• AIG Unit Again Faces Bad Faith Claim In $69M Wildfire Row
• CVC Reaches £750M Deal To Scoop Up UK Appliance Insurer
• Directors, Found Liable, Must Foot Own Legal Fees For Now
• Rainmaker Q&A: White And Williams' John McCarrick
• Mass. High Court's Lessons For Title Insurers
• BofA Borrowers Defend Class In Force-Placed Insurance Case
• Beverage Co. Sues Insurer, Broker For $400K Sandy Loss
• Investment Co. Sues Patton Boggs For Malpractice
• Okla. Judge Refuses To Dismiss State Challenge To ACA
• Global Watchdog Unveils Proposal For Resolution Of Insurers
• FDIC Beats Protest Over $12M Accounting Contract Award
• SanDisk Blasts Insurer's Bid For Info On $63M Power Outage
• AIG, Banks Say Fraud Claims Over $137B Bailout Too Vague
• Small Biz Owners Seek KO In ACA Exchange Subsidy Suit
• Defunct Metal Co. Wants $33M For Insurance Payout Delays
• Plaintiffs' Potential Pitfalls When Obtaining Fed. Forum
• Oregon ACA Exchange To Use Agents In Early Rollout
• National Union Escapes Paying More In Valspar Tort Defense
• Ulmer & Berne Nabs Skadden Litigation Pro In Chicago
• Angry Client Letter Doesn't Bar Malpractice Coverage
• Ex-IndyMac CEO Asks 9th Circ. To Reverse $80M Ruling
• National Fire Can't Duck Assurance's Coverage Denial Suit
• Axis Scores Docs In D&O Coverage Fight With BioChemics
• Pa. Insurance Dept. Overbilled For Med Mal Fund, Court Says
• Blue Cross Can't Shake Calif. Law Claim In Policyholder Suit
• Bill Seeks To Have NYDFS Regulate Title Insurance Agents
• It's Trial Or Bust For Ohio Policyholders
• As Health Care Reform Nears Launch, Litigation Looms
• Wells Fargo Beats Suit Over Securities-Lending Losses
• Goldman To Sell Majority Stake In UK-Based Rothesay Life
• Massive Coverage Fight Over Hawaii Dam Collapse Revived
• 11th Circ. Revives Suit Over Geico's Exam Rule
• Insurers' Duty To Defend: Conn. Vs. NY
• Insurer Says Watchdog Not Covered In $85M Defamation Row
• Idaho Wins $20M Federal Grant For ACA Exchange
• XL Ends Coverage Suit Over Michaels Data Breach
• Insurers Lose Bid To Overturn Bratz Coverage Ruling
• Fidelity Beats Insurer At 1st Circ. In Water Damage Fight
• Compounder Wins Transfer Of Eye Injury Suits To La.
• Colo. Christian Univ. Renews ACA Contraception Rule Fight
• Acme Food Seeks Coverage From Starr For Contaminated Fruit
• Rainmaker Q&A: McKenna Long's Peter Klee
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Insurer's Win In Death Benefits Suit
• Barnes Snags Cyber Insurance Pro From Dickstein
• UPMC Continues Fight For Docs On $5M Antitrust Deal
• Prudential Can't Keep Countrywide MBS Claims Out Of MDL
• Dining Group Ups Pressure To Ease ACA Employer Mandate
• Chartis Freed From Funding Fidelity's Overdraft Fee Deal
• CalPERS Duped Long-Term Care Policyholders, Suit Says
• Maloof Contribution Claims Upheld In QBE Malpractice Case
• Primary Health Holds On To $9.6M Bad-Faith Win
• Pa. Firm Wants Atty's Child Abuse Defamation Claim Axed
• American Apparel Health Plan Shirked Bill, Hospital Says
• Officials Say ACA Security Check Cutting It Close To Deadline
• Fidelity Saddled Female Attys With Unfair Workload: Fired Atty
• Honesty Still Matters, As Told By Espedito V. Nat'l Fire
• Nationals Sue Insurer For Signing Bonus To Bogus Shortstop
• School Sues AIG Units For Refusing To Cover Abuse Claim
• Wash. Ruling Fuels Claims Faulting Insurers For Agent Antics
• Domino's Founder Can't Evade ACA Mandate, HHS Tells 6th Circ.
• UPMC Says Highmark Lured Patients With False Ads
• Insurers Rethinking Coverage In NY Amid TRIA Uncertainty
• Pa. Court Revives $3M Malpractice Suit In Auto Insurance Row
• Madoff Comparison Feud Isn't Insurable, Suit Says
• Insurer Says Coverage Void In Philly Building Collapse
• NJ Regulator Proposes More Oversight Tools For Insurers
• New Trends To Watch In Cyber Risk Insurance
• Calif. Lawmakers To Take On Minimum Wage, CEQA Bills
• 6th Circ. Delivers Win To Life Insurance Co. In ERISA Row
• 9th Circ. Orders Lloyd's To Fork Over Atty Fees To Doctor
• Ind. Appeals Court Cuts Technicolor's Pollution Coverage
• Medicare Cuts $227M From Hospitals For High Readmissions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bushnell, ING, CVC Capital
• Ace Escapes Contract Claim In $5M Tainted Fish Oil Row
• MetLife, SunTrust Strike $5B CRE Loan Partnership
• Hellman & Friedman Buys Insurer From Apax In $4.4B Deal
• W.R. Berkley Unit Denies Duty To Cover TCPA Fax Blast Deal
• Rainmaker Q&A: Lindquist & Vennum's Frank Bennett
• More UCL Lawsuits To Come In Calif.
• FGIC Fires Back At Freddie Mac Over ResCap Bankruptcy Deal
• Life Settlement Co. Can't Stop Texas From Suing Competitor
• Zhang Ruling Yanks Insurer Shield Against UCL Claims
• Bituminous Wins Appeal On Coverage For Well Explosion
• Life Insurance Financier Settles Investor Suit For $14M
• Sandy Mediation Sees Modest Turnout But Promising Results
• State Farm, Insurance Marketer Hit With Robocalling Suit
• Potato Co. Chairman Sues Twin City Over Antitrust Coverage
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lloyds, Icahn, Charter Communications
• Blue Shield Unit's 'Hidden Deductibles' Inflate Costs, Suit Says
• Ga.'s Stance In The Split On Construction Defect Coverage
• Insurers Get Approval Of $10.5M Settlement In Antitrust MDL
• 2nd Circ. Rejects New York Life Bid To Cancel $100M Tax Bill
• Calif. Beats Insurer Defenses Over $99M Stringfellow Bill
• Texas Court Lets Lexington Duck $4M Coverage Verdict
• Wash. High Court Says Insurer Liable For Agent's Violations
• Top Calif. Court Paves Way For UCL Claims Against Insurers
• 8th Circ. Says Petco Heater Not Covered In Medtronic Fire Suit
• CMS To Vet All ACA Insurance Applications, Official Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Sharp, KKR
• NJ High Court Won't Hear Blue Cross Physician Class Action
• US Trustee Looks To Shave Attys' Fees In Ambac Ch. 11
• Rainmaker Q&A: Crowe & Dunlevy's Karen Rieger