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Insurance - January, 2015

299 articles

• Insurer Off The Hook For Medical Malpractice Defense
• AIG Unit Dodges Hotel's Biz Loss Claim Over Broken AC
• No Coverage For Alleged Ex-Associates' $3M Suit, Insurers Say
• Order Not Final Without Atty Fee Ruling: Texas High Court
• Vermont Secures Settlement Over Marketer's Info Gathering
• Some Insurers Use Drug Prices To Discriminate, Report Says
• Allstate Asks High Court To Review Adjusters' OT Class Cert.
• Excess Insurer Beats $5.6M Condo Repair Claim In SC Court
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Willkie Farr & Gallagher
• Judge Won't Reconsider Ruling On ShopRite's Sandy Claim
• House GOP Chairmen To Devise Obamacare Replacement
• Rep. Demands Answers On HealthCare.gov Data Sharing
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Davis Polk
• Avoid Myopia While Maneuvering The ACA Employer Mandate
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Tips On Calif. Wage-And-Hour Law
• Allstate, Fidelity Beat FCA Suit Over Inflated Katrina Claims
• Sony Coverage Denial Was Right Call, Insurance Groups Say
• Insurer Needn't Cover Wholesaler's 5-Hour Energy Theft Claim
• Obama Proposes Sequester-Smashing 2016 Budget
• Travelers, NY County Settle Hurricane Coverage Dispute
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Wiley Rein
• AIG Now Insuring Cos. Against Celeb Endorsement Woes
• AIG Units Must Defend Victaulic In 3 Product Liability Suits
• Quest Diagnostics Accused Of Building Calif. Monopoly
• Industry Groups Push Senate To Pass Cybersecurity Bill
• Citigroup, MetLife Use Alice To Kill Price Quote Patent
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: SMGQ Law's Emilia Quesada
• 4 Ways To Make More Money For Your Firm
• Insurer Must Cover Target, Lingerie Co., Court Told
• Weathering Winter Storm Juno With Roof Collapse Coverage
• Key Questions When Selecting E-Discovery Vendors
• Hartford Overpayment Suit Is Time-Barred, 9th Circ. Says
• Reinsurer Needn't Cover Suit Over $7M Malpractice Judgment
• Bankrupt Insurer Nears Deal Over $10M Investment Gone Bad
• Policy Reformation OK'd In Wyndham Crash Coverage Row
• Ala. Chief Justice Faces Ethics Case Over Marriage Letter
• Union Pacific Wins Toss Of Insurers' Suit Over Okla. Crash
• ACA Mandate Penalties May Apply To 6M Taxpayers: Gov't
• Democrats Rip ACA Subsidies Suit At Supreme Court
• House GOP Takes Another Stab At Repealing ACA
• Jury Lets Insurer Off Hook For $3M Wind Damage Claim
• Bill To Exempt Vets From ACA Employer Mandate Clears Panel
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Steptoe & Johnson
• Lack Of Commonality Dooms Class Cert. Against Dollar Thrifty
• Freedom Exec Again Urges Court To Deny $3M AIG Settlement
• Looking At Angles Of Liability After A Cyberattack
• Yes, You Can Appeal An Arbitration Award
• Insurance Group of the Year: Kasowitz Benson
• 5 Tips For Policyholders To Clean Up After Winter Storms
• Contract Claim Nixed In Chartis Suit Over Condo Coverage
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 2014 JPML Practice Trends
• Calif. Court Lacks Jurisdiction In Arkansas Insurance Row
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: RXR Realty, San Diego, Mirae
• 10th Circ. Denies Jurisdiction In Decades-Old Insurance Row
• EEOC Says MacLean Bolsters Bid To Revive Allstate Suit
• Insurer Not In Contempt In Hog Farm Odor Coverage Row
• Indiana Latest GOP State To Back ACA Medicaid Expansion
• Obama Officials Say House GOP's ACA Suit Lacks Standing
• IRS Finalizes Regs On Nonprofit Insurer Tax-Exempt Requests
• EHealth Accused Of Failing To Warn Investors Of Shortfall
• Pa. Superior Court Should Change Its Publishing Policy
• Continental Owes $16.5M In Dental Malpractice Row, Jury Says
• Investors Want $21M Insurance Beef In Art Swindle Revisited
• Ohio Sues Feds Over ACA-Mandated Reinsurance Payments
• Insurer Says Oil Well Co. Not Covered For $23M Blowout Suit
• Insurer Can't Escape Health Benefit Co.'s Coverage Suit
• Insurance Group Of The Year: Dickstein Shapiro
• KBR Seeks 10th Circ. Rehearing in $2M Pipeline Pollution Row
• IRS Waives Penalties For Not Repaying Insurance Tax Credits
• AXA Says Trustee Approval Trumps Investors' Fee Gripe
• Nelson Brown Drops Fee Fight With Ex-Subrogation Attys
• D&O Coverage May Be An Asset During Data Breaches
• Calif. Appeals Court Limits Negligence Claims
• Mich. Fights Delphi Workers' Comp Ruling At High Court
• Justices Keep $24M Capeco Insurance Distribution Intact
• Insurers Fight To Keep Up As Deal Insurance Goes Mainstream
• US, India Forge Ahead On Nuclear Projects, Investment Pact
• Reinsurance Stays At Fore As Axis, PartnerRe Form $11B Firm
• Ala. Federal Judge Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• Visteon's Bid For $8M Pollution Coverage Axed By 7th Circ.
• Insurer Off Hook For Suits Claiming Supplement Is Like Meth
• 2nd Pa. Atty Disbarred Over Role In Annuities Scheme
• Shutts & Bowen Adds Construction, Insurance Pro In Miami
• FDIC Can Recover Up To $15.2M From Integra's Insurer
• KeyBank Loan Tampering Intent Is Key To Coverage: NY Court
• Feds Start To Curtail HealthCare.gov Info Sharing
• Mintz Levin Snatches NY Partner From Troubled Nelson Brown
• More Coverage Issues May Go To Appraisal Panels In Minn.
• Lawmaker Questions IRS Use Of HealthCare.gov Contractor
• Chinese Co. Pays Deutsche $490M For London's Tower Place
• Former HHS Deputy GC Departs For Hogan Lovells
• Kaiser Hit With Suit Over Doctor's Alleged Sexual Assaults
• McMillin's Construction Defect Coverage Suit Revived
• Whistleblower Says Health Fraud Convictions Seal FCA Claims
• Ill. Court's Duty-To-Defend Ruling Boosts Policyholders
• Gov't Fires Back In ACA Subsidies Case At High Court
• TruAmerica, Allstate Ink $482M Deal For Calif. Portfolio
• A Data Security Checklist For Companies Hiring Law Firms
• Whistleblower In Humana FCA Suit Fights Sanctions Bid
• Progressive Launches $400M Notes Offering
• US Asks 2nd Circ. To Reinstate Birth Control Opt-Out Plan
• Insurers Say Chemtura Can't Tap Predecessors' Policies
• Ark.'s New GOP Gov. Backs ACA Medicaid Expansion
• High Court ACA Subsidy Case Could Unravel Health Reform
• Insurer Must Defend Menard Store In Battery Case: Ind. Court
• Travelers Blames Web Designer In Bank Website Data Breach
• FSOC At It Again, Places Asset Managers In Its Crosshairs
• State Of D&O Indemnification Under NY Business Corp. Law
• Insurer's Win Upheld In Negligence Suit Over $20M In Emeralds
• Longtime Houston Attorney Leaves Beck Redden To Start Firm
• Justices Grill Texas On FHA Coverage Of 'Disparate Impact'
• Auto Shops' Suit Crashes In Insurer Antitrust MDL
• What Legal Departments Can Expect If Buying Into E-Billing
• Insurers Needn't Defend Chiropractor In Sex Assault Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Favors Title Insurer In Bad Mortgage Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Citgo, Permira, Alibaba
• Penn State's Bad Faith Claim Survives In Sandusky Row
• AIG Beats Class Action After Plaintiff Failed To Read Docs
• Quinn Emanuel Pads Houston Expansion With Susman Hire
• Feds To Explore Revamping SIFI Designation Process
• HealthCare.gov Sharing Personal Info With Google, Others
• Obama's Leverage Fee Faces Long Odds In Congress
• Ex-Clients Try To Revive Girardi Suit Over $100M Quake Deal
• High Court Housing Case Could Ease Discrimination Claims
• Ex-USC Player Seeks Dismissal Of Insurer's Suit From NJ
• Longview Sets Up Quick Ch. 11 Exit With Deal Approvals
• Life Partners Hits Ch. 11, Looks To Skirt $47M Judgment
• Chubb Denied 7th Circ. Rehearing On 'Trigger' Ruling
• Hurricane Irene Damage Excluded From Policy, NJ Court Says
• Washington Ends $72M Medicaid Fraud Suit With $3M Penalty
• Hogan Lovells Faces Disqualification Bid In Cleanup Row
• Travelers Should Pay $9M In Asbestos Coverage Row: Judge
• Wis. High Court Case Will Impact Farm Insurance Policies
• Aviation Co. Says Broker Can't Derail Negligence Suit
• 11th Circ. Bumps Off Humana FCA Suit Over Patient Perks
• Landowners' Contamination Coverage Suit Partially Revived
• UnitedHealth Can't Sell On Calif. ACA Market In 2016
• Expert Report In ACE's Defect Suit Falls Short, Judge Says
• As Deal Makers Sniff Out Insurance, One Segment Shines
• Market Rumors: Azul, Taikang Life, GlaxoSmithKline
• Fracking Bans May Trigger Civil Authority Coverage After All
• High Court To Review Same-Sex Marriage Bans
• Nationwide Off The Hook In Faulty Chinese Drywall Coverage
• AIG Unit Is Lying About HQ Location, Cushman Says
• Generali Acquires Remaining Stake In JV For $1.44B
• Mich. Must Legalize 300 Same-Sex Marriages
• Patriot National IPO Raises $116M After Pricing Below Range
• REBUTTAL: Pa. Coverage Law Hasn't Traveled Back To '80s
• Bad Faith Suits Poised To Rise After Pa. Assignment Ruling
• Life Partners Tells Texas Court Offerings Weren't Securities
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Travelers, Children's Aid, Temasek
• Credibility Of WTC Workers' Experts Disputed By Defense
• Texas Justices Weigh Insurer Liability For PRP Letters
• Insurer Asks High Court To Tackle Texas Biz Sale Arbitration
• JPMorgan Insurers' Public Policy Claim Revived In $200M Suit
• Insurer's Atty-Client Privilege Upheld In Bad Faith Appeal
• Bank Of America Hit With RICO Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• 5th Circ. On Nationwide's Side In Unfair Competition Suit
• Firm Can't Get Full $34M Verdict In Malpractice Insurance Row
• 9 Key NY Insurance Cases Of 2014
• Payer-Provider Consolidation Comes With New Risks
• MetLife Clients Lose Cert. Bid In Suit Over $216M Ponzi Scam
• Nelson Brown Losing 4 More NY Partners
• Darwin Must Pay $8.7M To Cover Millennium False-Ad Suits
• MetLife Sued Over 'Shadow Insurance' Practices
• Insurer Must Pay Northwest $4M For Plane Wreck: 8th Circ.
• UK High Court To Hear Sony Riot Damage Insurance Appeal
• Insurers Lose Appeal Over Ill. Tool Toxic Tort Defense
• EEOC Asks 3rd Circ. To Save Allstate Retaliation Suit
• WTC Developer Asks To Extend Its 9/11 Damages Recovery
• State Farm Still Can't Duck TCPA Class Claims
• The Top 10 D&O Stories Of 2014
• OFAC Sanctions Compliance: Sample Contract Provisions
• First Mercury Says $69M Building Defect Row Not Covered
• Pa. Faces Second Class Action Over Medicaid Changes
• Texas High Court Asked To Reinstate $3.9M Hurricane Award
• MetLife's SIFI Designation Challenge Will Be Uphill Battle
• Sandy Suit Attys Sanctioned For Ignoring Court Orders
• PSU Slams Insurer's Bid To Ax Sandusky Coverage Claim
• State Farm Hid Evidence From Own Attys, Doctor Says
• War-Zone Workers Ask DC Circ. To Revive $2B Insurance Suit
• Freshfields Guides Cinven In $697M Deal For GTCR Credit Co.
• Marriott Vacation Unit Beats Time-Share Insurance Suit
• K&L Gates Adds Int'l Employment Atty To New York Office
• MetLife Takes SIFI Designation Challenge To DC Court
• Affordable Care Act Considerations In M&A
• Obama Signs Terror Insurance Law Despite Dodd-Frank Tweak
• Insurers' Win In Budget Rent A Car Coverage Suit Upended
• McKenna Long Can't Escape Arbitration With Insurer
• High Court Won't Review La. Same-Sex Marriage Decision
• Crowell & Moring Partner Tapped To Head Pa. Insurance Dept.
• Mercury Slapped With $27.5M Fine Over Improper Premiums
• NJ Gov. Signs Encryption Requirements For Health Insurers
• Standard Fire Gets Katrina Damage Suit Axed On Preemption
• 9th Circ., Amid Heavy Dissent, Won't Rehear Gay Marriage Suit
• State Farm Nixes Mortgagee's Suit Over $2.9M Fire Deal
• Justices Scrap Latest Suit Over ACA Individual Mandate
• Dewey Heads Look To Spend $1M On Expert Testimony At Trial
• Former Del. AG Biden Joins Grant & Eisenhofer
• Squire Patton Boggs Adds 2 Partners To Paris Office
• US Denies Discovery Claims in Wells Fargo Fraud Suit
• Repeal Of Medical Device Tax Could Imperil Other ACA Taxes
• The 'I' Of The Storm: Insured V. Insured Is Ambiguous
• Mid-Continent Not Liable In $63M Homebuilder's Copyright Suit
• Making Sense Of Delaware's Cigna V. Audax Decision
• AIG Unit Beats Bad Faith Claim In Construction Defect Fight
• 5th Circ. Judges Question Same-Sex Marriage Bans
• Jury Nails Insurer For Millennium Lab's False-Ad Coverage
• Fla. State-Backed Citizens Insurance Removes 93K Policies
• Insurers Push For Coverage Limits In Amtrak's $1B Sandy Suit
• Feds Launch Plans To Minimize ACA Tax Headaches
• State Farm Policyholders Denied Class Cert. In Billing Suit
• Insurer Needn't Cover Software Co. Fraud Suit: 8th Circ.
• Sony Hack Shows Need For Cyber Coverage On Many Fronts
• Deal-Hungry XL Group Wins Over Rival Catlin With $4.2B Bid
• Lexington Settles With United Health Cos. In Coverage Row
• 5th Circ. Highlights Importance Of Claim Investigation
• Law Schools Are (Finally) Teaching 'The Biz' Of Lawyering
• Chartis Says Mexican Bankruptcy Blocks $103M Coverage Suit
• Allianz To Pay $4.7M In Multistate Death Benefits Probe
• Condo Filed Hurricane Damage Claim Too Late, 11th Circ. Says
• Fla. Judge Awards Reinsurance Broker $3M In Fees, Costs
• American Casualty Off The Hook In Pharmacy TCPA Row
• House Backs 40-Hour ACA Employer Mandate
• Zurich Denied Quick Appeal In Eisai Coverage Fight
• FHA Premium Cut Sets Up Fight Over Future Of Housing
• Fla.'s State Insurer Plows Through Policy Sell-Off In 2015
• Senate Sends 6-Year TRIA Extension To Obama's Desk
• Insurer Asks For Atty Sanctions For Counsel Choice Suit
• NY Court Upholds Travelers' Win In Gas Plant Cleanup Row
• IRS Unprepared To Tackle ACA Confusion: H&R Block Prez
• San Bernardino Creditors Sue Over CalPERS Payment Plan
• Winter Has Come: Can You Count On Your Coverage?
• With New Cybersecurity Approach, Can Insurers Meet Demand?
• Wash. AG Can Sue Florist In Gay-Marriage Bias Row: Judge
• House Locks Down Law Prof. Who Replaced Quinn In ACA Suit
• 2nd Circ. OKs Plan Reformation In Cigna ERISA Class Action
• House Again Passes 6-Year TRIA Extension By Vast Majority
• Insurer Accused Of Defrauding Miami Airport With Premiums
• Broken Records Force Repeat Of Suit By Gloria Estefan's Hotel
• Fla. High Court Asked To Weigh In On Sinkhole Coverage
• Feds Won't Block AIG Brass From Unsealing Evidence
• FHA To Cut Mortgage Insurance Premiums, White House Says
• Post-Windsor, Lawmakers Look To Do Away With DOMA
• Obama Vows Veto Of Bill To Weaken ACA Employer Mandate
• Insurer Owes Visteon $8M For Factory Cleanup, 7th Circ. Told
• PNC Can't Lean On Nixed BofA Case To Duck Kickback Suit
• Judge Slams Attorneys' 'Same, Tired Excuses' In Geico Suit
• Chase For Property Fuels More Forward Real Estate Deals
• Pa. High Court Severely Limits Multiple Trigger Theory
• Secrets To In-House Cost Control
• Fracking Bans Don't Trigger Civil Authority Coverage
• Highlights From Recent CFTC Guidance On ILS Registration
• Ex-Allstate Workers Can't Stop Clock On Claims Over Release
• Ammonia Release Not Pollution Under Insurance, Co. Says
• 'Phantom' Insurance Theory Doesn't Hold Water, Judge Says
• Ex-AIG Brass Say Evidence Discredits Witness In Fraud Suit
• Insurer Shakes BioChemic's Suit Over SEC Subpoena Claim
• Workers' Comp Provider Patriot National Seeks $172M IPO
• Guess Licensee Blasts Zurich's Proposal For 3-Phase Trial
• SEC Says Court Should Appoint Receiver For Life Partners
• Wells Fargo Seeks To Force US To Produce Docs In Fraud Suit
• Calif. Watchdog Targets Skimpy Health Insurance Networks
• Hostess Insurer Loses Appeal Of Claimant Bar Order
• Insurers Say Apt. Complex Not Covered For $26M Damages
• Centex Insurers' Atty Choice Suit Is Premature, Judge Says
• Ex-Doctor Gets 12 Years, $2.4M Fine For Blue Cross Fraud
• Competing Claims Challenges And The Right To Recover
• 2nd Circ. Axes En Banc Bid In $570M Travelers Asbestos Loss
• GOP Plans Votes On 2 Bills To Weaken ACA Employer Mandate
• SecurityNational Settles With BofA Over Mortgage Problems
• GOP Presses High Court To Curb ACA Tax Credits
• HSBC, Assurant Near Force-Placed Insurance Settlements
• NJ High Court Mulls Jury Trial Right In Insurance Fraud Law
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Covering Whiskey False Ad Suit
• Same-Sex Marriage Starts In Fla. After Judge Lifts Stay
• Former Dewey GC Grabs Gig As Partner With Hinshaw In NY
• Insurer Off Hook For Ex-Law Partner's Defamation Row
• Chubb Can't Revisit 'Trigger' Ruling, 7th Circ. Told
• China OKs Private Equity Funds From Domestic Insurers
• IPO Boom Comes With Costs For PE Firms, Insurers
• 12 Building Blocks Of A Digital Law Library
• Seeping Manure Isn't 'Liquid Gold,' Wis. High Court Says
• Longview Strikes Deals That Pave Way For Ch. 11 Exit
• 9th Circ. Rebuffs Consumer Attack On Home Warranties
• Ecolite's Negligence Claim Against Insurance Broker Fails
• NJ Court Scraps Copayment Hikes For Public Worker Retirees
• Ariz. High Court Allows GOP Suit Over Medicaid Expansion
• Nelson Brown Loses Recently Hired Operations Director
• Insurance Cases To Watch In 2015
• Ex-Highmark Officials Can't Challenge Profits, Court Says
• Insurance Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2015
• AIG Unit Can't Nix Port Authority's Atty Fee Win In NY Court
• Pa. Gov.'s ACA Medicaid Expansion Plan Goes Into Effect
• Ambac Hits BofA With $600M Suit Over Countrywide MBS
• Same-Sex Marriage In Florida To Proceed After Ruling
• Sony Hack Will Bring Cyberinsurance To Forefront In 2015
• Mitigating Risks From Employer-Sponsored Volunteerism
• 2015: Judiciary, Lawyers And Law Schools At The Precipice