Insurance Archive » April, 2009

Insurance - April, 2009

152 articles

• Suit By Patients, Zurich Over Actimmune Tossed
• Too Late To Sue MetLife Over Contract: 5th Circ.
• MBIA Sues Merrill Over Credit Default Swaps
• Securing Business Income Coverage In A Pandemic
• Swine Flu Prompts Cos. To Examine Insurance
• Another General Re Exec Gets Year In Prison
• Reinsurer Can Sue Alleged US Auto Guarantors: Court
• Insurer Must Defend Fluor In La. Mud Hole Suit: Court
• Earth Movement Doesn't Mean Excavation: NY Court
• Katrina Liability Not Offset By FEMA Funds: Court
• Fraud On Market Theory No Good In Ins. Case: Court
• Following Money Trail, Caribbean Insurer Files Ch. 15
• Wis. Bill Would Limit Pre-Existing Condition Denials
• Doe Run's Counterclaims Proceed In Insurance Spat
• Insurer's Claims Nixed In Suit Over Club's Legal Costs
• La. House Panel OKs Limit On Storm Deductibles
• Reducing Discovery Costs With Rule 502
• Insurer Must Indemnify School For Sex Abuse: Court
• Insurance Act Doesn't Bar PTSD Claims: Wash. Court
• Insurer Tries To Renege On Port's Enviro Suit Defense
• La. Insurers Await Answer To $8B Question
• Validus Files Suit Over Bermudan Reinsurer Merger
• SEC Accuses Danny Pang Of Massive Securities Fraud
• Insurers Attack Maine's Bad-Faith-Claims Bill
• Crown Says Not Polluter Under La. Law
• Kimberly-Clark Gets Share Of $325M Credit: 5th Circ.
• Leveraging Insurance Counsel In Securities Actions
• AIG Sued For Cleanup Costs At W.Va. Oil Plant
• Liberty Mutual Drags Sompo Into Duty To Defend Suit
• Zurich Seeks To Escape Transport Co.'s Coverage Suit
• US, Insurer Zurich Back At It Over Presidio Cleanup
• Travelers, Consulting Co. Battle Over Subpoena Costs
• Fla. Bill Backs Hurricane P&C Insurance Reform
• Countrywide, AIG Clash Over Venue For Dueling Suits
• Insurer Fights Wal-Mart Indemnity Claims
• Wells Fargo's Suit Over Fraudulent Policies Stands
• FEMA Asks Court To Toss Suit Over River Levee
• Rep. Wants Probe Of AIG War Zone Health Claims
• Travelers Pulls Great American Into Defense Suit
• Insurers Off Hook For Six Flags Katrina Flood Damage
• Chinese Drywall Suits Will Likely Breed Many Claims
• Plaintiffs Ask Court To Let WL Homes Suits Proceed
• Liberty Must Cover Markets For Power Outages: Court
• Doe Run Insurers Still Have Beef To Work Out: Judge
• Insurers Trim Pentair's $30M Indemnity Suit
• EU Parliament OKs Major Insurance Overhaul
• Pittsburgh Hospital System, Insurer Price-Fixing: Suit
• Asbestos Litigation Trends In The US
• Travelers Bid To Compel Docs Denied In PCB Suit
• Effects Of Physician Regulatory Actions On Insurance
• Montrose Insurer Rails Against $6M Latham Fees
• InterDigital Insurer Wins Interest On $20M Award
• Is Nanotechnology The Next Asbestos?
• $15M Settles Mo. Long-Term Care Insurance Action
• How Voidable Preferences Can Kill The Perfect Deal
• Insurer Wins D&O Disclosure Suit V. Baptist Health
• Life Insurance Not A Good Or Service: Calif. High Court
• E&O Spat Over CSX-Peirce Battle Heads To W.Va.
• Former AIG Honcho Tossed From Derivative Case
• Trade Secrets Theft Not 'Protected Activity:' Court
• Prudential Insurer Loses Cert Bid In Asbestos Case
• Bankrupt Lender Fremont Settles With Mass., Calif.
• Food Co.'s Bad Faith Case Crumbles Before 2nd Circ.
• NJ Appeals Court Alters Pro Rata System For Carriers
• Insurance Groups Blast 'One-Way' Minn. Bill
• 'Bondability' Letter Is Not A Contract: Texas Court
• Judge Won't Reconsider Duty-To-Defend Bid V. Attys
• Massey's Suit Over $244M Verdict Stayed
• SEC FIA Rule Threatens Firms: Insurers
• Is Your D&O Policy Bankruptcy-Ready?
• Nonparty Discovery In Reinsurance Arbitrations
• Coverage May Be Tricky For Food Recalls: Lawyers
• Allstate Exclusion Policy To Get Judicial Review
• Allstate Op-Ed Sparks Probe From NY Insurance Head
• Prudential Unit Ends Market Timing Probes For $68M
• Crisis Adds New Questions To Insurance Deals
• PEMG Deal With Ex-Boss Included Media Gag: Atty
• Nationwide Settles Overcharge Suit For $6M
• Md. Requires Insurers To Report Slavery Dealings
• AIG Sells Car Insurance Division To Zurich For $2B
• Insurer Must Cover KSI Warehouse Fire: 3rd Circ.
• Insurer Off Hook For Fuel Leak At College: Court
• Insurance Companies On Offense
• Insurers Group Fights Texas Workers' Comp Bill
• MBIA Wants Radian Claims Sent To Arbitration
• Essex Must Defend Smelly Carpet Suit: 1st. Circ.
• Award To Printer, Insurer Upped In Liability Case
• Arbitration Ordered In $6M Suit Over E&O Policy
• 8th Circ. Revives Hartford's $3M Case V. Shipping Co.
• Policyholders In Insurance Scandal Seek Pay From UK
• NJ Plaintiffs Seek Insurance Info In Lyondell Case
• New Regulations For Insurance Telemarketers
• Investor Sues MassMutual Fund Over Madoff Losses
• Law360 Insurance Editorial Advisory Board
• Coke-Addicted Snell Wilmer Partner Denied Benefits
• Duke Sues Insurer For Defense Costs In Patent Suit
• A Right To Recover Consequential Damages In NY
• Investment Co. Returns Fire In SOLI Fraud Case
• Court Halts Mich. Crackdown On Credit-Based Rates
• Intel, Insurer Duel Over Coverage For Antitrust Spat
• Nationwide Off Hook For CPB Contract Spat: 3rd Circ.
• Class Cert. Revoked In Insurance Overcharge Suit
• 8th Circ. Nixes Workers' Disability Claims V. Insurer
• Office Depot Sues AIG Unit Over $15M Defense Costs
• Firestone Seeks To Force Insurers To Hand Over Docs
• Akin Gump Lands Seasoned Litigator From Greenberg
• Enviro Claims Added To Asbestos Reinsurance Fight
• SEC, Ex-Fidelity Director Settle Insider Trading Case
• AIG Fall Would Not Destroy P&C Industry: Insurers
• EMC Must Pay ReliaStar $3.9M In Fees: 2nd Circ.
• Oneida Can't Discharge PBGC Fees: 2nd Circ.
• Agents Sue Brooke Lending Arm For Fraud, RICO
• TIG Can Amend Suit Over Asbestos Reinsurance
• Calif. Proposes Tougher Rules For Toxic-Site Owners
• Hotel Cos. Fight Insurer Over Policy's Fungi Exclusion
• JPMorgan, Zurich Settle Over WaMu Loan Defects
• Insurers Sue Artz, Dickinson Over Malpractice Spat
• Life Insurers Await Word On TARP Fund Requests
• Final OK Sought For Settlement In Eating Disorder Suit
• Refinery Told To Furnish Docs In Spill Coverage Spat
• Mich. Fights Credit Data-Based Home Insurance Rates
• First Bank Sues Chubb Unit For $5M After Data Breach
• Mutual Funds Sue MBIA Over Public Bond Unit Split
• SEC Defends FIA Rule Against Insurers' Challenge
• Food Makers File $700M Surety Bond Suit V. Insurers
• Insurer Must Defend Troubled Chicago Mall: Court
• Judge Asked To Step Down In State Farm Fraud Suit
• No Bifurcation For Zurich Claims In $7.4M Mine Suit
• Gen Re Unit Ex-CEO Banned From UK Bank Industry
• Insurer Off Hook For 'Blast-Fax' Case: 3rd Circ.
• Morgan Lewis Nabs 2 Litigators From Blank Rome
• Insurer Cites Pollution In Toxic Oil Vessel Class Action
• The Importance Of Lincoln V. Transamerica
• Travelers Fights To Collect $6.4M Surety Bond Award
• Title Insurers To Give 3,500 Colo. Customers Refunds
• Before Suing For Unpaid Defense Costs ...
• Northrop Denied En Banc Hearing In Katrina Dispute
• Affiliated Policy Excludes Storm Damage: 5th Circ.
• 3rd Circ. Largely Reverses Asbestos Insurance Ruling
• Ex-Gen Re CFO Gets 18 Months Over $600M AIG Fraud
• Rep. Demands Probe Of AIG Debt Payments
• AICCO Wins Premium Payout Spat In Silver State Ch. 7
• Court Snuffs 'Silent PPO' Class Action V. Travelers
• Allstate Loses Bid To Toss Wyeth Coverage Spat
• AXA Suit Over Insurance Scam Survives Bid To Toss
• Insurer Must Cover City's Defamation Claims: 6th Circ.
• Insurer Off Hook For Pilgrim's Pride Settlement
• Jury Finds In Aon's Favor In Unicover Dispute
• Most Claims Against AmEx In Benefit Plan Suit KO'd
• AIG Director Behind Bonuses Must Go: Investors
• Ex-Employee Hits McGowan With Sex Bias Suit
• Bill Seeks Federal Regulation For Insurance Industry