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Insurance - June, 2009

156 articles

• Westport Off Hook In 'Bizarre' SC Defamation Case
• 7th Circ. Tosses Appeal Over Kerr-McGee Cleanup
• Medtronic Sues Insurer For Worker Theft Court Costs
• Texas Windstorm Insurance — What's Next?
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Youth Smokers Insurance Rate Ruling
• Century, R&Q Not Entitled To New Arbitration: Judge
• Trustee Gets Brooke Ch. 11 Converted To Ch. 7
• Coast Guard Off Hook For Cleanup Of Tug Oil Spill
• Fla. Senators Push Bill To Streamline Surplus Lines
• High Court Declines 9/11 Case Against Saudi Arabia
• The Risks For Insurance Carriers Going Paperless
• AIG Sheds Russian Bank Unit In Deal With Peugeot
• Sempra, Insurers Ink $686M Wildfires Settlement
• CORRECTED: Supreme Court Turns Down Ch. 11 Claim Priority Suit
• Pa. Police Group Sues Insurer For $80M
• St. Paul's Katrina Liability Capped At $1M
• Self-Insured Cos. Can Tap State Pool: Nev. Court
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs Insurers In Supervalu Suit
• Suit Says BancorpSouth Botched D&O Provider Switch
• Toshiba, Sony Settle With Allstate Over Laptop Fire
• Jackson's Death Sparks Insurance Complications
• NWF Hits FEMA Over Flood Insurance Program
• Great American Tries To Buck GeoStar's D&O Claims
• $13M Patent Verdict Against Transamerica Affirmed
• Insurers Off Hook For $3M Negligent Construction Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Revival Of Claim In STNL Ch. 11
• AIG Gives US $25B Stake In Two Spun-Off Entities
• Northwestern Mutual Faces $200M Wage Suit
• Marianists Sue Insurers Over Abuse Settlement
• Class Claims Nixed In Katrina Levee Breach Litigation
• Greenwich Told To Pay Defense Costs In Injury Suit
• Fla. Gov. Vetoes 'Consumer Choice' Insurance Bill
• Contractor Sues Great American For OT Suit Coverage
• Insurance Deal Adds $6M To Quigley Asbestos Trust
• Asarco Cleared To Seek Legal Costs From Insurer
• 401(k) Admin, Neuberger Settle Revenue Sharing Suit
• Nationwide Seeks To Deny Payout For Sex Bias Suits
• Insurer Loses Bid In Antitrust Exclusion Spat
• St. Paul Prevails On Appeal In Duty To Defend Case
• Judge Enjoins Tenn. Insurer In Trade Secrets Row
• Humana Officers Prevail In Shareholders' Suit
• MGIC Hit With $500M Securities Class Action
• Car Insurers Accused Of Bad Faith Claims Handling
• Neb. Beef Insurer Wants Damages Nixed In $6M Row
• Insurers Clash Over Policyholder's Defense Costs
• Insurers Urge Caution On US Health Care Plan
• Insured Seeks Class Cert. In Group Health Plan Suit
• Fox Asks To Combine Indemnification Disputes
• Texas Gov. Signs Refill For Hurricane Insurance Pool
• Insurance Industry Could See Wave Of Mergers: Study
• State Regulators, Insurers Battle Over Reform Plans
• Cozen Nabs Mound, WolfBlock Attorneys For NY Office
• SEC, CFTC Push To Regulate OTC Derivatives Dealers
• States Seek Alliance With Feds On AIG Bonus Probe
• Trucking Co.'s Liability Capped In Drug Shipment Loss
• House Dems Reveal Draft Of Health Care Reform Plan
• EU Leaders Approve Financial Regulatory Overhaul
• Hartford Slams Sportsman's Warehouse Ch. 11 Plan
• Gen Re, Marsh, ACE Escape AIG Derivative Case
• Lloyd's Must Cover 'Taco Bell Outbreak' Loss: Court
• Insurer Aims To Cap Coverage For Sprint D&O Claims
• Q&A With Morgan Lewis' Paul Zevnik
• State Farm Auto Suit Plaintiff Seeks Class Cert.
• CVS Unit's E-Ferol Insurance Spat Moved To Texas
• Q&A With Sonnenschein Nath's Gary Hernandez
• Q&A With Duane Morris' Max Stern
• Liability Claim Should Go On In MBC Action: Magistrate
• Health Net Deal Ends NY AG Reimbursement Probe
• Dismissal Of Ticor Overcharge Class Action Upheld
• Manville Bars Travelers Asbestos Suits: High Court
• A Look At Climate Change-Related Disclosures
• Insurer Owes $5M For Lyondell Cleanup Deal: Lubrizol
• Calif. Sends Examiner To Oversee AIG Restructuring
• Insurer Loses Bid To Recover $10M From Bally
• Proposal Lays Groundwork For US Role In Insurance
• Aetna Wins Bid To Toss Securities Action
• Gen Re Co-Conspirator Sentenced To Probation
• MassMutual Madoff Suit Re-Emerges In Federal Court
• GGP, Creditors Defend Ch. 11 Cases Against MetLife
• National Western RICO Suit OK'd To Proceed
• Claims Probe Crucial In Insurers' Bad Faith Defense
• Katrina-Damaged Rental Car Coverage Suit Kept Alive
• Insurers Say Web Spy-For-Profit Suit Not Covered
• I Have Insurance For That, Don't I?
• Former Heller Insurance Atty Lands At Sedgwick
• Unique Features Set NY Life Insurance Proposal Apart
• Talk Of Bonuses, Bailout Barred In AIG Trial
• Insurance Watchdog Settles With Fremont For $37M
• BofA Bundled Insurance Case Heads Back To Ga.
• Plaintiffs Seek OK For Settlement In Nationwide Case
• Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover $6M Spam Ruling
• Vt., Others Join Crackdown On STOLI Abuse
• Insurer's Complaint Over Policy Rescissions Nixed
• AIG Unit Loses Bid To Stay PCB Cleanup Suit
• Emerging Trends In Catastrophe Derivatives
• Buyers Allowed To Appeal Class Action Waiver Ruling
• $3M Added To Vicor Award In Payout Coverage Spat
• Willis Group To Pay $139M To Settle Assurant Suit
• Royal Says 2 Insurers Not Sharing Asbestos Liability
• Lyondell Debtor Settles With Insurers Closing Shop
• Payless Battles Insurer Over Crocs Defense Costs
• Lancer Off Hook For Drilling Co.'s Defense Costs
• 5th Circ. Backs Dismissal Of USAA Fraud Action
• Bankruptcy Court OK's $30M Sun-Times, Hollinger Deal
• New Reporting Requirements Under MMSEA
• Doe Run Loses Bid To Realign Insurance Spat
• Kennedy Unveils Health Care Reform Bill In Senate
• Travelers Loses Bid For $33M From Bankrupt Builder
• Insurer Seeks Mediation In Lubrizol Cleanup Costs Suit
• Katrina Cleanup Co. Policy Doesn't Cover Suit: Insurer
• Boiler Co. Must Pay For Asbestos Defense: Travelers
• New York Life Seeks Dismissal From Madoff Suit
• Sutherland Adds Clifford Partner To Insurance Practice
• Negating Excess Insurance Coverage
• Bank's Safeco Suit Stayed Pending Arbitration
• JPMorgan Wins Defunct Bank's $17M In Stock
• New York Radiology Antitrust Suit On Path To Trial
• Kinder Morgan Insurer Wants To Arbitrate Leak Spat
• 11th Circ. Sends Cancellation Question To Ga. Court
• Fiduciary Duties And Insolvency: Limiting Liability
• Graham Copyright Claims Not Time-Barred: 3rd. Circ.
• ProMutual Aims To Expand Reach With FinCor Buy
• Whole Foods Developer, Insurer Settle Enviro Beef
• Judge Finds New Reason To Nix Blue Shield Action
• Fla. Threatens To Revoke Liberty National's License
• House Bill Aims To Halt SEC Indexed Annuity Rule
• AIG Wins Bid To Take Starr Spat Before Jury
• TIG Asbestos Reinsurance Suit Will Stay In NY
• Calif. Proposes Tougher Rescission Rules
• Trade Show Co. Sues Insurer Over IP Suit Defense
• Insurers Score Win Over Reichhold Faulty Resin Suits
• Insurer Denies Duty In USVI Airport Pollution Case
• Obama Pushes For Quick Action On Health Care
• Key Energy Beats Insurer In Race To File Suit
• Massey Insurance Row Sent To Arbitration In NY
• Amlin To Buy Dutch Fortis Insurance Unit For €350M
• La. College's $103M Katrina Coverage Suit Survives
• AIG Accuses Starr Of Trying To Stoke Bonus Fire
• Insurers Can Get Medical Docs In Fraud Suits: Court
• Forge Must Foot Defense Bill In EEOC Case: 7th Circ.
• Texas Lawmakers Left Regulator In The Lurch: AIA
• Monolines' Claims Could Turn Up Heat On I-Banks
• Nvidia Wants To Stop Insurer's Defective-Card Case
• Insurer Seeks To Avoid Liability For Frat Hazing Death
• Texas Lawmakers Revive Hurricane Insurance Pool
• EU Finance Ministers To Back Regulatory Overhaul
• Insurer Needn't Cover Faulty-Billboard Deal: Court
• Concentrated Natural Gases Pollutants, Judge Says
• Insurer Objects To Grupo's Asarco Plan Disclosures
• Cincinnati Insurance Settles Bank Indemnification Suit
• Lloyd's Investors Prepare To Shed Asbestos Liability
• Final OK Sought For $2M Deal In ACE Securities MDL
• Ark. Atty Pleads Guilty To $9M Settlement Fund Theft
• IP Attys Hail Cert Grant On Bilski
• Transport Co., Insurer Dodge Liability In Chemical Suit
• MetLife Wants 10 General Growth Ch. 11 Cases Nixed