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Insurance - July, 2009

151 articles

• $11.5M 4-Way Hospital Insurance Dispute Continues
• Most Of Conseco Class Action Survives Bid To Toss
• Insurers Off Hook For PICA IP Suit: 6th Circ.
• No Homers In Coverage Spat Over Dodgers Pitcher
• The Highlights Of US Health Care Reform
• Restructuring Co., Lloyd's End E&O Coverage Fight
• Insurance Broker Countersues Delta Retirees
• Q&A With Orrick's Barry Levin
• Insurer's Class Action Over Trasylol Dismissed
• Banks' Losses To Boy Band Mogul Not Covered: Court
• Class Action Over Chubb Premium Hikes Revived
• Insurers, Others Weigh In On US Model BIT Reform
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Allianz In WTC Coverage Fight
• $1M Verdict Against Tribe's Insurance Broker Upheld
• 3rd Circ. Revives ERISA Cases Against Allstate
• Travelers Unit Sues Lubbock Over Health Plan Case
• Chinese Drywall Exposure: Not Armageddon
• House Approves 6-Month Flood Insurance Extension
• Global Business Explosion Sparks Insurance Needs
• Hartford Faces Class Action Over Hurricane Wilma
• Prominent W.Va. Atty Joins Dinsmore Litigation Team
• Insurers' $19M D&O Suit Against Printer Co. Tossed
• State Claims Nixed In American Family OT Action
• Fox Loses Bid To Combine Indemnification Suits
• Q&A With Sheppard Mullin's Andre Cronthall
• Insurer Seeks Distance From Birth Defects Suits
• Marsh Can't Enjoin Cos. From Pursuing State Claims
• ConEd To Recoup $17.6 M Over 9/11 Damage
• Pilkington Bests Insurers In Epic Coverage Spat
• Experts Debate Federal Insurance Charter In Senate
• The Impact Of Carolina Casualty
• AIG To Spin Off P&C Holdings Into New Chartis Unit
• Century Only Liable For Part Of Cleanup: Mass. Court
• Doe Run Can't Stay Hartford Indemnity Claims: Judge
• United Award In Reinsurance Spat Upped To $32M
• Tips For A Well-Drafted Arbitration Clause
• Insurance Cos. Didn't Violate Contracts: 3rd Circ.
• General Growth's Extension Bid Raises Hackles
• Zurich Eyes Quick Win In Actuary Firm Coverage Suit
• Receiver, Stanford Execs Fight Over $50M D&O Policy
• Class Status Denied In Suit Over Midland Annuities
• China Issues New Monopoly Rules For Financial Cos.
• Q&A With Troutman Sanders' Becky Ross
• Insurer Seeks To Rescind Policies Issued To Fla. Firms
• Tainted Baby Formula Insurance Spat Won't Be Nixed
• Assessing Nanotechnology Risk — No Small Matter
• FEMA Wins Dismissal Bid In River Levee Suit
• Ins. Agent Trashed Trade Secret Evidence: Court
• Obama Unveils Rules For Systemic Risk Regulation
• Title Insurers Escape Damages In Pa. Rate-Fixing Suit
• Sears Warehouse Owner Fights Insurers Over Claim
• Bill Proposes Liability Trust Fund For CO2 Deposits
• Insurer Sues Baltimore Over $2.5M Demolition Defense
• Litigators Leave DLA Piper For Philly-Based Firm
• Formula Maker Adds Claim In Tainted-Product Suit
• Insurance Linked Securities In A Challenging Market
• Radian Drops Reinsurance Coverage To Ambac
• Ex-NJ Banking, Insurance Head Joins Kramer Levin
• Q&A With McKenna Long's Joanne Zimolzak
• DC Circ. Tells SEC To Re-Examine Annuity Rule
• State Farm Florida Rate Hikes Snuffed
• Title Insurers Off Hook In Wash. Rate-Fixing Suit
• Fireman's Fund To Appeal Asarco Insurance Deal
• Chinese Drywall Litigation Heating Up
• Arrowpoint Wants Others To Pitch In On Anco Defense
• Class Cert. Sought In AIG Auto Injury Claims Suit
• Policyholders Seek Specialty Products Amid Slump
• 6th Circ. Affirms Viatical Policy Estate Distribution
• $1.5M Katrina Damages Ruling Blown Away In 5th Circ.
• Ace Found Not Liable In Fuel Tank Discharge Suit
• Insurer Risks In Light Of Chrysler, GM Bankruptcies
• Travelers' Burden To Show Katrina Damages: Court
• Auto Glass Vendors Top Insurers In Minn. High Court
• 9th Circ. Asks Hawaii Court For Pollution Clause Ruling
• 2 House Committees Greenlight Health Care Overhaul
• WCI Strikes Deal To Create Drywall Claimant Trust
• Insurer Not Liable In Priest Abuse Case
• WL Homes Bondholders Object To Asset Sale
• Matthews Loses Bid To Escape Bridge Collapse Suit
• Insurers Fight Inclusion Under CFPA Oversight
• NC Lawmakers Aim To Shore Up Beach Insurance
• Democratic Senators Rip Health Insurance Industry
• Insurers Object To LandSource Ch. 11 Plan
• Q&A With Choate Hall's David Attisani
• Understanding Yarway Corp. V. Admiral Ins. Co.
• Senate Committee Passes Health Care Reform Bill
• Progress Energy Sues ACE Over $9M Jury Verdict
• Universal Denied Early Win Over Pollution Coverage
• First American Settles Title Insurance Policy Spat
• Diamond State's Challenge To Dismissal Rebuffed
• Insurer Asks To Nix Claims In Drywall Coverage Spat
• Everest Let Off Hook For Emergency Co. Patent Suit
• SEC Targets 11 With Insider Trading Claims
• Lloyds, Credit Suisse Sanctioned In Discovery Spat
• ACE Asks To Toss Dodgers' Suit Over Injured Pitcher
• Hanover Told To Share Insurance Docs In Katrina Suit
• Transamerica Appeals $13M Patent Verdict
• Lincoln Life Policies Valid Despite Scheme: Judge
• Austria Sent To Court Over €42M In Aid To Insurer
• Sen. Committee Ups Health Care Fraud Penalties
• Travelers Must Fund Heparin Defense: Equity Firm
• National Union Found Not Liable In Tobacco Ad Spat
• Mich. Bills Would Up Insurers' Bad Faith Penalties
• NJ Case Over Workers' Comp Insurance Remanded
• 2nd Circ. Backs Insurer In Agency Contract Row
• Investors Say Manulife Lied About Risk Management
• $8M Insurance Spat Over Stolen Goods Sent To Calif.
• House Bill Aims To Extend Flood Insurance Program
• UnitedHealth Nears Deal In $14M Underpayment Suit
• Q&A With Katten's Rachel Coan
• Del. Authorizes Rate Reviews For Health Insurance
• Reinsurers Validus, IPC Agree To Merge In $1.7B Deal
• An Eye On Mass Tort Litigation Insurance Coverage
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Two Offices In Eastern Pa.
• Standing Matters: Marshall V. Raritan Valley Disposal
• 3rd Circ. Backs Carrier In Asbestos Coverage Battle
• Judge Lets TIG Withhold Some Data In AIU Suit
• Insurer Needn't Pay $3M Over Wreck: 7th Circ.
• UK Moves To Regulate PPI Market
• National Insurance And Financial Regulatory Reform
• Nationwide On Hook For Katrina Rain Damage Claims
• Mortgage Co. Seeks Coverage In Property Lien Spat
• Negligence Claim Nixed From Water Damage Suit
• Sewer District Fights For Coverage Of Wastewater Suit
• No D&O Coverage For Indicted Bank Director: Court
• Advisory Jury Finds For Starr In $4.3B AIG Stock Spat
• Nixon Peabody Nabs McDermott Insurance Pro
• Former VP Targets Towers With Age Bias Suit
• American Home Prevails In Feud Over $19M Judgment
• AASI Trust Sues MetLife Over Ex-CEO's Life Insurance
• Another D&O Insurer Spurns GeoStar
• First American Can't Shake Title Rate Class Action
• Cotton Gin Co. Not Covered For Moldy Bales: 8th Circ.
• Insurance Brokers Accused Of Aiding Stanford Plot
• DuPont Scores In $239M Delrin Liabilities Battle
• Hartford Claims Ex-Exec Raided Lucrative Division
• Priest Sex Abuse Settlement Not Covered: Interstate
• Superior Offshore CEO Asks To Sue AIG Over Bad Loan
• Salesmen Ordered To Forfeit $5M From MBC Plot
• Suit Over Flood Insurance Premium Taxes Sent To SC
• Liberty Mutual Has Duty In Pella Suits: Judge
• Insurers Seek To Sever Katrina Levee Breach Claims
• Insurance Regulator's Mizuho Suit Kept In Fed. Court
• Pollution Clause Lets Venoco Insurer Off Hook: Court
• United Guaranty, Countrywide Suit Lands In Calif.
• Perfect Storm: Law Firm Insolvencies, Jewel V. Boxer
• Insurer Doesn't Have To Fund Condo Repair: 4th Circ.
• Insurance Cos. Clash Over Gift System Patent
• Insurer Must Defend School In Frat Death Suit: Judge
• Overstock.com Class Action Sent To Arbitration
• Stranger-Owned Insurance Scheme Cases Sent To Fla.