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Insurance - November, 2013

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• ResCap Settlement Allowing $1.2B In FHFA Claims OK'd
• Partner Not A Third Party Under Policy, Wash. Supremes Say
• Insurance MVP: Quinn Emanuel's Jane Byrne
• Texas Court Reopens Foreclosed Hotel Coverage Case
• Despite Kemper's Rebellion, Death Benefits Changes In Store
• Data Security And State Health Insurance Exchanges
• Europe's Real Estate Recovery Gains Momentum
• The Latest On Duty To Defend In Calif.
• Insurer Moves To Toss $20M Sandy Coverage Case
• Pa. Gov. Blasts Suit Over Out-Of-State Gay Marriages
• EU Council Unveils Official Compromise On Solvency II
• OneBeacon Unit Must Turn Over Docs, Wash. Court Rules
• Pacific Chloride Seeks Fire Damages From Exide Insurers
• MetLife Junk Faxes Flouted TCPA Opt-Out Rules, Suit Says
• ACA Online Enrollment Delayed 1 Year For Small Biz
• Background Check Co. Demands Chubb Cover FCRA Deal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Brody
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights
• Anthem Blue Cross Posted Doctors' Social Security, Tax Info
• Insurers Too Late With BofA MBS Appeal, 9th Circ. Hears
• Phony Doctor Sentenced In $19M NJ Medicare Fraud Scheme
• High Court Birth Control Case Tests Scope Of Biz Rights
• Calif. Court OKs Transfer Of Malpractice Claim To Insurer
• Insurance MVP: Shernoff Bidart's Michael Bidart
• Bristol-Myers Insured Employees Without Consent, Suit Says
• Hartman Simons Can Keep Coverage Of $10M Malpractice Deal
• Developer Says RE Partnership Row Claims Trigger Coverage
• IRS OKs Final Rule On Mortgage Insurance Premium Reporting
• Travelers Says Claims Not Time-Barred In $47M Pfizer Suit
• Simpson Thacher Reps H&F In $1.8B Applied Systems Deal
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Libby Raymond
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Colleen Davies
• Supreme Court To Review ACA Contraception Mandate
• Colo. Bad-Faith Law Said To Give Insureds Double Penalties
• Highmark Calls UPMC Settlement Promises 'Meaningless'
• Illinois Appeals Court Flips Ruling On Atty Malpractice Policy
• NJ High Court To Mull Med Malpractice Coverage Disclosure
• FDIC Asks Directors And Officers: Are You Insured?
• Midland Agrees To $3.3M Death Benefits Deal With 7 States
• Sandy Flood Insurance Suits Must Come Within 1-Year Limit
• AIG Must Pay $3.75M To Cover Ad Injury Claims, Jury Says
• Reinsurer Spearheads Push For MFC Board Shake-Up
• Retrocessions Subject To Double Taxation, IRS Tells Judge
• Texas High Court Rejects Medicaid Rate Challenge
• Insurer Disputes Coverage For NECC-Linked Compounder
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Janet McDavid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Lisa Haile
• Aetna Scoops Up PE-Backed UK Insurer InterGlobal
• International Tax Transparency Is Gaining Momentum
• NCOIL Takes A Stand For State Insurance Regulators
• Engineers Union Seeks Coverage For Locals' RICO Suits
• Insurer Sued Over $10M Sandy Losses In Rockaways
• Obama Extends ACA Signup Deadline By 8 Days
• Allstate Agents Lose Cert. Bid In Labor Contract Fight
• Mariah Re Can't Take Back $100M Payment, Insurer Argues
• Wis. Continues Pro-Insured Trend With Toxic Torts
• NJ Nightclub Owner Sues For Coverage Of Sandy Losses
• Religious Freedom Concerns Over ACA Mandate Weighed
• Pa. Dioceses Win Injunction Against Contraceptive Mandate
• Insurer Seeks Limited Appeal In GMAC Kickback Action
• Rate Rule Saves Everest From NY Premium-Gouging Suit
• Calif. Blocks Renewal Of ACA-Canceled Policies
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Jane Smith
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Mary Ellen Powers
• Wary Of Sticker Shock, HHS Delays 2015 ACA Rate Filings
• State-Mandated Student Pro Bono Programs Are Inefficient
• What To Expect From CFPB's Consumer Complaint Process
• IT Procurement Reform Wouldn't Have Saved HealthCare.gov
• Bankruptcy Pros Fear Chaos As Justices Return To Stern
• Transocean Policy Can Cover BP For Spill, Texas Court Told
• White House Offers Help On ACA Coverage Cancellation Fix
• Discovery Order In GEICO Split-Claims Row Gets Reversed
• 2nd Circ. Says No Coverage For DLA In $14M Apple REIT Row
• Health Care Group Says ACA Termination Concerns Undue
• Obama Arranges For Lew, Insurance Regulators To Meet
• Provider Class Bid Narrowed In UnitedHealth Row
• Nationwide Must Cover Junk Fax Suit, Roofer Tells 3rd Circ.
• Aviva To Pay $4M To States In Latest Death Master File Deal
• Pa. Insurer Settles Indemnity Suit Over LaSalle Football Injury
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Weil's Mindy Spector
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Sandy Collins
• Lloyd's Seeks End To Coverage Suit Over $16M ATM Theft
• Lance Armstrong Settles $3M Acceptance Insurance Suit
• NJ High Court Won't Unify Insurers' Toilet Product Suits
• Calif. Reinforces Broker Shield Against Policyholder Suits
• Cardiologist Gets 6 Years, $19M Sentence For Health Fraud
• AIG Insurer Off Hook For Gallery's $3M Fraud Suit Outlay
• How Some Attorneys Succeed Where The 'Elite' Fail
• Labor Secretary Rips Cigna Retirement Plan In 2nd Circ.
• EU Insurance Watchdog Backs Global Capital Standards
• 6th Circ. Sides With Liberty In Contractor Coverage Row
• LeClairRyan Adds Insurance Coverage Vet In Boston
• GOP Sounds Alarm On ACA's $2B Insurance Loans
• Dewey Execs Shouldn't Duck Securities Fraud, Insurer Says
• ACA Tax Credits Won't Be Suspended For Va. Consumers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Jami McKeon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Gourley
• Siemens Says $20M Faulty-Turbine Suit Doesn't Hold Up
• Rep. Waters Rips FEMA's Handling Of Flood Insurance Law
• Judge Urged To Nix BofA's $8.5B 'Frankenstein' MBS Deal
• 11th Circ. Revives Gallagher Bassett Negligence Suit
• CMS Official Says ACA Privacy Protected, Despite Glitches
• Some Traditional Insurance Policies May Cover Data Breach
• FEMA Says Court Can't Halt Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
• How FCRA Section 1681e(b) Affects Reseller Liability
• GOP Senate Bill Would Nix ACA Fee Relief For Unions
• Life Settlement Co. Takes Securities Case To Texas Justices
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Miller Canfield's Megan Norris
• Expert Deposition Tips For Young Lawyers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchanan's Wendy Newton
• EU's Solvency II Deal Buoys Insurers As Deadline Looms
• BofA Escapes Reinsurance Pay-To-Play Class Action
• Supreme Court Roundup: 2012 To The Term Ahead
• Highmark Can't Dodge OT Class Action
• 9 Firms Surge Onto GC All-Stars List
• Darwin Needn't Cover Title Insurance Co., 8th Circ. Says
• Skadden The Firm Most Loved By General Counsel
• Farmers Insurance Prevails Over Medical Expenses Suit
• 4th Circ. Lets Insurers Remove Case Without Contractor's OK
• 9 Top Firms Tumble From List Of GC Favorites
• NY DFS Prepares Real-Time Banking Cyberthreat Survey
• General Can't Pare Tuna Importer's Coverage In Recall Fight
• EPA Letters Do Trigger A Duty To Defend In Ore.
• Philadelphia Loses Blue Cross Tax Credit Challenge
• OSHA's 'Voluntary' Limits May Circumvent Current Rules
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• More Firms Get Serious About Keeping GCs Happy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apple, AIG, RRJ Capital
• When It Comes To Law Firms, Size Doesn't Matter, GCs Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Irell & Manella's Andra Greene
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Emily Parker
• Is Your Insurance Policy's Limitations Clause Enforceable?
• ACA Traps For The Unwary Government Contractor
• State Lawmakers Defend Turf On Insurance Regulation
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Maclaren In Insurance Coverage Row
• 5 Highlights Of Long-Awaited Mental Health Parity Rules
• Highmark Toyed With Antitrust Settlement Terms, UPMC Says
• Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover Grocery's Data Leak Claim
• Calif. AG Takes Down Bogus Health Insurance Websites
• NJ High Court To Mull Statute Of Limitations On Spill Suits
• House Defies Veto Threat, Votes To Stall ACA Plan Mandates
• Fairholme Changes The Game For Fannie And Freddie
• Axis Owes Citadel $9M In Katrina Coverage Fight, Jury Says
• CFPB Accuses Mortgage Insurer Of Giving Lenders Kickbacks
• Star Insurance May Owe Defense To Texas City: 5th Circ.
• TransRe Defeats Berkshire's Asbestos Liability Suit
• NJ Hospital's Insurer Not Required To Cover IRS Collection
• House Bill Aims To Repeal ACA 'Belly Button Tax'
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Kim Johnson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Dominica Anderson
• Tom Hanks' Insurance Broker Gets 2 Years For Fraud
• Challenge To Pa. Gay Marriage Ban Beats Dismissal Bid
• Roofing Contractors, Don't Mess With Texas Insureds!
• Excess Insurers Gain Another Ally On Exhaustion Question
• ACA Policy Cancellation Fix Won't Break Bank For Insurers
• GOP Sens. Rail Against Unions' Exemption From ACA Fee
• Georgitsi Realty V. Penn-Star Expands 'Vandalism' Meaning
• 8th Circ. Ditches $1M Coverage Suit From Murder Victims' Kin
• New EU Deal Paves Way For Insurance Regulatory Reforms
• Blue Cross Settles Suit Over Flawed Reimbursement Numbers
• Northrop's 'Ostrich Defense' Won't Fly For Cleanup Coverage
• Obama OKs 1-Year Extensions Of ACA's Canceled Plans
• ACA Regs Bridge Gap Between Mental, Physical Health
• Quellos Loses Appeal In Feud With Excess Insurers
• NRRA Hasn't Blocked Access To Reinsurance Info, FIO Finds
• Liberty Mutual Again Asks PTAB To Toss A Progressive Patent
• Lloyd's, Others Duck Contractor's Suit Over $53M Hyatt Deal
• ACA Marketplace Officials Deny White House Interference
• 500K Found Coverage In ACA's Rocky 1st Month
• Zurich Wants Out Of Covering Hotel In Sexual Assault Case
• Ill. Appeals Court Backs Wendy's In $2.4M Tax Dispute
• ACA Exchange Site Endured Hack Attack, Official Says
• Reinsurer Exec Says Industry Can Take On Terrorism Risks
• Ambac, Investor MBS Suits Deserve The Ax, Nomura Atty Says
• Insurer Sues To Duck Defense Of $25M Worker Death Suit
• What Is 'Arbitration'? The Supreme Court Refuses To Say
• Making Common Sense Of The Common Framework
• Fla., Ala. Back Miss. In Flood Insurance Rate Hike Fight
• IRS Faces Data Security, ACA Woes In 2014, Watchdog Says
• ERISA Rulings Shield Insurers From Benefits Class Actions
• Scores Of Policyholders Sue NYPIUA Over Sandy Damage
• IRS Ruling Bolsters Coverage For Mental Health Under ACA
• Regulators Mull Guide For Handling Unclaimed Death Benefits
• Generali Inks €109M Deal For Rest Of Milan RE Project
• Debevoise Steers AXA's $349M Stake Buy In Colombian Insurer
• 5th Circ. Continues Pro-Appraisal Trend In Texas
• 7th Circ. Shields For-Profits From ACA Contraception Mandate
• Colgate Can Sue Insurer For Legal Fees In Asbestos Suits
• Blue Cross Dealt Setbacks In Provider ERISA Benefit Suit
• Geico Can't Escape Suit Over UIM Coverage Info
• Audit Finds Lax Security Behind Minn. Private Data Breach
• AIG Unit Freed From Subrogation Class Action
• Feds' Defenses Trimmed In Starr's $55.5B AIG Bailout Suit
• Lilly Sues Slew Of Insurers Over Brazil Tort Claims
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms
• XL Can't Escape Sirius XM's Coverage Suit, Judge Says
• Pa. Court Sets Timeline For Insurers To Recoup Workers' Comp
• Texas Court Reinstates Windstorm Insurer's Law Firm
• Groups Combat Proposed Delay In Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
• CMS Stays Mum On ACA Exchange Details As Glitches Persist
• Tax Reforms That Touch Retirement Plans Unpopular: Survey
• Toys R Us Says Pool Slide Insurer Owes For $25M Verdict
• Feds Finalize Rule Requiring Equal Mental Health Coverage
• Bond Insurers Sue Detroit After $9M In Missed Payments
• 'Three Cups Of Tea' Author's Nonprofit Wins $1.2M Coverage
• Fed Moves To Shed Some Light On Stress Tests
• McCarter & English Adds Securities Ace To Newark Office
• Calif. Plaintiffs' New Toy In Employment Litigation
• GOP Sens. Want Sebelius' Head Over Botched ACA Rollout
• Houston Law Firm Faces Malpractice Suit Over $2.8M Verdict
• Fla. Court Shields Forum Clauses In Surplus Lines Policies
• Businesses Urge IRS To Scale Down ACA Reporting Regs
• T&H Brokers Found Negligent In AIG Premium Dispute
• NY Developer Says Zurich Policy Offers $7M For Sandy Delays
• 7th Circ. Revives Widower's Fiduciary Duty Claim
• Successful Law Firms Retrench During Downturns
• Calif. High Court Continues Trend In Evidence Of Fraud
• Travelers Receives Sharp Rebuke In Heparin Discovery Fight
• Security Flaws Land ACA Contractors In Legal Crosshairs
• Husch Fees Draw Trustee's Objection In Insurer Bankruptcy
• Insurer Can't Dodge Coverage In Cyclist Death Suit: Pa. Court
• Sandy Recovery Efforts Remain A Concern, Sens. Say
• AIG Ruling Offers Rare Route To Stopping Arbitration
• XimpleWare Says Versata Sold $300M In Stolen Software
• Wash. Court Sanctions OneBeacon Unit For Withholding Docs
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Kill $4M Hurricane Damage Award
• Insurer Asks Texas High Court To Void $26M Arbitration Award
• DLA Piper Loses Nearly 2 Dozen Attys To Aussie Firm
• Coburn, Hatch Say ACA Tax Credits Have Big Fraud Risks
• Insurer Says It Won't Cover EPA's $3M Suit Against Paint Co.
• AIG Settles $274M Suit Over Ex-Real Estate Exec's Pay
• Millions Qualify For ACA Tax Credits In 2014, Kaiser Says
• ACA Marketplace Still Needs Hundreds Of Fixes, Sebelius Says
• Why High Stakes Legal Failures Happen
• Bring Your Captive Insurer Home
• Scope Of Appraisal Continues To Be Problematic In Texas
• Insurers Settle Alaven's $10M Reglan Injury Coverage Suit
• ACA Memos Show Behind-The-Scenes Scramble
• Gay Couples Tell Texas Justices They Have Right To Divorce
• Ohio High Court Nixes Cert In State Farm Suit
• AIG Sues Aerospace Parts Co. Over $3M Toxic Cleanup
• 11th Circ. Says No Claims Stated In Insurance Co. Suits
• JPMorgan Hit With Reinsurance Kickback Suit
• AIG Gets Quick Appeal Of Tax Credit Issue In $306M Suit
• Ill. Court Reopens Coverage Feud Over Roof Collapse Suit
• Big M Blames Bankruptcy On Insurer's Delay In Sandy Claim
• Anthem Blue Cross Sued Over Plans Canceled Under ACA
• Fannie, Freddie Ordered To Limit Force-Placed Insurance
• ACA Website's Technical Flaws Reduced, Medicare Chief Says
• Calif. Court Sticks XL With $9M Payout In Bank D&O Case
• Takeaways For Insurers From NJ High Court's Landmark Case
• GEICO Escapes Collective Action Over OT Pay
• 7th Circ. Junks Force-Placed Insurance Suit Against Wachovia
• Sutter Health Coughs Up $46M For Overcharging Insurers
• Judge Denies Cert. In BofA Force-Placed Insurance Row
• Homeowners Warned Of Forced-Insurance, Wells Fargo Says
• Berkshire's Asbestos Handling Draws Unwelcome Spotlight
• Corbett Dismissed As Defendant In Pa. Gay Marriage Row
• UPenn Suit Over Aetna Policy Belongs in Court, Panel Says
• Insurer Beats Chiropractors' Challenge To Coverage Policy
• BofA Beats Claims That It Hid AIG's Impending $10.5B Suit
• 11th Circ. Lets State Farm Off The Hook In Car Valuation Row
• Pa. Rep. Seeks To Introduce Insurance Fraud Reform
• Bankrupt Oil Co. Sues Chartis, Lloyd's Over Fire Coverage
• Insurance Broker Hit With $20M Suit Over RE Co.'s D&O Policy
• Patton Boggs Says It's Not To Blame For Bad Investment
• Nationwide Stuck Driver With $10M Toyota Verdict, Suit Says
• Overpayment Not Required For RESPA Claims, 9th Circ. Hears
• Travelers Not Off The Hook For $1M Jury Verdict In UIM Case
• 'War Room' Memos Detail ACA Website's Chaotic Debut
• UnitedHealth Shakes Mental Health Coverage Suit
• 8th Circ. Says National Union Owes Travelers $3M In Interest
• Insurers Must Cover $6M Fax Blast Deal, Judge Says
• Cigna's $2.4M Deal Resolves Autism Treatment Denial Claims
• Ill. Court Allows Extrinsic Evidence In Ruling Against Insurer
• DC Circ. Says ACA Contraception Mandate Likely Too Broad
• Treasury Eases 'Use-Or-Lose' Rule In Flexible Spending Plans
• Axis Aims To Nix Coverage In Philly RE Partnership Feud
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Twitter, Blackstone
• The Great Power Of An Insurance Co., As Told By Calif.