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Insurance - December, 2013

218 articles

• Groups Win Injunction In ACA Contraceptive Mandate Case
• Reid Ruling Ignores Calif. Precedent
• Latest ACA Tweak Is Frustration, Not Disaster, For Insurers
• Texas Windstorm Insurer Facing Scrutiny Over Racist Emails
• Ex-AIG Exec Says Prosecutor Lied In Court To Prolong Case
• IRS Issues Proposed Rule On ACA Wraparound Coverage
• Miss. County Not Vital To Flood Insurance Fight, US Says
• 2012 Highmark-UPMC Deal Approved, Suits To Be Dropped
• House Bill Would Expand Deductions For Health Premiums
• Insurer On The Hook For Donkey Ball Injury Claims
• WolfBlock Wants Severance Coverage Suit Moved To Pa. Court
• National Fire Ducks Coverage Of Construction Defect Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pam Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Vorys Sater's Benita Kahn
• Reinsurance Arbitrations May No Longer Be Confidential
• Can Miss. Hold Back The Flood Insurance Rate Hikes?
• Ambac And The New World Order
• What The Hail Is Going On In Texas?
• Travelers Drops Suit Against Reinsurer Over LeBoeuf Claims
• ACA Enrollment Soars As Deadline Nears
• MetLife To Pay $250M For Half of Malaysian Insurance Units
• NAIC OKs Collateral Relief For Some Foreign Reinsurers
• Texas Ex-Mayor Gets 3 1/2 Years In $100M Kickback Scandal
• Con Ed, Insurers Urge 2nd Circ. Rehearing In 9/11 Suit
• Jardine Lloyd Thompson Unit Fined £1.8M Over Bribery Risks
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Pat Rogowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Joan Rosoff
• Colo. Lawmakers Plan Tax Credit Bill To Offset ACA Penalty
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, KKR, European Commission
• Liberty Mutual Ducks Bad Faith Claim In Kmart Coverage Row
• Pain-Pump Seller DJO Lied To Get $10M Policy, Insurer Says
• CORRECTED: Fed To Walk Gingerly At IAIS, Conn. Insurance Commish Says
• Does Bitcoin Have A Place In The Insurance Industry?
• Think Twice About That Liability Disclaimer Carveout
• Pa. Hospital Access Bills Hurt Competition, Lawmakers Hear
• Citing Zhang, Calif. Court Revives Fidelity Class Action
• JPMorgan Agrees To Pay $22M In Force-Placed Insurance Suit
• 'Death Spiral' From Low ACA Enrollment Unlikely, Study Says
• Big Brands Struggle To Help Franchisees Prepare For ACA
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ober Kaler's Barbara Werther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dechert's Cathy Botticelli
• Japan's NKSJ Drops $961M To Acquire Insurer Canopius
• Psychic Case Confirms Extent Of Insurance Coverage
• Look Closely At Insurer Allegations Concerning Privilege
• 3rd Circ. Bid In Pa. Gay Marriage Challenge Gets Axed
• Fla. Sen. Floats Bill Encouraging Private Flood Insurance
• Manure Clash Adds To Bizarre Pollution Exclusion Case Law
• Cantor Fitzgerald, American Airlines Reach $135M 9/11 Deal
• Lew, Insurance Regulators Look To Strengthen Teamwork
• IRS Issues ACA Tax Credit Guidance For Small-Biz Owners
• NHL Player's Family Can't Get Death Benefits, Judge Says
• Former Microsoft Exec To Oversee HealthCare.gov Fixes
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Denise Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison & Foerster's Anna White
• Court Exempts Catholic Groups From Contraception Mandate
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Comcast, Omnicom
• 7th Circ. Frees Liberty From Covering Four Loko Injury Suits
• Gay Couples Can Change Health Benefits, Treasury Says
• 4th Circ. Backs Ace Win In $26M Construction Coverage Row
• ACA Navigators Lacked Training, House Report Says
• Ill. Court Upholds Insurer's Win Over $7M Junk Fax Settlement
• Exclude Volunteer Firefighters From ACA Mandate, Sens. Urge
• Refinery Must Arbitrate $21M Lost Biz Coverage Suit
• Watchdog Seeks Input On Capital Rules For Insurance Giants
• 2013 Review Of 3rd-Party Pollution Exclusion Decisions
• Sony Nixes Insurance Claim Over PlayStation Data Breach
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Maureen Jeffreys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fish's Ann Cathcart Chaplin
• Aleynikov V. Goldman Sachs Provides Valuable D&O Insight
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Versace, Dexus
• IAG Puts Up $1.9B For Wesfarmers Underwriting Biz
• High Court Upholds ERISA Plans' Time Limits For Claims
• 7th Circ. Says Insurance Rates Can Reflect Unlisted Factors
• Markel Can't Budge Texas Justices In $6M Coverage Suit
• Lexington Says Deposit Ends Coverage Of United Health Cos.
• Of Lance Armstrong And Arbitration Panels
• Accused Health Providers Settle With Geico Over $3.7M Fraud
• Highmark Can't Shake $3.5M Judgment In Fee Dispute
• FIO Modernization Report Sets Sweeping Agenda
• Insurers Strike Deal In 9th Circ. Bratz IP Fees Battle
• Cantor Fitzgerald, American Airlines To Settle 9/11 Row
• Medical Co. Fax Recipients Target Insurers In $9M TCPA Deal
• Wells Fargo Denies Fraud In Force-Placed Insurance Case
• MetLife, Norges Bank Ink CRE JV, Acquire Boston Tower
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Elizabeth Noe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bartlit's Rebecca Weinstein Bacon
• 5 Steps To A Successful Cross-Examination
• US Can Add Wells Fargo Exec To Insurance Fraud Suit
• US Sets The Stage For Larger Federal Role In Insurance
• Calif. High Court To Hear Stonebridge Coverage Denial Case
• HHS Extends Coverage For Pre-Existing Conditions
• Parker Ibrahim & Berg Expands To Philadelphia
• Insurer Contests Damages Limit In $1.8B Credit Suisse Row
• Time To Revisit Mistaken Precedent On CGL Coverage
• EU Watchdog Urges Monitoring Of Insurance-Linked Securities
• Paid Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act Introduced
• Nearly 2 Years Late, FIO Releases Modernization Report
• GM Rakes In $1.3B For Remaining Ally, Peugeot Stakes
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Patti Santelle
• Exxon Says Judge Unfairly Denied Files In $367M CERCLA Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Debora De Hoyos
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC Capital, Dish, European Commission
• First American Title Unit Reaches Deal In Fee Case
• Class Claims Over Old Republic Warranties Nixed Again
• Ex-NJ Turnpike Authority Worker Cops To $1.5M Claims Scam
• Marriott Vacations Unit Can't Nix Time Share Insurance Suit
• GOP Blocks Vote On Bill To Delay Flood Insurance Rate Hike
• NJ Public Worker Can't Avoid Agency Appeal With New Suit
• $5M Contract Suit Against Insurer Largely Survives
• For FDIC, Big Bank Wind-Down Plan Is Best Bad Choice
• Insurer Owes Lender For Construction Liens, 7th Circ. Told
• DC Circ. Stokes Nuclear Energy Insurance Issues
• Amended Rule 45 Significantly Alters Subpoena Practice
• Pa. Bill Would Create Health Insurance Consumer Advocate
• MetLife, UDR Team Up To Build $317M High-Rise
• Pa. Pushes For 3rd Circ. Hearing In Gay Marriage Dispute
• Anbang Grabs $2.2B Stake In China Merchants Bank
• St. Paul Loses Appeal Over $14.5M Explosion In Chicago
• Sebelius Says Rocky ACA Launch Warrants Contracting Probe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison Cohen's Danielle Lesser
• 33 GOP Lawmakers Propose Health Tax Alternatives To ACA
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Liner Grode's Angela Agrusa
• 365K Have Joined ACA Health Plans Since Launch, HHS Says
• Silent Ad Damnum Leaves NY Defendants High And Dry
• Metlife Escapes Class Action Over Life Insurance Overcharges
• AIG Unit Fights Rare Arbitration Injunction In 6th Circ.
• Hartford Policyholder Argues For Broad Ad Injury Coverage
• Lincoln National Strikes $13M Death Master File Settlement
• Aetna Misled Investors On Political Donations, Suit Says
• IRS Says Suit Over ACA Employer Mandate Delay Lacks Injury
• Silicon Storage Seeks Coverage For Xicor Trade Secrets Deal
• FDIC OKs Publication Of Strategy For Big Bank Wind-Downs
• No Preemption For 'Worthless' Policies, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Kerry Berchem
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Cynthia Bast
• Del. High Court Exposes Insurers To More Asbestos Claims
• Fla. Sen. Seeks To Shrink Hurricane Fund's $17B Coverage
• Quorum Wins Round In Botched-Surgery Insurance Battle
• Financial Sector Needs Help With Cybersecurity, FSOC Told
• Gulfstream Execs To Pay Trustee $1.9M To Settle Lawsuits
• Judge Admits Slipup In Travelers, Arch Coal Coverage Suit
• Policyholders To Use Indalex As Ammo In Faulty Work Suits
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Mary Murphy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Veronica Rendon
• Birth Control Mandate Challenge Heads To Supreme Court
• GOP Pols Want IRS Answers In ACA Tax Credit Security Row
• High Court Won't Hear $22M AXA Art Investor Spat
• High Court Denies Bid To Review Neurontin RICO Rulings
• How FRCP E-Discovery Amendments Could Affect You
• Deals Rumor Mill: Occidental, KKR, Freedom Group
• Miss. Says Halting Flood Insurance Hikes Would Benefit FEMA
• Insurer Must Defend La. Parish In Katrina Suits: 5th Circ.
• United Healthcare Blocked From Booting 2,000+ Doctors
• Risk Retention Group Can't Overturn NJ Coverage Decision
• 6th Circ. OKs $4M Disgorgement For Denial Of ERISA Benefits
• Contractor Says Insurer Must Cover Kickback Defense Costs
• American Safety Exits Coverage Fight Over Gas Pipe Leak
• Pa. Gov. Unveils Medicaid Reform, Insurance Expansion Plan
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Peggy Davenport
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Dusty Kirk
• Health Care Tech: A Year-End Review
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chevron, Time Warner, Wing Hang
• Hotel Staffing Co.'s Sale Stiffs Unsecured Creditors, AIG Says
• Humana Wants Shipping Co. Sanctioned Over RICO Claims
• GOP Rep Wants ACA Identity-Theft Criminal Penalty Increased
• Travelers Claims L&G Infringed 'Iconic' Umbrella Logo
• Liberty Says It Owes No Coverage Over Resort Fallout
• ACE Avoids $3M Share Of Seagram Distillery Settlement
• Liberty Targets NJ Contractor For Medical Building Damage
• A Big Year For Coverage Rights
• NY Court Clears Lloyd's Of Coverage Duty In Malpractice Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Chadbourne's Lori Hoberman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Melveny's Carla Christofferson
• No Coverage For Fraudulent Withdrawal Of Electronic Funds
• Insurance MVP: Anderson Kill's William Passannante
• Ex-Prudential Exec Joins Nelson Levine's Regulatory Group
• Texas Proposes Screenings, Guidelines For ACA Navigators
• Foes Of Pa. Gay Marriage Ban Blast 3rd Circ. Bid
• Insurer Says Corporations Can't Claim TCPA Privacy Rights
• TDR Capital Plans To Unload $207M Phoenix Group Stake
• Mutual Benefits Counsel Guilty In $837M Insurance Scheme
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Negligence Claim In 9/11 Tower Collapse
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Lisa Sotto
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Emily Yinger
• Judge Urged To Block IRS Rule Expanding ACA Subsidies
• Calif. High Court Arms Insurers In Fights Over Counsel
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Too Hot Or Cold For An MDL?
• Insurance MVP: Dickstein Shapiro's James Murray
• Discovering Carrier Claim Files In Coverage Disputes
• Judge Won't Pare Claims In SEC Suit Against Life Partners
• Judge OKs Evidence Standard In Asbestos Coverage Fight
• As HealthCare.gov Improves, Focus Shifts To Back-End Woes
• ACA Tax Credit System Needs Better Security, Watchdog Says
• Ford Fights High Court Appeal On CERCLA Subrogation
• Pa. Court Says General Liability Policy Covers Torts
• Notre Dame Sues HHS Again Over ACA Birth Control Mandate
• Sovereign Immunity Bars Same-Sex Marriage Suit, Pa. Says
• Health Insurer To Pay $3.75M To End NY Overcharging Claims
• UnitedHealth Can't Duck Chiropractor's Repayment Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Janice Hartman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: JAMS' Kimberly Taylor
• Blue Cross Says ERISA Doesn't Apply In Chiropractor Feud
• CVS Caremark Puts Up $4M To End FCA Suit
• Financial Risk Panel's Flaws Hurting Oversight Mission
• Shui On Reaps $394M In Sale Of China Office Property
• Top NJ Lawmaker Calls For Insurers To Cover Faulty Work
• Pa. Court Clerk Urges Justices To Ax Gay Marriage Ban
• No Attys' Fees For Now In $10M E&Y Reinsurance Row
• IRS Finalizes ACA Health Insurance Fee Rules
• Insurance MVP: Kasowitz's Robin Cohen
• MFC, Investor Trade Jabs As Proxy Fight Heats Up
• Surplus Flood Insurers Need Path To Market, Regulators Told
• Fannie, Freddie Revamp Mortgage Insurance Guidelines
• A Guide To Making O&P Payments On Texas Roof Repairs
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Tara Lee
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Lizanne Thomas
• High Court Rebuffs Christian University's ACA Challenge
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Versace, Foster Wheeler