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D&O Insurance: Layers and Tiers and Problems

By Kevin M. LaCroix, Esq., Executive Vice President, OakBridge Insurance Services One of the critical issues in putting together a D&O insurance program is the question of how to structure the insurance. Among the more complex issues is how to divide

Published Wed, May 16 2012 3:38 PM by Kevin M. LaCroix

Ballard Spahr Legal Alert: Court Denies Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s Move to Liquidate Two Long-Term Care Insurers

By Douglas Y. Christian, Damian L. DiNicola, and Benjamin M. Schmidt, Attorneys, Ballard Spahr LLP The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has rejected the efforts of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) to liquidate two long-term care insurance

Published Mon, May 14 2012 1:41 PM by Ballard Spahr LLP

California Court Denies Rescission of Insurance Policy

Brian Margolies, Partner, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Thompson v. Navigators Ins. Co ., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60122 (S.D. Cal. Apr. 30, 2012), the United States District Court for the Southern District of California

Published Fri, May 4 2012 5:09 PM by Brian Margolies

Med Pay Is For Benefit Of Injured

By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant Patricia Meleski appealed a trial court's non-final order dismissing on summary judgment her bad-faith claims against Partners Mutual Insurance Company. In Patricia Meleski v. Schbohm LLC and Partners Mutual Insurance

Published Fri, May 4 2012 5:02 PM by Barry Zalma

Flood Insurer is Not A Fiduciary

By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant James Grissom purchased flood insurance for his home in Pascagoula, Mississippi under the Federal National Flood Insurance Program ("NFIP"). Grissom was eligible for a preferred risk insurance policy, but did not

Published Thu, May 3 2012 2:17 PM by Barry Zalma

Colorado Allows Doctor’s Billing Rather Than True Value of Services

By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant The Supreme Court of Colorado was asked to review an unpublished decision of the Court of Appeal in in Sunahara v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. , No. 09CA0599, slip op. (Colo. App. May 6, 2010) (not

Published Wed, May 2 2012 1:24 PM by Barry Zalma

Free Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter May 1, 2012

By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant In this, the ninth issue of the 16th year of publication Zalma's Insurance Fraud Letter (ZIFL), ZIFL reports on: 1. Barry Zalma reports on an interesting appellate decision that convicted a person for failing to

Published Tue, May 1 2012 12:26 PM by Barry Zalma

RI Court Holds No Coverage for Criminal Proceedings Involving Nightclub Tragedy

Brian Margolies, Partner, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Derderian v. Essex Insurance Company , 2012 R.I. LEXIS 54 (R.I. Apr. 27, 2012), the Supreme Court of Rhode Island had occasion to consider whether under a general

Published Tue, May 1 2012 9:55 AM by Brian Margolies

It is Important to Honor Substance Over Form

By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant In the Maryland motor vehicle insurance law, the phrase "first named insured" makes what the Court of Appeals of Maryland calls "a cameo appearance" in Kelly Swartzbaugh, et al. v. Encompass Insurance Company of

Published Mon, Apr 30 2012 7:50 PM by Barry Zalma

Second Circuit Holds No Duty to Defend Intellectual Property Claim

Brian Margolies, Partner, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision titled Feldman Law Group v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7787 (2d Cir. Apr. 18, 2012) , the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Published Thu, Apr 26 2012 4:00 PM by Brian Margolies

Foley & Lardner LLP: The Reinsurance Industry Needs to Understand and Comply With the FCPA

By Max B. Chester , Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP The reinsurance industry has been in existence for several centuries and has developed its own ways of doing business and cultivating relationships, often based on personal interactions and a healthy dose

Published Thu, Apr 19 2012 3:56 PM by Foley & Lardner LLP

HHS Releases Final Rule and Interim Final Rules on Affordable Care Act's State Health Insurance Exchanges

On March 12, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the long-anticipated Final Rule and Interim Final Rules (the "Rules") on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's (ACA) state health insurance exchanges ("Exchange

Published Mon, Apr 16 2012 6:44 PM by Duane Morris LLP

Indiana Supreme Court Slams The Flexdar Shut On Any Chance To Change Kiger

By Randy J. Maniloff, White and Williams, LLP Hoosier State Remains The Toughest In The Country For Insurers And The Pollution Exclusion The Most Eagerly Anticipated Coverage Decision In The Nation This is the third issue in a row of Binding Authority

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 6:38 PM by Randy J. Maniloff

Who’s On First – The Selective Tender Rule

By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant The Illinois Court of Appeal was asked to resolve a dispute between the Illinois School District Agency (ISDA), a provider of commercial general liability insurance and St. Charles Community Unit School District

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 6:16 PM by Barry Zalma

Pennsylvania Court Holds Pollution Exclusion Applies to Pig Farm Odor Claim

Brian Margolies, Partner, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Travelers Property Casualty Company of America v. Chubb Custom Insurance Co., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44756 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 30, 2012), the United States District

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 6:06 PM by Brian Margolies