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<title>Self-Insuring Employer Is Entitled To Payment From Fund, Panel Determines</title>
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<![CDATA[CHICAGO - A self-insuring employer was entitled to payment from the Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund based on excess workers' compensation policies the employer purchased from an insolvent insurer, an Illinois appeals panel affirmed Jan. 18 (Skokie Castings Inc., as successor to Wells Manufacturing Co. v. Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund, No. 1-11-1533, Ill. App., 1st Dist., Div. 3; 2012 Ill. App. LEXIS 31). 
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<title>Attorney Fee Award Is Not A Covered Claim, Florida High Court Affirms</title>
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<![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - An insured's $29,300 attorney fee award under Florida Statutes Section 627.428(1) is not within the coverage of her insurance policy, and, therefore, it is not a covered claim under Florida Statutes Section 631.54(3), the Florida Supreme Court affirmed Jan. 19 (Diane Petty, et al. v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, No. 10-2097, Fla. Sup.; 2012 Fla. LEXIS 72). 
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<title>W.R. Grace's Claims Against Insolvent Insurer Not 'Absolute,' N.J. Panel Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[NEWARK, N.J. - The liquidator for an insolvent insurance company properly disallowed $549 million in asbestos personal injury proofs of claim filed by W.R. Grace &amp; Co. in the insurer's liquidation proceeding because the value of the claims has not been fixed by payment or final adjudication, a New Jersey appellate panel ruled Jan. 11 (Commissioner of Insurance of the State of New Jersey v. Integrity Insurance Co./W.R. Grace &amp; Co., No. A-2505-10T4, N.J. Super.; 2012 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 37). 
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<title>Panel Reverses Award For Replacement Cost Value Against FIGA</title>
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<![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A trial judge erred by awarding replacement cost value benefits against Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA), a Florida appeals panel held Dec. 21, reversing in part (Florida Insurance Guaranty Association v. Somerset Homeowners Association Inc., No. 4D10-4157, Fla. App., 4th Dist.; 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 20596). 
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<title>Panel Says Insurance Guaranty Association's Delay Was Reasonable</title>
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<![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. - The delay by New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association (NJPLIGA) in responding to an insured's complaint was reasonable because negotiations regarding coverage for the insured's automobile accident were occurring, a New Jersey appeals panel affirmed Dec. 15 (Assem A. Abulkhair v. New Jersey Property-Liability Insurance Guaranty Association, No. A-1347-10T3, N.J. Super. App. Div.; 2011 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 3033). 
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<title>New York Justice Orders Liquidation Proceeding Of Insurer</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK - A New York justice on Jan. 9 placed Autoglass Insurance Co. into liquidation and named the state's superintendent of insurance as liquidator (In the matter of the application of James J. Wrynn, Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Autoglass Insurance Co., No. 402610/11, N.Y. Sup., New York Co.). 
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<title>Florida Judge Places Insurer Into Liquidation</title>
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<![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida judge on Dec. 16 ordered Southern Eagle Insurance Co. into liquidation and named the Department of Financial Services as the receiver for purposes of liquidation (State of Florida, ex rel., The Department of Financial Services of the State of Florida v. Southern Eagle Insurance Co., No. 2011-CA-003392, Fla. Cir., Leon Co.). 
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<title>Missouri Judge Places 3 Insurers Into Rehabilitation</title>
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<![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri judge on Dec. 14 ordered three insurance companies into rehabilitation after claims from a tornado that struck the Missouri area left the companies insolvent (John M. Huff, Director, Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professionals Registration of the State of Missouri v. Barton Mutual Insurance Co., et al., No. 11B4-CV00453, Mo. Cir., Barton Co.). 
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<title>Missouri Judge Places Insurer Into Rehabilitation</title>
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<![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Missouri judge on Nov. 8 ordered Watkins Life and Benefit Association into rehabilitation and named the state's insurance director as the rehabilitator (John M. Huff, Director, Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration of the Missouri v. Watkins Life and Benefit Association, No. 11AC-CC00721, Mo. Cir., Cole Co.). 
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<title>Surety Bond Holder To 2nd Circuit: Reinsurer Must Pay Claim Directly To Insured</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK - A defaulted-against surety bond holder says in its Jan. 6 Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals opening brief that a lower court judge erred in granting the bond's reinsurer's motion for judgment on the pleadings because the bond holder predicates its breach of contract claim on a materially ambiguous contractual term (Callon Petroleum Co. v. National Indemnity Co., No. 11-0241, 2nd Cir.). 
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<title>Court Dismisses Complaint Filed By Liquidator Of Insolvent Insurer</title>
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<![CDATA[HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Dec. 9 dismissed a lawsuit filed by the liquidator of Reliance Insurance Co. because the liquidator lacks standing to assert claims for repayment to state guaranty associations (Reliance Insurance Co. in liquidation v. Aramark Corp., et al., No. 5 REL 2008, Pa. Cmwlth.; 2011 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 603). 
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<title>Panel Finds Insurer In Conservatorship Owes No Equitable Contribution</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - An insurance company in conservatorship has no duty of equitable contribution to other insurers of a mutual insured against product exposure claims, a California appeals panel affirmed Nov. 28 (Dave Jones, as California insurance commissioner v. Golden Eagle Insurance Corp., et al., No. A129089, Calif. App., 1st Dist., Div. 1; 2011 Cal. App. LEXIS 1476). 
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<title>Policyholders Entitled To Attorney Fees Against FIGA, Panel Determines</title>
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<![CDATA[WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Insureds were entitled to recover their attorney fees because Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Inc. (FIGA) denied their covered claim "by affirmative action" pursuant to Section 631.70, Florida Statutes (2010), a Florida appeals panel held Oct. 12 (Alon Rahabi and Sharleen Wertheimer v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Inc., No. 4D10-846, Fla. App., 4th Dist.; 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 16142). 
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<title>Order Against Insolvent Insurer Was Not Final, Appeals Panel Concludes</title>
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<![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. - A workers' compensation commission's order for an employer and its insolvent insurer to pay certain expenses was not a final judgment, a Mississippi appeals panel held Nov. 2, finding that a trial judge lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal (Mississippi Baptist Medical Center and Reciprocal of America [Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association a/k/a MIGA] v. Billy Murphy, No. 2010-WC-02019-COA, Miss. App.; 2011 Miss. App. LEXIS 612). 
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<title>Ohio Department Of Insurance Says Insurer's Liquidation Is Resolved</title>
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<![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Insurance on Dec. 2 announced the successful completion of The Physicians' Assurance Corp. (TPAC) liquidation proceeding (Mary J. Hudson, superintendent of insurance for the Ohio Department of Insurance v. The Physicians Assurance Corp., No. 09CVH08-12492, Ohio Comm. Pls., Franklin Co.). 
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<title>Judge Allows Liquidator To Make Distribution Of Insolvent Insurer's Assets</title>
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<![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO - A California judge on Nov. 2 authorized the liquidator of an insolvent insurance company to make a distribution to state insurance guaranty associations and noncovered policyholders (Insurance Commissioner of the State of California v. HIH America Compensation &amp; Liability Insurance Co., No. 320049, Calif. Super., San Francisco Co.). 
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<title>Illinois Court Finds Insurer Insolvent, Orders Liquidation</title>
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<![CDATA[CHICAGO - An Illinois trial court on Nov. 30 found Illinois Restaurant Risk Management Association Inc. (IRRMA) to be insolvent and ordered the insurance company into liquidation (People of the State of Illinois, ex rel., Andrew R. Stolfi, acting director of insurance of the State of Illinois v. Illinois Restaurant Risk Management Association Inc., No. 11CH40307, Ill. Cir., Cook Co., Chancery Div.). 
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<title>Florida Judge Places Insurer Into Rehabilitation</title>
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<![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida judge on Dec. 6 placed Southern Eagle Insurance Co. into rehabilitation and appointed the Department of Financial Services as the receiver (State of Florida, ex rel., The Department of Financial Services of the State of Florida v. Southern Eagle Insurance Co., No. 2011-CA-003392, Fla. Cir., Leon Co.). 
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<title>Illinois Judge Terminates Liquidation Proceeding Of Insurance Company</title>
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<![CDATA[CHICAGO - An Illinois judge on Nov. 21 issued an estate-closing order terminating the liquidation proceedings of Oak Casualty Insurance Co. (In the matter of the liquidation of Oak Casualty Insurance Co., No. 02 CH 20927, Ill. Cir., Cook Co., Chancery Div.). 
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<title>Insurance Guaranty Is Not Allowed To Offset Benefits, Court Rules</title>
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<![CDATA[TOPEKA, Kan. - A claimant's due process rights were violated by a retroactive statutory amendment permitting the Kansas Insurance Guaranty Association (KIGA) to offset the claimant's personal health insurance benefits against its liability on the insolvent insurer's policy, the Kansas Supreme Court affirmed Oct. 21 (John M. Brennan v. Kansas Insurance Guaranty Association, No. 102,308, Kan. Sup.; 2011 Kan. LEXIS 482). 
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<title>Court: Insolvent Insurer's Policy Exclusion Does Not Apply For Nurse's Acts</title>
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<![CDATA[HARTFORD, Conn. - An insolvent insurance company's policy exclusion is inapplicable to an insured medical facility's coverage for claims brought against it predicated solely on liability that it may incur for a nurse practitioner's acts, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Nov. 8 (Christopher E. Johnson, et al. v. Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association, et al., No. SC 18712, Conn. Sup.; 2011 Conn. LEXIS 440). 
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<title>Panel: Insurance Guaranty Association Is Not Entitled To Reimbursement Costs</title>
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<![CDATA[KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Arizona insurance guaranty association is not entitled to reimbursement for its general administrative expenses, which it claims to have incurred in association with paying an insured's claim under an insolvent insurer's policy, a Missouri appeals panel affirmed Nov. 1 (John M. Huff, director of the department of insurance, state of Missouri v. The Integral Insurance Co. and Arizona Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Fund, No. WD73319, Mo. App.; 2011 Mo. App. LEXIS 1441). 
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<title>Panel: Insolvent Insurer's Shareholder Lacks Standing To Bring Negligence Claim</title>
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<![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. - An insolvent insurer's shareholder lacks standing to bring claims against a risk consultant company for any negligence in its dealings with the insurer because the shareholder's injuries were sustained as an employee of the insurer, a New Jersey appeals panel held Nov. 1 (AIS Risk Consultants Inc. v. Barry Moffett and Specialty Insurance Agency Inc., No. A-3333-10T1, N.J. Super. App. Div.; 2011 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2743). 
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<title>Ohio High Court: Insolvent Insurer's Agreement Not Binding On Liquidator</title>
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<![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio - Agreeing with a lower court that an arbitration agreement between an accounting firm and an insolvent insurer is not binding to the insolvent insurer's liquidator, an Ohio Supreme Court majority on Oct. 18 affirmed a lower court decision (Taylor, Supt. v. Ernst &amp; Young, L.L.P., No. 2010-1324, Ohio. Sup.; 2011 OHIO LEXIS 2537). 
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<title>API Trust's Claims Against Insurer Stayed Pending Liquidation</title>
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<![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota federal judge on Nov. 2 declined to dismiss an asbestos trust's declaratory judgment and breach of contract claims against an insolvent insurance company but stayed the trust's action pending the outcome of the insurer's liquidation proceeding in a New York state court (API Inc. Asbestos Settlement Trust v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., No. 09-665, D. Minn., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127074). 
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<title>Surety Bond Holder Tells 2nd Circuit Lower Court Reconsideration Motion Failed</title>
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<![CDATA[NEW YORK - A defaulted-against surety bond holder informed the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 21 that its motion for reconsideration of a dispute with the bond issuer's reinsurer has been denied (Callon Petroleum Co. v. National Indemnity Co., No. 11-0241, 2nd Cir.). 
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<title>Reinsurer Wants Summary Judgment In Pennsylvania Liquidation Proceeding</title>
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<![CDATA[HARRISBURG, Pa. - A reinsurer moved for summary judgment in a liquidation proceeding in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on Sept. 26, arguing that it is entitled to set-off of certain pre-liquidation amounts (Republic Western Insurance Co. v. Reliance Insurance Co. in liquidation, No. 12 REL 2009, Pa. Cmwlth.). 
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<title>Florida Trial Court Orders Insurer Into Liquidation</title>
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<![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida court on Nov. 4 placed HomeWise Preferred Insurance Co. into liquidation and named the state's Department of Financial Services as the liquidator (State of Florida, ex rel., The Department of Financial Services of the State of Florida v. HomeWise Preferred Insurance Co., No. 2011-CA-002404, Fla. Cir., 2nd Jud., Leon Co.). 
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<title>Florida Judge Determines Insurer To Be Insolvent</title>
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<![CDATA[TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida judge on Oct. 10 ordered that National Group Insurance Co. be placed into liquidation (In re: The receivership of National Group Insurance Co., No. 2011-CA-001476, Fla. Cir., 2nd Jud., Leon Co.). 
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