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It has always appeared to me that folks from the commercial underwriting and claims departments must not sit together in the company cafeteria. A lack of communication and shared experiences between these two groups is the only explanation for how they...

If your business suffered the same sort of cyberattacks alleged to have taken place against "U.S. government Web sites - including those of the White House and the State Department -" over the July 4, 2009 holiday weekend, would your insurance...

Data security breaches are a real threat in today’s computer-dependent work environment. Security breaches via hacking, unauthorized internal access, and the inadvertent disclosure of personal information, are all circumstances that can create cost...

If you run a search for “reasonable expectations” in an insurance database, it will return thousands of cases that use that phrase. But does the use of that phrase reflect a robust “reasonable expectations doctrine”? I think not...

Analyzing insurance policies and preparing coverage opinions are among the most common and important tasks in insurance law practice. Attend this 20-minute Webinar and learn new arguments you can make to strengthen your insurance policy interpretations...

The California Supreme Court has cited the New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide in its August 3rd decision in Delgado v. Interinsurance Exchange of the Automobile Club of Southern California , 47 Cal. 4th 302 (2009). In that case, the plaintiff,...

By John Garaffa, Kathy Maus and Julie Simonsen This chapter addresses the issues that can govern whether the loss or damage to particular property falls within the coverage provided by an insurance contract. As in a news story, the critical questions...

Policyholder notified his insurer regarding a trademark infringement lawsuit over his band name, "The Doors", and requested coverage under his commercial general policies. Insurer denied coverage on the basis that such a claim was excluded from...

Court Discusses Meaning of "Claim," Scope of Dishonest Acts Exclusion and Defense Duties Most professional liability policies contain an exclusion for dishonest acts. Many also include provisions giving the insurer a right, but not a duty...

The Pollution Exclusion is the Law & Order of coverage issues. One of the spin-offs in this long-running coverage drama is its applicability to D&O claims. The latest episode came yesterday from the New Jersey Appellate Division. In Sealed Air...

Nueces County, TX Policyholders facing liability because of asbestos claims will benefit from a March 11 Texas state court ruling. The "asbestosis" exclusion bars coverage only for asbestosis claims and does not bar coverage for claims involving...

Nicholas Economidis handles specialty lines for Beazley Group, which includes insurance for cyber and data-related losses. He came to the HB Litigation Conferences offices in Berwyn, Pa., to answer a series of questions relevant to any company that handles...

Veteran policyholder counsel Robert Horkovich of Anderson, Kill & Olick in New York speaks on non-products, non-completed operations coverage in the context of asbestos litigation. Horkovick was a presenter at the Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation...

Brad Gow says the decade-old business of providing coverage for computer networks has changed dramatically in a short time. As senior vice president at Zurich North America focusing on professional liability, Gow says a business that used to be about...

Brad Gow says the decade-old business of providing coverage for computer networks has changed dramatically in a short time. As senior vice president at Zurich North America focusing on professional liability, Gow says a business that used to be about...