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Kevin M. LaCroix
over 8 years ago
Corporate
Corporate Law Blog
D&O Insurance: Excess Insurance Not Triggered Due to Insolvency of Underlying Insurer and Due to Insufficient Loss
In a long and convoluted opinion befitting the long and convoluted case in which it was entered, Judge David Grine of the Pennsylvania (Centre Country) Court of Common Pleas, applying Pennsylvania law, entered summary judgment for an excess D&O insurer...
Randy J. Maniloff
over 9 years ago
Insurance Law
Property Insurance
Ohio Federal Court: Insurers’ Exposure For Construction Projects: A New Frontier?
While much debate has centered around coverage for construction defects, the parties have at least known where the claims are coming from - a structure is set out to be built, something doesn't go right and repairs need to be made. But in IMG Worldwide...
LexisNexis Legal Business Community Staff
over 11 years ago
Insurance Law
Business Liability Insurance
LexisNexis® Insurance Law Community Podcast: Tim Burns on D&O Insurance Disputes and Arbitration
On this edition, Timothy Burns of Perkins Coie LLP discusses D&O policies and arbitration, consolidation issues and multiple insurers, the rise in disputes over defense costs and special issues involving excess insurers and consent. Mr. Burns is the...
Troutman Sanders
over 9 years ago
Insurance Law
Business Liability Insurance
Washington Appellate Court Enforces Strict Exhaustion Language in Excess Directors and Officers Liability Policies
By Leslie S. Ahari and Gabriela A. Richeimer The State of Washington has joined the growing list of jurisdictions that have enforced strict exhaustion language in an excess policy’s insuring agreement in favor of the excess carrier in situations...
Troutman Sanders
over 8 years ago
Insurance Law
Insurer Bad Faith/Duty to Defend
The Eastern District of California Holds That A Carrier May Have An Affirmative Duty To Attempt to Settle A Claim Against The Insured When It Is Presented With A Reasonable Settlement Opportunity
Travelers Indem. of Conn. v. Arch Specialty Ins. Co. , 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169453 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 26, 2013) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ] In Travelers , the district court concluded that the carrier must act in good faith...
William T. Barker
over 12 years ago
Insurance Law
Insurer Bad Faith/Duty to Defend
SNR Denton on Lease Crutcher Lewis WA, LLC v. National Union Fire Insurance Co.: Failure To Honor the Made-Whole Rule Can Be Bad Faith
By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton An insurer normally has subrogation or reimbursement rights when the losses it has paid are recoverable from a third party, but typically these rights are qualified by a requirement that its insured must be...
William T. Barker and Ronald D. Kent
over 10 years ago
Insurance Law
Insurer Bad Faith/Duty to Defend
SNR Denton, US, LLP on Nease v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.: Liability Insurer May Have Duty to Hire Counsel to Advise Insured Whether to Give Statement to Claimant’s Counsel
By William T. Barker & Ronald D. Kent, Partners, SNR Denton In Nease v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., an excess insurance case, State Farm promptly tendered its $25,000 limits. The claimant's attorney requested a statement...
Douglas R. Richmond
over 12 years ago
Insurance Law
New Appleman on Insurance
Excess Insurance and Umbrella Coverage – New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, Chapter 24
By Douglas R. Richmond, Senior Vice President, Aon Risk Services Businesses and individuals seeking liability protection have varying insurance coverage needs. One concern is the amount of coverage required to shield against potential losses. Some...
Dan A. Bailey and Timothy W. Burns
over 12 years ago
Insurance Law
New Appleman on Insurance
Directors and Officers Insurance – New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, Chapter 26
Dan A. Bailey and Timothy W. Burns This chapter begins by discussing the enormous success of directors and officers ("D&O") insurance in protecting the personal assets of directors and officers and particularly outside corporate directors...
Perkins Coie
over 9 years ago
Insurance Law
Insurance Coverage
Perkins Coie LLP on Second Circuit Decision Not Precluding Excess Insurance When Settlement Is Below Policy Limits
The commentary "Perkins Coie LLP on Second Circuit Requires Payment of Underlying Losses to Trigger Excess Coverage Based on Policy Provisions," by Les Brown and Norton Cutler, analyzes the much discussed recent decision of Ali v. Fed. Ins....
Randy J. Maniloff
over 11 years ago
Insurance Law
Insurance Coverage
New York’s Highest Court Perplexcess Insurers
Asbestos - But More - If the decision can make it here, it can make it anywhere Randy J. Maniloff, White and Williams, LLP Come on, isn't it annoying that New York's highest court is called the Court of Appeals of New York and not the...
William T. Barker
over 10 years ago
Insurance Law
Insurance Law
SNR Denton LLP on Great American Excess & Surplus Insurance Co. v. Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.: Excess Insurer Can Sue Appointed Defense Counsel for Malpractice
By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton LLP In Great American Excess & Surplus Insurance Co. v. Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., the Mississippi Supreme Court adopted the opinion of a divided Mississippi Court of Appeals holding...
John Berringer and Michael DiCanio
over 11 years ago
Insurance Law
Insurance Law
Reed Smith LLP Policyholder Alert: Zeig Reconsidered?
By John Berringer and Michael DiCanio, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP While it has long been the general rule in New York and other jurisdictions that a policyholder's settlement with a primary insurer for less than full policy limits can nevertheless...
Verne Pedro
over 11 years ago
Insurance Law
Insurance Law
A Primer for Managing Risks
(Lexis.com subscribers may access the cases below by clicking on the links) By Verne A. Pedro, Special Counsel, Goldberg Segalla LLP Injured visitors, faulty construction, mold, critters, fire, natural disasters-businesses face substantial risks...
LexisNexis Legal Business Community Staff
over 11 years ago
Insurance Law
insurance law podcast
LexisNexis® Insurance Law Community Podcast: Tim Burns on D&O Insurance Disputes and Arbitration
On this edition, Timothy Burns of Perkins Coie LLP discusses D&O policies and arbitration, consolidation issues and multiple insurers, the rise in disputes over defense costs and special issues involving excess insurers and consent. Mr. Burns is the...
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