California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced today that the California Department of Insurance has, with other state insurance regulators, reached a settlement agreement with New York Life Insurance Company over the insurer's use of the... Read More
By Professor by Leo P. Martinez Hillman v. Maretta , decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 3, 2013 [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], illustrates the intricacies of the constitutional preemption doctrine and the difficulty... Read More
By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant When a person leases a portion of a structure with multiple tenants it is usual for the landlord to promise to buy property insurance to protect the entire structure and make, as part of the rent charged, the... Read More
By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant It is the essence of insurance that for insurance to exist the person insured must have an insurable interest in the property or life insured. Life insurance insurable interest can be defined as an interest... Read More
By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant When a person leases a portion of a structure with multiple tenants it is usual for the landlord to promise to buy property insurance to protect the entire structure and make, as part of the rent charged,... Read More