Insurance is a contract of personal indemnity. It does not insure cars or property of any kind but insures people against the risk of loss of their property. People who know nothing about insurance do not understand this essential insurance concept and... Read More
Arson is relatively easy. Pour some gasoline and light a match and a fire will burn. Successfully turning an arson fire into profit is more difficult and requires some knowledge of insurance and insurance claims. In Ross v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co... Read More
In the decision just released in the State of California "Stringfellow" case , the Superior Court of the State of California awarded the State of California the amount of $13,914,082.09, the full amount of mandatory pre-judgment interest and... Read More
Singler v. Zurich American Ins. Co., No. 2014AP391 (Wis. Ct. App. Sept. 16, 2014), [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ], involves Zurich’s eve-of-trial settlement of an automobile liability claim for $1.9 million. Zurich’s... Read More
By Rebecca L. Ross , David F. Cutter , James J. Sanders The Illinois Appellate Court has upheld a victory for Occidental Fire & Casualty Company of North Carolina in a dispute over the scope of its obligation to cover post-judgment interest... Read More
Insurance companies have the right and obligation to choose counsel to defend its insureds. Counsel retained by an insurer to defend an insured, contrary to the belief of many, is obligated solely to represent the rights, duties, obligation and defenses... Read More
By Jill Berkeley , Partner, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Who has not heard in the first round of mediation, insurers say, “prejudgment interest and extracontractual damages are off the table.” That’s just wrong. In the last... Read More
A recent case from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals demonstrates the necessity of properly documenting the details of a settlement after agreement is reached on the amount. In Singler v. Zurich American Insurance Co. , 2014AP391, Robert Singler and Zurich... Read More