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On this edition, David A. Gauntlett of Gauntlett & Associates of Irvine, Calif. discusses various issues surrounding potential coverage for intellectual property claims. He provides insight on exclusions, endorsements and definitions, talks about...

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...

By Steven A. Freeman, Stephen V. Masterson, Philip M. Midgen, and Ann E. Miller, Attorneys, Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP This chapter addresses the unique elements of title insurance, the scope of coverage under title policies...

By Joseph D. Jean, Rachel M. Wrightson, and Danielle C. Carmona This chapter discusses the contractual, equitable, and statutory subrogation rights that are available to insurers after they have paid a policyholder's claim for damages that were...

The Fall 2011 issue of the New Appleman on Insurance; Current Critical Issues in Insurance Law quarterly features three articles on the cutting edge of insurance law: • On the Cusp of Change: the Intersection of Social Media and Insurance ...

By Christine S. Davis, Lara D. Cassidy, David C. Mancini Chapter 51 provides an overview of the key terms, conditions, and insurance coverage issues associated with insurance policies providing coverage for boiler and machinery losses. The chapter first...

By James P. Bobotek Chapter 50 provides an examination of builders risk insurance. A builders risk policy is a form of property insurance that covers the interest of owners, contractors, subcontractors, and others involved in a construction project...

By Michael Raibman and Paul Walker-Bright, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP This chapter describes the more common coverages that are added to basic property insurance policies. It further explores how courts have resolved disputes concerning these additional...

Both the New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition treatise and the New Appleman on Insurance: Current Critical Issues in Insurance Law current awareness quarterly were cited in a recent federal court decision. The case of Continental Casualty Co...

By Bernard P. Bell, Partner, Jones Day Chapter 46 provides an analysis of time-element insurance generally, and business interruption insurance in particular. Section 46.01 sets out the general purpose of time element insurance. While standard first...

By Lon A. Berk and Michael S. Levine Chapter 48 provides a discussion of dispute resolution principles under first-party insurance contracts with a particular emphasis on the appraisal valuation process. Section 48.01 discusses generally the first...

By Eileen Swarbrick, Attorney Chapter 66 provides an in-depth discussion of no-fault insurance law. No-fault insurance refers to insurance for which an insured is compensated for economic losses no matter who is at fault in an accident. No-fault coverage...

Editors of the New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition selected for new positions. • Professor Leo Martinez, of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and Co-Editor of the New Appleman on Insurance Law Practice Guide...

By Lane Finch, Member, Hand Arendall LLC "The automobile is so much a part of American life that there are few activities in which the 'use of an automobile' does not play a part somewhere in the chain of events."[1] In 2009 there...

By Christopher J. Robinette, Associate Professor at the Widener University School of Law Chapter 61 provides an overview of automobile insurance law in the United States, including many matters that will be covered in greater detail in subsequent...