Coverage that focuses on both the legal risks facing insurance companies, as well as how companies are using insurance to hedge risk. We cover health insurance and cyber insurance frequently.
By Scott Mollen | February 4, 2025
Scott Mollen discusses “Wong v. Board of Managers of One Sunset Park Condominium” where unit owners sued a condominium board for failure to maintain adequate fire insurance.
1 minute read
By Mason Lawlor | February 3, 2025
The plaintiffs' attorney had told Law.com that the efforts of reinsurers to remove jurisdiction and avoid liability raised the risk of an insurance market crisis, as companies refused to reserve adequate funds in the face of ballooning judgments for air disasters.
1 minute read
By Charlotte Kramon | January 30, 2025
Gov. Brian Kemp will unveil his proposals today.
1 minute read
By Mordechai L. Breier | January 29, 2025
Insurers are increasingly retreating from high-risk areas, attributing their actions to climate change, even though they have long possessed the tools and expertise to forecast and manage these risks. Instead of innovating, many insurance companies have shifted their focus toward maximizing profits by cutting coverage, raising premiums, and ultimately leaving millions of policyholders exposed.
1 minute read
By Julian D. Ehrlich | January 29, 2025
New York case law allows owners and general contractors in Labor Law cases to impute workers’ negligence to their employers through third-party contractual indemnity claims. Julian Ehrlich discusses how this principle should also enable owners and general contractors to obtain additional insured coverage from most employers’ commercial general liability insurance policies.
1 minute read
By Louis F. Locascio | January 28, 2025
Are the medical expenses, incurred in treating injuries sustained in an automobile accident by the operator of a low-speed electric scooter, payable under the personal injury protection (PIP) provision of the operator’s no-fault automobile insurance policy?
1 minute read
By Kevin V. Small and Charlotte E. Leszinske | January 28, 2025
Digital property is, well, not “physical” in the tangible sense. Though it is physical in that it is real and has real value, it cannot be held in your hand. As a result, some courts have elected to rigidly apply vintage caselaw about property insurance to conclude that digital property is not covered, simply because it does not have a corporeal form. Doing so fails to recognize that this caselaw was decided before property could be nonphysical.
1 minute read
By Emily Cousins | January 24, 2025
A Connecticut appellate court is allowing a plaintiff to proceed with claims that Geico acted in bad faith.
1 minute read
By Cedra Mayfield | January 22, 2025
Bibb County State Court jurors have returned a $13.7 million medical malpractice verdict against a pair of anesthesiologists whose alleged breached standard of care contributed to the death of a patient.
1 minute read
By Emily Cousins | January 17, 2025
The class action was filed in the Northern District of Illinois. It goes further than the claims on behalf of Texas consumers in the state action, and looks to encompass a national class.
1 minute read
Presented by BigVoodoo
This conference aims to help insurers and litigators better manage complex claims and litigation.
Recognizing innovation in the legal technology sector for working on precedent-setting, game-changing projects and initiatives.
Legalweek New York explores Business and Regulatory Trends, Technology and Talent drivers impacting law firms.
Our client, a thriving personal injury firm known for its commitment to compassionate client care is seeking an attorney with 5+ years of ex...
McCarter and English s Chambers-ranked Government Contracts group is seeking an experienced, diligent, and proactive government contracts as...
The Court of Appeal, First Appellate District in San Francisco is accepting applications for a central staff attorney vacancy. A regular ful...
