In the long-tail insurance context, it is not unusual to have issues arise addressing “lost” or “missing” policies. In an opinion issued on January 22, 2021, a New York court ruled that an insurer did not owe coverage to its...more
Over the last decade, there has been a global increase in the focus on climate change and the risks and dangers associated with it. And for good reason. Damage from climate-related disasters was in the billions of dollars in...more
As an update to our April 1, 2019 Reinsurance Alert, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania’s holding in Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty...more
12/16/2019
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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently remanded Park Avenue Life Insurance Company v. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America to a panel of arbitrators for clarification of its award...more
10/22/2019
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