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Ninth Circuit Affirms Ruling That Section 533 Bars Coverage for Defense Costs and Indemnity When Claims Broadly Allege Willful...

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying California law, has affirmed a district court’s determination that California Insurance Code § 533 barred indemnity and defense costs coverage for a lawsuit...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Application of Securities Exclusion

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On July 30, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in Gleason v. Markel American Insurance Company, ---Fed. Appx. ---, 2019 WL 3437642 (5th Cir. 2019), affirmed a district court’s holding that, because a...more

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Eleventh Circuit Defers to Insurer’s Definition of Professional Services

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Does an Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurer have a duty to defend its insured mental healthcare provider when the policyholder was not licensed to provide such mental health counseling services? The Eleventh Circuit recently...more

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Appeals Court: No Bad Faith For An Insurer’s Legitimate Exercise Of A Contractual Right Or Its Settlement Within The Policy Limit...

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In a Rule 1:28 decision applying New Hampshire law, the Appeals Court affirmed the entry of summary judgment dismissing a doctor’s suit accusing her professional liability insurer of improper settlement of a claim without her...more

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