In the vast ocean of insurance claims, navigating the turbulent waters can be challenging for both claims professionals and insurance defense attorneys. To ensure smooth sailing, it is crucial for claims professionals to...more
We are delighted to invite you to our webinar 2024 Bad faith year in review on Tuesday, February 04, 2025. During this webinar, Neil Mody and Chad Pasternack will focus on significant bad faith decisions from 2024. The...more
In Farage v. Associated Ins. Mgt. Corp., 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 05875 (Nov. 26, 2024) (here), the New York Court of Appeals examined the enforceability of an insurance contract’s two-year suit limitation period. In a 4-3...more
There is a famous scene in The Pink Panther Strikes Again where inspector Clouseau asks a hotel clerk if his dog bites, to which the clerk responds “no.” When Clouseau goes to pet the dog, it viciously bites him on the hand....more
Over the past few months, there have been a number of regulatory developments in Québec which will have an important impact on the insurance sector. These include: (i) clarifications on how new French language requirements...more
Join Partner Larry Mason as he lays a foundation for addressing builder’s risk claim challenges through an exploration of common losses, an overview of the available insurance coverage, an examination of delay damages, and a...more
J.S. Held previously published articles on how to handle complex ports and terminals business interruption insurance claims, marine and cargo damages, and marine stock claims. These topics have again come to the forefront of...more
What makes Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) technology both the best thing since sliced bread and potentially hazardous? Join Goldberg Segalla attorneys Robert J. Hafner, Cheryl A. Possenti, and John W. Meyer to learn the basics behind...more
Employees of a subcontractor were injured on a construction project, and they sued the owner and the general contractor. The subcontractor’s excess insurer, Mt. Hawley Insurance Co., disclaimed additional insured coverage to...more
In today’s episode, hosts Lynda A. Bennett and Eric Jesse break down who’s who in the insurance industry: the insurance companies, the brokers, the agents, and, of course, the policyholders. They explain why it is necessary...more
Insurance coverage is an important aspect of any personal injury case. The process of dealing with insurance adjusters can be complicated. This level of complication can be magnified for a number of reasons in truck accident...more
These apply equally to governments, private companies, and individuals of all backgrounds facing litigation. Following these tips should foster better relationships with counsel, and potentially lead to lower costs, and...more
A third party administer administrator (“TPA”) based out of California recently entered into a Consent Order with the Texas Insurance Department (“Department”). The Consent Order focused on the fact that the TPA had acted...more
On March 14, 2022, the Colorado Supreme Court held that a bad faith cause of action does not accrue against an insurance company’s adjuster employee. This important decision affirms that Colorado’s claims adjusters cannot be...more
In a highly anticipated decision delivered on March 14, 2022, the Colorado Supreme Court rejected a policyholder's attempt to hold an insurance director personally liable under sections 10-3-1115 to -1116, C.R.S. (2021) for...more
COVID-19 has introduced a number of complexities into everyone’s daily lives, including significantly complicating the claims process for many insurers. Under social distancing restrictions and precautions, many insurers have...more
In Nichols v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., 924 F.3d 80 (5th Cir. 2019), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that when an LTD policy funding an ERISA plan defines "regular occupation" as the way the...more
In a closely contested 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court held in Keodalah v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al., Slip. Op. No. 95867-0, ___ P.3d ___ (Oct. 3, 2019), that a claims adjuster cannot be held personally...more
Earlier today the Washington Supreme Court issued its highly-anticipated decision in Keodalah v. Allstate Insurance Company. The coverage community was anxiously waiting to learn if an employee claims adjuster could be sued...more
After devastating the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian has moved up the Atlantic Coast and is now affecting the Canadian Maritimes. Dorian was the fifth Atlantic hurricane to reach Category Five status in four years and has already...more
Jennings v. Habana Health Care Center, 183 So. 3d 1131 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015), has been the law for almost five years, but many claims adjusters are still routinely denying entitlement to costs when responding to a petition. If...more
A recent opinion by the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (Second Department) highlights the potential risks for an insurer leaving an insured unrepresented while the insurer pursues other parties or insurers who may...more
Steven Reto was injured in a car accident in 2014. After the underlying liability claim settled with the driver who caused the accident, the Retos filed a claim for underinsured motorist benefits with their insurer, Liberty...more
When sending a disbursement for a settlement in a class action, mass tort, or bankruptcy cases, parties often feel that control is now out of their hands and there is nothing more to do than wait for checks to be negotiated....more
In Chukly v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co., 2017 WL 3262541 (D.Ariz. Aug. 1, 2017) (Order), a breach of contract and insurance bad faith case arising from a homeowners claim after a microburst and “massive rain,” the Arizona...more