NGE OnDemand: The Importance of Timely Reporting Occurrences, Claims and Suits to Insurers with Paul Walker-Bright
The United States District Court for the District of Montana, applying Montana law, has held that two class-action lawsuits regarding rental management agreements filed during different policy periods were “Related Claims”...more
When settling consumer product class actions, many parties agree to resolve their claims using what is known as a “claims-made” settlement model. When a claims-made settlement is reached, class members must submit a “claim”...more
The insured, a jewelry business, filed a coverage action against Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, which denied coverage to the insured under a policy purchased for the insured’s jewelry. The insured’s complaint...more
Cases in our April Insurance Update address several questions: •Are costs incurred to comply with a subpoena covered? •What must an insured show to rebut the presumption of prejudice in a late notice situation? •What...more
The Appeals Court of Massachusetts has affirmed judgment in favor of an insurer under a claims-made policy on the basis that the claim was not timely reported. See Meadows Constr. Co. LLC v. Westchester Fire Ins. Co., 2022...more
This week in Horn v. Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90194 (S.D. Fla. May 30, 2019), the Florida district court held that an invasion of privacy exclusion under a claims-made policy prohibited...more