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Primer on Insurance Broker Liability (How can You Insure Proper Insurance Coverage)

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Folks buy insurance to minimize loss in the event of occurrences that may cause injury to individuals or property. I would venture to say that most of the time, insureds do not read their policies and do not know the precise...more

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Fiscal Year 2026 Changes to the NFIP WYO Financial Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement Costs, Expenses, Reimbursement, and Refund...

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Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 4081(a), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is authorized to engage private insurers to sell National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies under the Write Your Own (WYO) program....more

Marshall Dennehey

Legal Update for Insurance Agents & Brokers – CASE LAW UPDATE

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Federal Court Applies Blumberg to Distinguish Accrual of Negligence and Fiduciary Claims in Insurance Agent Dispute - Romero v. Kinsale Ins. Co., No. 25-20084-CIV, 2025 WL 837820 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 18, 2025) - In a recent...more

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Delaware Superior Court Decision Imparts Lessons for Insurance Agents and Brokers Regarding Policy Exclusions and Language

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In June 2024, the Delaware Superior Court granted a motion for summary judgment, requiring an insurance company to defend and indemnify the plaintiff in regard to underlying litigation. In doing so, the court issued a...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Simplifying Pennsylvania Insurance Provider Licensing Requirements

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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law Senate Bill No. 1241 on Oct. 31, 2024, which modifies the Insurance Department Act of 1921 by simplifying licensing under the Insurance Producer Licensing Act (the Act)....more

BCLP

Key Concepts In Privacy Law for Insurance Carriers: Part 1 - GLBA

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This article is the first in a series that will address privacy concerns for insurance carriers, agents and brokers. The insurance industry is uniquely situated at the confluence of multiple data privacy regimes....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Texas Judge Sides with Challengers on CMS Rule Limiting Medicare Agent/Broker Payments

While the Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo was making headlines, other courts were considering recent regulations of another agency—the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)—that are...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] Labor Law Update: Spring 2024 - April 16th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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Goldberg Segalla partners Theodore W. Ucinski and Kelly A. McGee will discuss the basics of NY Labor Law §§ 240(1), 241(6), and 200, as well as recent cases of interest from the Court of Appeals and Appellate Division. This...more

Marshall Dennehey

Court Reiterated Prevailing Standard in Pennsylvania for Establishing Existence of ‘Special Relationship’ Between Insurance...

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Mohanan, et al. v. Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company, 2023 WL 8026106 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 20, 2023) - The court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss to strike references to a “special relationship” owed to the...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] Labor Law Update: Fall 2023 - December 12th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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Goldberg Segalla partners Theodore W. Ucinski and Kelly A. McGee will discuss the basics of NY Labor Law §§ 240(1), 241(6), and 200, as well as recent cases of interest from the Court of Appeals and Appellate Division. This...more

Adams & Reese

You Can’t Get What You Don’t Ask For

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You Can’t Get What You Don’t Ask For: U.S. Fifth Circuit Declines to Impose “Heightened Duty” on Insurance Agents and Brokers to Procure Coverage Not Specifically Requested by their Customers...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Fire Preparedness for Vineyards and Wineries

Winter, spring, summer, fire season, and fall – as Californians, we have all become accustomed to a fifth season – fire season. Even worse, fire season was once confined to just a few months, but now is a threat for most of...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

British Columbia Conducts Consultation on Restricted Licence Regime for Incidental Sellers of Insurance

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British Columbia’s Ministry of Finance is conducting a consultation on the adoption of its proposed restricted insurance agent licensing regime for incidental sellers of insurance. The proposal is similar to what is already...more

Miller Nash LLP

[Webinar] Leveraging Claims Handling Requirements to Get Results - February 23rd, 9:00 am - 10:30 am PST

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Insurance companies are notorious for putting policyholders through the wringer when a claim is made. Learn how to push back and better advocate for yourself and your clients in this fast-paced webinar led by some of the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Consolidated Appropriations Act’s Compensation Disclosure Provisions from a Carrier and Plan Service Provider Perspective

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...The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law 116-260 (CAA) sets forth new compensation disclosure requirements that apply to brokers and consultants with respect to both fully-insured and self-insured group health...more

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LEGAL ALERT: Big Licensing Changes for Texas Insurance Professionals

On September 1, 2021, Texas HB 4030 went into effect, bringing with it several significant changes for Texas licensed (resident and non-resident) insurance professionals. As summarized below, HB 4030 implements several...more

Clark Hill PLC

Insurtech Briefly Podcast - Embedded Insurance: Past and Present

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In this episode, Robert Tomilson and Scott Galla briefly survey the nature, the use, and the success of embedded insurance, today and in the past. ...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Webinar] Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021 - Emerging Issues in Coverage for Cyber and...

Join us for Hinshaw's Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021. This series will feature insurance thought leaders from Hinshaw and RPC, presenting on the most pressing insurance claims topics...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Webinar] Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021 - Construction Claims: A Practical Reservation...

Join us for Hinshaw's Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021. This series will feature insurance thought leaders from Hinshaw and RPC, presenting on the most pressing insurance claims topics...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Webinar] Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021 - COVID-19 Claims - April 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00...

Join us for Hinshaw's Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021. This series will feature insurance thought leaders from Hinshaw and RPC, presenting on the most pressing insurance claims topics...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Webinar] Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021 - Claims Handling Issues and Bad Faith...

Join us for Hinshaw's Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021. This series will feature insurance thought leaders from Hinshaw and RPC, presenting on the most pressing insurance claims topics...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Evidence of Specialization Creates a Presumption that Clients will Rely on Insurance Agent/Broker’s Acknowledged Expertise

In Murray v. UPS Capital Ins. Agency, Inc. (No. 20G058353, filed 9/11/20) a California appeals court held that summary judgment should not have been granted to an insurance agency since the policyholder had raised a...more

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California Department of Insurance Issues Notice to Insurers to Comply with their Legal Requirements with Respect to COVID-19...

On April 14, 2020, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a notice to insurers titled "Requirement to Accept, Forward, Acknowledge, and Fairly Investigate All Business Interruption Insurance Claims Caused by...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

[Webinar] Open Teleconference for the Formation of InsurTech America, a Coalition Available to U.S.-based and non U.S.-based...

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Locke Lord corporate and regulatory insurance Partners Brian Casey and Ben Sykes will host an open organizational conference call for insurtechs and those interested in how insurtechs will be regulated going forward. The goal...more

Zelle  LLP

[Webinar] Managing Insurance Claims in the Wake of Catastrophes - July 22nd-26th, 10:00am CT, 16:00 GMT

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Zelle LLP invites you to join us for a week of webinars featuring insurance topics that are of critical importance to adjusters and insurance professionals. This series will cover managing insurance claims in the wake of...more

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