The Duty to Cooperate Under a Liability Policy
Best Practices for Negotiating Manuscript Exclusions
AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights - Episode 1: A Primer for Providers When Insurance Companies Refuse to Pay
Hinshaw Releases Second Edition of Duty to Defend: A Fifty-State Survey
Hinshaw Insurance Law TV – Transaction Insurance Solutions
The Standard Formula Podcast | Understanding Insurance Resolution Regimes
Policyholders vs. Insurers: 3 Arguments to Make When Selecting Defense Counsel & Hourly Rates
Cracking the Code: Getting the Most Out of Your Cyber Insurance Policy
Insurers Take Note: New Changes to Florida Law Mean Changes in Claims Handling & Roof Repairs in the Sunshine State
An Uncompromising Insurer: What is a Policyholder to Do?
Five Tips to Improve Your Insurance Coverage Claim
Is Captive Insurance Right for Your Business? A Deep Dive with AkinovA
A Deeper Dive Into Insurance Topics for Nonprofits: Special Events Coverage and Considerations When Making Claims
Nonprofit Basics: Insurance Coverage for the New Nonprofit
Loading and Unloading Under GL and Auto Policies: 2022
Sending Up the Mediation Smoke Signal: Tools that Policyholders Have Available to Settle A Claim With A Recalcitrant Insurer
The Calm Before the Storm: Planning for Catastrophic Weather Events
Insurance Renewals: Know When to Hold ‘ Em, Know When to Walk Away
Do R&W Insurers Still Pay Claims? Following Up on Lowenstein’s 2020 Survey
Hinshaw Insurance Law TV: Recent Changes in Florida Property Insurance Law and How They Will Affect First Party Insurance
A recent wave of consumer class action lawsuits is targeting food and beverage makers that use "all natural," "no preservatives," or similar labels on their products. One common group of targeted products are those which...more
A roofing contractor called Stonewater Roofing, Ltd. (Stonewater) challenged a Texas statute regulating public adjusters' conduct on the basis that the statute violates free speech and due process rights under the First and...more
On June 1, 2023, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals found that a Lanham Act false advertising lawsuit was not covered under the “personal and advertising injury” coverage section of a commercial general liability (CGL) policy...more
Courts took up some interesting insurance questions this past month. Here’s some we address in our June Insurance Update. When a government sponsored cyberattack infects computers worldwide, does the war exclusion apply? ...more
Whether consumer protection or false advertising claims are covered by insurance depends on the kind of insurance policies in play. For example, coverage for such claims under a CGL policy is unlikely because an...more
Two phrases combined in a single exclusion—“alleging, arising out of, based upon or attributable to any violation of any law…” and “as respects… unfair trade practices” could inspire carriers to make trouble for policyholders...more
The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, applying Washington law, has held that exclusions for false advertising and trademark infringement in a media liability policy did not bar defense...more
While the “right” time to open the economy is hotly debated, many states have made the decision that it is time to get back to business. That means that businesses will be opening while there is still a continuing risk of...more
Twenty-five years ago, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that a claim under General Business Law section 349 does not lie when the plaintiff alleges only “a private contract dispute over policy coverage and the processing...more
A trend is emerging with recently filed litigation involving the COVID-19 pandemic. We are committed to providing information that allows businesses to react as quickly as possible to avert civil litigation threats or to...more