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In Luke, Inc. v. Berkley National Insurance Company, 2025 WL 2210783 (W.D. Tenn. 2025), the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee determined that the “completion” of a construction project for...more
Military service teaches you how to assess risks, plan for the unexpected, and protect what matters most. These same skills are essential when running a business, particularly when it comes to safeguarding your company. Just...more
In Smith Jadin Johnson PLLC v. Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co., the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision that required Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. to defend a legal malpractice claim...more
So-called “gap” insurance policies – policies that provide critical-illness, hospital-indemnity and specified-disease coverage – have been on the rise due to a number of factors, including the frequency of high-deductible...more
Virtually every insurance policy contains specific duties required of an insured in the event of loss. Typically, an insured's duties, which may be modified by endorsement, include claim reporting or claim notice...more
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, applying Virginia law, has held that two lawsuits alleging misconduct based on flawed drug testing procedures performed by the insured do not constitute...more
With five months to go, 2025 is already the year of the flash flood in the United States. To date, the National Weather Service has issued more than 3,600 flash flood warnings across the United States in 20251...more
The Louisiana Legislature recently passed HB 437 which enacts La. § R.S. 22:1892.3 (effective August 1), in an attempt to clarify parties’ respective obligations as it relates to Proof of Loss statements and corresponding...more
In the evolving landscape of insurance litigation, the time-limited, policy limits demand has emerged as a high-stakes challenge for insurers, defense counsel, and claims professionals alike. These demands – often issued...more
In Mandarin Oriental, Inc. v. HDI Glob. Ins. Co. et al., Civil Action No. 23 Civ. 4951, 2025 WL 1638071 (S.D.N.Y. June 10, 2025), the District Court of the Southern District of New York followed the modern trend and allowed...more
Introduction - In a decision that highlights the importance of prompt notification of insurance claims, the English High Court has considered the limits of third party recovery under the Third Party (Rights Against Insurers)...more
When wildfires, floods or other disasters strike, multiple policyholders can be affected in similar ways. But historically, each policyholder would take on their insurance company alone—a tough task, especially for individual...more
The U.S. P&C insurance industry is in the midst of profound transformation in 2025, driven largely by rapid technological advancement and evolving risk dynamics. According to Kelly King, a seasoned expert with over 30 years...more
In Wolf v. Riverport Insurance Co., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of an insured’s bad faith settlement delay claim against her insurer after she attempted to recover under section 155 of the...more
The Appellate Court of Illinois recently reminded insurers that they may be estopped from raising coverage defenses through their misleading acts or statements, including silence. In Monroy-Perez v. Sentry Select Ins. Co.,...more
The Indiana Court of Appeals, applying Indiana law, affirmed a trial court decision finding coverage for attorneys’ fees related to defending the second of two Taiwanese class actions relating to the same underlying toxic...more
In this episode of Don't Take No For An Answer, Lynda A. Bennett and Eric Jesse discuss two New York cases that mark a turning point in allowing policyholders to pursue bad faith claims against their insurers. The cases shift...more
Schnatzmeyer v. State Farm Ins. Co., No. 3:23-CV-02820-K, 2025 WL 1697505, at *1 (N.D. Tex. June 17, 2025). In a case involving two overlapping freeze claims—and a substantial array of legal issues affecting insurers in...more
If you’ve received a settlement check from an insurance company after a car accident, property damage claim, or injury settlement, you might be wondering: how long is an insurance check good for? While holding onto it for a...more
The Northern District of Texas recently issued a pivotal decision for long-tail injury cases. It clarified that under Texas law, excess liability coverage for long-tail injury claims can center on an exposure trigger theory....more
A Delaware Superior Court, applying Delaware law, has held that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) request to toll the statute of limitations did not constitute a “Securities Claim” under a D&O...more
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California, applying California law, has held that an email issued to an insured homeowners association (“HOA”) before the inception of the relevant claims-made...more
A June 16 appellate decision involving the construction of a cyberinsurance policy demonstrates a concerning lack of judicial understanding about the nature and scope of cyber liability coverage and implicitly incentivizes...more
The International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) has announced an amendment to the Inter-Club New York Produce Exchange Agreement 2011 (ICA). The ICA 2025 amendment will take effect on July 14, 2025 and represents only the fourth...more
The New Mexico Court of Appeals has held that cyber policy language affording coverage “for” a security breach was ambiguous and must be construed broadly to provide coverage for a breach of contract claim “because of,”...more