Loading and Unloading Under GL and Auto Policies: 2024
Standard Formula Podcast | Reinsurance and Risk Transfer: Risk Mitigation Under the Solvency II Regime
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
Insurance Renewals: Know When to Hold ‘ Em, Know When to Walk Away
Cyberside Chats: There is a war in Europe. What does that mean for your cyber insurance policy?
How to Use an Insurer’s Service Offerings to Reduce Costs
Coverage Litigation Leapfrog: Why Venue Matters and How to Avoid Pre-emptive Strike Actions
Can’t We All Just Get Along? Effective Ways to Navigate the Tri-Partite Relationship Among Policyholders, Insurers, and Insurer Chosen Defense Counsel
NGE On Demand: Insurance and Indemnity Issues for Family Offices with Angela Elbert
Navigating the New Normal: Risk Management and Legal Considerations for Real Estate Companies
Subro Sense Podcast - Considerations In Fixed Funds/Limited Pool Scenarios
In an unpublished decision, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently addressed the interplay between contractual and statutory subrogation rights in the context of out-of-state personal injury protection benefits. The decision...more
Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, Case No. 22-500 (Feb. 21, 2024) - On February 21, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a unanimous opinion delivered by Justice Kavanaugh, held that...more
Insurers are impacted in many ways by the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court decisions, but very rarely does the Supreme Court wade into decisions directly involving insurance contracts or the rights of insurers. This term,...more
In a 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held on February 21, 2024, that choice-of-law clauses in marine insurance contracts are presumptively enforceable under federal maritime law. These clauses should be enforced unless...more
Under Federal Admiralty Law, Choice-of-Law Provisions in Maritime Contracts are Presumptively Enforceable - A battle between federal maritime law and state insurance rules was decided today by the highest court when the...more
Harbor Homeowner’s Association Inc. sued its insurers in Louisiana state court seeking to recover damages allegedly caused by the insurers’ failure to pay claims related to Hurricane Ida. The insurers removed to federal...more
When a new claim is made or a lawsuit is filed, one of the first questions asked is whether the policy at issue contains a choice of law provision. These provisions dictate the law that should govern the parties’ dispute and...more
For purposes of determining contract interpretation, Florida courts apply the lex loci contractus choice-of-law rule. The Supreme Court of Florida observed that lex loci contractus is an “inflexible rule” that exists “to...more
A Missouri federal district court became the second court within the past 15 months to consider whether a state's public policy overrides an insurance policy's choice of law provision. Maritz Holdings v. Certain Underwriters...more
The California Supreme Court has struck a blow to insurers' attempts to contract out of more policyholder friendly jurisdictions, holding that the notice-prejudice rule is a fundamental public policy. Pitzer College v. Indian...more
In addition to being a great place to find lobster, Maine may also be one of the country’s best jurisdictions for a policyholder seeking defense from its commercial general liability carrier. In Zurich American Ins. Co. v....more