Understanding Georgia's Civil Justice Climate With Commissioner John King — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Loading and Unloading Under GL and Auto Policies: 2024
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 Insurance Law TV | Bad Faith Law
Standard Formula Podcast | Reinsurance and Risk Transfer: Risk Mitigation Under the Solvency II Regime
Hinshaw Releases Second Edition of Duty to Defend: A Fifty-State Survey
The Standard Formula Podcast | Understanding Insurance Resolution Regimes
Policyholders vs. Insurers: 3 Arguments to Make When Selecting Defense Counsel & Hourly Rates
JONES DAY TALKS®: The Rise of AI Regs: Approaches from the European Union and United States
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
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
Hinshaw Insurance Law TV: Recent Changes in Florida Property Insurance Law and How They Will Affect First Party Insurance
Still Looking: How to Find Those Missing Policies Covering Long Tail Liabilities
Coverage Issues Arising Out of Assault and Battery Claims
Mediating Complex Insurance Coverage Disputes Series Part 4 - How to Seal the Deal
As discussed in an article Zelle drafted in November 2023, "Viewpoint: Non-renewal, Cancellation, Reformation and Rescission of Insurance Policies in Texas", an insurer that wishes to rescind an insurance policy on the basis...more
The Administrative Board of the Courts is seeking public comment on a proposal by the Commercial Division Advisory Council to amend the Commercial Division rules (22 NYCRR § 202.70) to clarify what types of insurance cases...more
As global threats evolve, so does the question of what constitutes a ‘war’ risk under a standard property insurance policy, and how this might impact coverage. Russia’s Shadow War - Historically, a war was a physical...more
Bob Robison Com. Flooring Inc. v. RLI Ins. Co., 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 6369 (8th Cir., Mar. 19, 2025) - Eighth Circuit, predicting Arkansas law, concludes that an ensuing loss exception to a “Defects, Errors, Or Omissions”...more
The owners of a warehouse leased it to a commercial tenant to operate a photography studio. The lease required the tenant to procure insurance for the owners and to indemnify them for the negligent acts of the tenant’s...more
Considering the complex structure of commercial insurance programs—typically purchased in annual “towers” of insurance—risk managers and in-house counsel often do not pay sufficient attention to arbitration-related...more
The 2014 Home Depot data breach was one of the more notorious cyberattacks. A decade later, litigation over that incident continues. The Sixth Circuit recently decided whether an electronic data exclusion cleared insurers...more
It is without question that Covid-19 affected the insurance industry worldwide resulting in substantial litigation commenced by insureds to recoup losses linked to government mandated shutdowns for nonessential businesses....more
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Steven Hix and G. Benjamin Milam of Bradley discuss a pair of recent North Carolina Supreme Court rulings on coverage for pandemic-related losses, one of which gave policyholders a rare win. On December 13, the North...more
In a unanimous 9-0 decision delivered on February 21, 2024, the US Supreme Court in Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC (“Great Lakes”) reinforced the enforceability of choice-of-law clauses in marine...more
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Take a deep breath. Losing one’s home or business to a fire is devastating and the road to recovery will be long and winding. First and foremost, you need to take care of yourself and your family. Make sure everyone is safe,...more
On December 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of North Carolina broke with the nationwide trend, holding that, absent a virus exclusion, commercial property insurance policies cover losses covered by the shutdown orders issued in...more
Welcome to The Zelle Lonestar Lowdown, our monthly newsletter bringing you relevant and up-to-date news concerning Texas first-party property insurance law. Inside this Issue: - Todd Tippett’s Top Ten Consultants an...more
Last week, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in North State Deli, LLC v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company, siding with a group of North Carolina restaurants that sought business interruption...more
Wilson et al v. USI Insurance Services, LLC, et al., - In Wilson et al v. USI Insurance Services, LLC et al., No. 20-3124 (3d Cir. Oct. 8, 2024) the Third Circuit recently denied a petition for rehearing on COVID-19 related...more
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently rendered its eagerly awaited decision in Ungarean v. CNA et al., declaring that losses resulting from Covid-related governmental closure orders were not covered by business interruption...more
A dental practice submitted a business interruption claim to its property insurers due to the COVID-19 shutdown orders. The insurers denied coverage, citing a lack of physical damage to the premises. Breaking with national...more
On September 26, 2024, Pennsylvania joined the majority of jurisdictions nationwide in holding that commercial property insurance policies do not cover losses caused by the government shutdown orders issued in response to the...more
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Welcome to the inaugural issue of Insurance Insights, a gathering of notable legal developments and trends relevant to the insurance industry. In this issue, the California Supreme Court covers COVID-19 claims, Georgia...more