Liability Insurance, Appellate Courts, Insurance Claims

California Appeals Court Reinforces that Insurer Failure to Investigate Potential Bases for Coverage Outside the Pleadings Can...

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog on 8/26/2025

In the recently published case Bartel v. Chicago Title Insurance Company, a California appellate court reaffirmed longstanding California law on insurers’ broad duty to defend even in the face of complicated underlying facts,...more

Late Notice Bars Coverage for Claim Noticed to Insurer After 60 Days of Insured’s Receipt of Claim

Wiley Rein LLP on 11/7/2023

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying California law, has held that no coverage was available under an employment practices liability insurance policy because the insured failed to give notice...more

Insurance Update - May 2023

Rivkin Radler LLP on 5/18/2023

Additional insured disputes can sometimes get complicated. How much coverage the additional insured gets is often a hotly contested issue, especially when the named insured has coverage above the minimum limits it promised...more

Third Circuit Holds No Showing of Prejudice Required Under Delaware Law to Enforce Late Notice Provision in Claims-Made Policy

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/12/2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, applying Delaware law, has held that an insurer was not obligated to provide coverage where the insured had provided notice of its claim after the end of the relevant...more

No Coverage Under Claims-Made Policy Where Insured Reported Alleged Injury, But No Claim Was Made, During the Policy Period

Wiley Rein LLP on 2/10/2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, applying Mississippi law, has held that a claims-made and reported policy does not provide coverage where the claimant did not assert a claim during the relevant...more

Liability Insurance › Appellate Courts › Insurance Claims

California Appeals Court Reinforces that Insurer Failure to Investigate Potential Bases for Coverage Outside the Pleadings Can...

Late Notice Bars Coverage for Claim Noticed to Insurer After 60 Days of Insured’s Receipt of Claim

Insurance Update - May 2023

Third Circuit Holds No Showing of Prejudice Required Under Delaware Law to Enforce Late Notice Provision in Claims-Made Policy

No Coverage Under Claims-Made Policy Where Insured Reported Alleged Injury, But No Claim Was Made, During the Policy Period

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