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April 2025 Insurance Update

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As temperatures in the Northeast have made it feel more like winter than spring, it’s only fitting that we begin our April Insurance Update with a case from Alaska. There, the Alaska Supreme Court decides for the first time...more

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January 2025 Insurance Update

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We kick off the year with a quartet of state supreme court decisions and an intermediate appellate court ruling that has insurers breathing a harmonious sigh of relief. Policyholders and insurers often disagree over what the...more

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Illinois Appellate Court Holds Interrelated Wrongful Acts Provision and Prior and Pending Litigation Exclusion Bar Coverage

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The Appellate Court of Illinois has held that an underlying lawsuit was interrelated with another lawsuit brought against the insured by a different claimant, and thus precluded from coverage pursuant to the policy’s...more

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Contractual Liability Exclusion Bars Coverage Where Lawsuit Against Insured Arises Out of a Contractual Obligation

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The Appellate Court of Maryland, applying Maryland law, has held that an insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify an insured under a professional liability policy containing a contractual liability exclusion for a lawsuit...more

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Prior Knowledge Provision Precludes Coverage for Known Sexual Assault Under Either an Objective or Subjective Standard

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The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, applying New Jersey law, has held that a professional liability policy afforded no coverage for a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct because the insured had knowledge of...more

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Sixth Circuit Affirms Decision Holding Specific Entity Exclusion Bars Coverage and Does Not Render Policy Illusory

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In a win for Wiley’s client, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision on summary judgment holding that a “specific entity exclusion” precluded coverage for an SEC...more

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

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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

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Claim Against Physician Arising out of Criminal Misconduct in the Sexual Assault of a Patient Does Not Involve Covered...

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An Illinois Appellate Court has ruled that an insurer had no duty to defend an insured in connection with a lawsuit arising out of criminal sexual misconduct charges even though the lawsuit contained negligence claims. Prof’l...more

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No Coverage for Claim That “Correlates” to Claim Made Before Policy Period

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has held that, under Florida law, no coverage was available under a claims-made policy for a claim that “correlates” to a claim made before the policy period....more

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The Title Reporter — Summer 2022

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Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry •An appellate court in New York has ruled that an exclusion in a title insurance policy precluded coverage of a...more

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