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Long-Term Effects of Russia/Ukraine on Insurance
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Out With a Bang: Current State of Play on Coverage for COVID-Related Losses
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Ledgers and Law: Roadblocks Facing the Cannabis Industry
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Peer-to-peer car-sharing platforms like Turo have transformed California’s driving scene. Many California residents are choosing to rent out their personal vehicles or book rides through the Turo app. While Turo offers...more
A California Court of Appeals decision brought one auto policyholder decidedly down from “cloud nine” in Murphy v. AAA Auto Insurance of Southern California, which found no coverage over a cannabis delivery service employee’s...more
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
In Erie Insurance Exchange v. Hannah Baluch, ___ A.3d ___, 2025 WL 22562 (Pa. Super. Ct., Jan. 3, 2025), the Pennsylvania Superior Court addressed whether an insured with her own automobile insurance policy is entitled to...more
The household vehicle exclusion has once again been proven to be viable and enforceable—under the right circumstances. Major was using her mother’s vehicle when she was struck by another vehicle operated by Cruz. Major...more
In a decision handed down last week in Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance Company v. Elvia Castaneda and Christina Tapia Casteneda, a three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court invalidated the “unlicensed...more
Progressive’s insured, Frisbie, had been driving her brother’s vehicle for approximately a month while her own vehicle was experiencing mechanical issues. During this time, Frisbie had possession of her brother’s vehicle for...more
The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, applying Connecticut law, has held that a bodily injury exclusion barred coverage for defense and indemnity of a real estate agency’s employee for a claim...more
We bring you our November Insurance Update. Here’s what happened over the past month. Insurers scored a hat trick before the Ninth Circuit, as the court found no coverage for pandemic-related business interruption...more
Does an insurer “open coverage” or “acknowledge coverage” for a claim by making a payment? No, it doesn’t. The Third DCA confirmed: an insurer does not waive its coverage defenses, such as policy exclusions or breaches of...more
A federal district court has ruled that a third-party administrator’s professional liability policy does not afford coverage for a claim against the TPA arising from an excess judgment against the TPA’s...more
Insurance agreement language that precludes coverage in CGL policies for “expected or intended” injuries has been analyzed in nearly every jurisdiction, and courts have consistently held that bodily injury or property damage...more
Health insurance is full of landmines for unsuspecting car crash victims, who are subject to ‘auto exclusions,’ coverage limitations, managed care, HMOs and medical pre-approval requirements and ERISA liens....more
In Nationwide Mutual Ins. v. Shimon (No. C071776, filed 12/3/15, ord. pub. 12/17/15) (hereinafter “Shimon”), a California appeals court affirmed judgment in favor of an auto insurer on a finding that coverage did not apply to...more