News & Analysis as of

Policy Exclusions Commercial General Liability Policies Insurance Contracts

Rivkin Radler LLP

August 2025 Insurance Update

Rivkin Radler LLP on

“Arising out of” is a phrase commonly found in an insurance policy. It’s a broad phrase, and courts construe it that way. When this phrase appears in an exclusion, courts often apply a “but for” causation test. And that may...more

Goldberg Segalla

[Webinar] An Ohio Primer: Critical Insurance Coverage Issues in the Buckeye State - April 9th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Goldberg Segalla on

Ohio presents unique challenges to practitioners handling insurance claims in the state. Join Goldberg Segalla partners Michael A. Hamilton and Sean P. Hvisdas as they host a live, interactive webinar on some of the most...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

First Look - Fall 2021: Insurance Newsletter

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC on

MASS SHOOTINGS: MULTIPLE CLAIMANT CONSIDERATIONS - In 2020, despite nearly nationwide lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States sustained 611 mass shooting events. This represents an increase from 336 in...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

NGE On Demand: Insurance and Indemnity Issues for Family Offices with Angela Elbert

NGE Insurance Policyholder partner Angela Elbert presents an overview for family office clients addressing the unique range of personal, commercial, financial and investment risks they face. If you have any questions,...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

[Webinar] Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021 - COVID-19 Claims - April 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00...

Join us for Hinshaw's Webinar Series: Insurance Insights – What Insurers Need to Know in 2021. This series will feature insurance thought leaders from Hinshaw and RPC, presenting on the most pressing insurance claims topics...more

Carlton Fields

The No Corners Rule? New York Federal Court Holds No Duty to Defend Where There Is No Possible Legal or Factual Basis for...

Carlton Fields on

Under New York law, an insurer’s duty to defend ends if it establishes as a matter of law that there is no possible factual or legal basis on which it might eventually be obligated to indemnify its insured. This rule was...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Federal Court Enters Powerful Duty to Defend Order in Maine

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

Foley Hoag LLP

Obligations of Insurer and Policyholder - October 2017

Foley Hoag LLP on

Scope: The “Comparison Test” - The defense obligation arises when a defense is needed: at the outset of the suit. It follows that, unlike the duty to indemnify (which depends on the “true” facts as they are determined in...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Leave It to the Policyholder Professionals – Do Not Try This at Home

Recently, I was asked to look at coverage for a case where the insurer had denied a duty to defend several years before. We concluded that the insurer should have been defending based on certain allegations in the complaint...more

9 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide