Best Practices for Negotiating Manuscript Exclusions
D&O Insurance Myths (Part 2)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 388: Listen and Learn – Policy Exclusions (Evidence)
London’s Nation-State Attack Exclusion: Game Changer For The Cyber Insurance Market or An Opportunity For Competition Within the Market?
Long-Term Effects of Russia/Ukraine on Insurance
Cyberside Chats: There is a war in Europe. What does that mean for your cyber insurance policy?
Out With a Bang: Current State of Play on Coverage for COVID-Related Losses
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NGE On Demand: Insurance and Indemnity Issues for Family Offices with Angela Elbert
Ledgers and Law: Roadblocks Facing the Cannabis Industry
K&L Gates Triage: Emergency Preparedness and Response in Long Term Care - Part II
Prior & Pending Litigation
Commercial property hurricane insurance presents complex challenges that require careful consideration and strategic planning. Business owners must understand critical coverage elements, policy limitations and claim...more
Security First Insurance Company v. Linda Visca and Silvio Visca, No. 4D2023-0961, June 5, 2024 - On February 20, 2020, the defendant was notified of the plaintiffs’ September 10, 2017, Hurricane Irma claim. The policy stated...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, applying Massachusetts law, held that no coverage was available for a lawsuit because the insured failed to provide timely notice to the insurer. The insured...more
On January 7, 2022, the Massachusetts Appeals Court issued a decision concerning whether two insurance companies provided sufficient and timely notice to its Insured regarding the exclusion of coverage for Telephone Consumer...more
On April 14, 2020, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a notice to insurers titled "Requirement to Accept, Forward, Acknowledge, and Fairly Investigate All Business Interruption Insurance Claims Caused by...more
No pandemic has impacted the global and US economies on such a scale in so short a period of time as COVID-19. The effects of the virus and business disruptions are being felt across all industry sectors. ...more
When a company receives a claim or lawsuit, it is critical to provide timely notice to its insurers. But when the claim is first made, sufficient facts may not yet be known to indicate which policy will respond. Many policies...more
The Situation: On the evening of July 13, 2019, a massive blackout struck Manhattan's West Side, prompting the cancellation of 26 out of 30 Broadway performances and postponement of the second night of Jennifer Lopez's...more
The Carrier with Better Record-Keeping Practices Than the Insured Wins a Significant TCPA Insurance Coverage Dispute - Last week, the Eighth Circuit held that an insurance company was entitled to the presumption that its...more
The recent decision in Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Chapman, 2016 IL App (1st) 150919, illustrates how non-compliance with an insurance renewal statute potentially could bar an insurer from denying coverage. At issue in...more
On April 25, 2016, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a decision in Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. v. Stresscon Co. Stresscon, a subcontracting concrete company, entered into a settlement agreement – without providing notice to its...more
On Monday, April 25, 2016, the Colorado Supreme Court issued its decision in Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. v. Stresscon Co., No. 13SC815 (Colo. Apr. 25, 2016), holding that an insurer does not need to show prejudice to enforce a...more
Welcome to the latest edition of Pillsbury’s Perspectives on Insurance Recovery. As this 2015 edition of Perspectives demonstrates, our team is working on the most challenging issues—from cyber-insurance and complex claims...more
Encryption Flaw "Heartbleed" Creates Data Risk: How Insurance Can Stanch the Bleeding - In early April, news broke of an encryption flaw named “Heartbleed” that exposed companies to data breaches for over two and one...more