Policy Terms, Claims Made Policy, Denial of Insurance Coverage

Post-Termination Correspondence between Insured and its Former Officer Did Not Constitute a “Claim”

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/8/2025

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, applying Florida law, has held that letters from an insured company explaining the basis for termination of its CEO and President and requesting that he preserve...more

Lawsuits Alleging Misconduct Based on Flawed Testing Procedures Deemed Not “Related Claims”

Wiley Rein LLP on 8/7/2025

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, applying Virginia law, has held that two lawsuits alleging misconduct based on flawed drug testing procedures performed by the insured do not constitute...more

Ohio Appellate Court Rejects Policyholder’s Notice-Prejudice and Continuity of Coverage Arguments

Carlton Fields on 1/13/2020

Claims-made liability insurance policies typically require the policyholder to notify the insurer of a claim within a set amount of time — typically during the policy period, or within a specific period of time after the end...more

In Rare Move, Seventh Circuit Reverses Itself and Holds that Insured Did Not Lose Coverage for Notifying Consecutive Insurers of a...

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP on 8/30/2019

It is rare for the federal courts of appeals to grant petitions for rehearing. See Hon. R. Arnold, “Why Judges Don’t Like Petitions for Rehearing,” 3 J. App. Prac. & Proc. 29 (2001). Current statistics are a bit hard to find,...more

Policy Terms › Claims Made Policy › Denial of Insurance Coverage

Post-Termination Correspondence between Insured and its Former Officer Did Not Constitute a “Claim”

Lawsuits Alleging Misconduct Based on Flawed Testing Procedures Deemed Not “Related Claims”

Ohio Appellate Court Rejects Policyholder’s Notice-Prejudice and Continuity of Coverage Arguments

In Rare Move, Seventh Circuit Reverses Itself and Holds that Insured Did Not Lose Coverage for Notifying Consecutive Insurers of a...

Claims-Made Policy Note: Policy’s Use of Defined Terms May Expand or Limit Coverage Under Related Acts Provision

Beware of Prior Act Exclusions and Retroactive Dates When Procuring or Renewing Coverage

“Arising” tide for insurers: 11th Circuit takes expansive view of Prior Acts Exclusion

Policy Terms › Claims Made Policy › Denial of Insurance Coverage

Post-Termination Correspondence between Insured and its Former Officer Did Not Constitute a “Claim”

Lawsuits Alleging Misconduct Based on Flawed Testing Procedures Deemed Not “Related Claims”

Ohio Appellate Court Rejects Policyholder’s Notice-Prejudice and Continuity of Coverage Arguments

In Rare Move, Seventh Circuit Reverses Itself and Holds that Insured Did Not Lose Coverage for Notifying Consecutive Insurers of a...

Claims-Made Policy Note: Policy’s Use of Defined Terms May Expand or Limit Coverage Under Related Acts Provision

Beware of Prior Act Exclusions and Retroactive Dates When Procuring or Renewing Coverage

“Arising” tide for insurers: 11th Circuit takes expansive view of Prior Acts Exclusion

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