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Fiscal Year 2026 Changes to the NFIP WYO Financial Assistance/Subsidy Arrangement Costs, Expenses, Reimbursement, and Refund...

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Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 4081(a), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is authorized to engage private insurers to sell National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies under the Write Your Own (WYO) program....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

An Insurer is not Vicariously Liable for Actions by an Agent That Are Outside the Scope of the Agency Relationship and Were...

In December 2020, Plaintiff Erin Hughes applied for homeowners coverage for her Malibu home with her Farmers’ insurance agent. Hughes obtained a fire policy through the California FAIR Plan and a homeowners policy through...more

Marshall Dennehey

Delaware Superior Court Decision Imparts Lessons for Insurance Agents and Brokers Regarding Policy Exclusions and Language

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In June 2024, the Delaware Superior Court granted a motion for summary judgment, requiring an insurance company to defend and indemnify the plaintiff in regard to underlying litigation. In doing so, the court issued a...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

A Deep Dive Into the Diligent Effort (Search) Requirement

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The excess and surplus lines insurance market is a rapidly-growing avenue for the placement of insurance policies in the United States. Many alien (non-U.S.) insurance carriers write surplus lines insurance coverage via...more

Miller Nash LLP

[Webinar] Cannabis, Insurance, and Risk Management: Tools to Prevent Loss and Make Insurance a Profit Center - March 29th, 12:00...

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Cannabis operators and ancillary service providers face mounting losses and liabilities from theft, cyber-attacks, natural disasters, product recalls, text marketing, and employment wage and hour issues. In 2022, risk...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Insurance Rates for the Technology Industry: 2022 Trend Report

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In this report, we identify the emerging trends that are impacting insurance for the tech sector, with a specific review of the property, general liability, and workers’ compensation (WC) coverage areas. The big takeaway?...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

10 Things to Consider When Buying, Selling or Operating a Reinsurance Intermediary

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The global reinsurance landscape is an interconnected, intertwined marketplace that continues to grow and evolve. As insurance companies, agencies, program administrators and other industry actors continue to expand their...more

Winstead PC

Insurance Broker Does Not Ordinarily Owe Fiduciary Duties To A Client

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In Hitchcock Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a school district sued it insurance broker for failing to obtain insurance policies that did not have arbitration and choice-of-law clauses that favored New York....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Lowenstein’s New Insurance Recovery Podcast Series, “Don’t Take No for an Answer”

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Lowenstein Sandler’s Insurance Recovery Podcast, “Don’t Take No for an Answer,” is a podcast discussing key issues in insurance recovery law, providing both “101” lessons on the nuts and bolts of insurance recovery law, and...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Insurers Take Steps to Reduce Silent Cyber Exposure

As cyber risks continue to proliferate, issues concerning coverage for those exposures under non-cyber or "traditional" property and casualty policies are creating uncertainty for both the insurance industry and for...more

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Tightening Up Contracts in a Hardening Insurance Market

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Over the past decade, as commercial property insurance rates softened, so too have terms and conditions. In some instances, attempts to broaden coverage have also had the effect of diluting the clarity and consistency of...more

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Check Under the Hood: Optimize Your Insurance Coverage with an Attorney Review of Your Policies before Renewal

When you’re buying a new car, you rely on a good salesperson to impress you with all of its features and gadgets. But when it’s time for maintenance, or when something goes wrong, you don’t go back to that salesperson to look...more

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