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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | March 7, 2025

Good Afternoon! It was a busy couple of weeks on the Moon! Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost became the second commercial spacecraft to successfully land on the Moon. It later achieved another first by successfully acquiring and...more

Maynard Nexsen

Tort Reform in South Carolina: Legislative Actions and Key Issues to Watch in 2025

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The 2025 South Carolina Legislative Session could see continued discussion on Tort Reform. The Institute of Legal Reform ranks South Carolina’s lawsuit climate 37th in the nation. Tort costs across the state equate to 2.5%...more

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Non-renewal, Cancellation, Reformation and Rescission of Insurance Policies in Texas

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The Texas Legislature this year adopted House Bill 1900, which amends the notice requirements for non-renewal and policy changes in Texas Insurance Code Section 551.105. The statutory changes, effective Sept. 1, increase the...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Personal Injury Protection Coverage: A Thing Of The Past In Florida?

Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage was first enacted in Florida in 1971.  PIP is also known as no-fault insurance, and it allows drivers and passengers to obtain insurance benefits for medical treatment and wage loss,...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Proposed COVID-19 Legislation Thrusts Contract Clause’s Original Purpose Into Spotlight

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Until fairly recently, the U.S. Constitution’s Contract Clause had fallen into relative obscurity.  Proposed legislation concerning insurance coverage for the COVID-19 pandemic figures to place this provision of the U.S....more

Morgan Lewis

State Insurance Regulators and Legislators Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

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Insurance regulators across the country have enacted emergency regulations, issued administrative guidance, and requested carriers to take certain actions to try to address the financial impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...more

Carlton Fields

New Jersey Springs Into Action: New Bill to Ban STOLI Policies

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We previously reported in detail on New Jersey’s recent case law addressing the validity of stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI) policies in the June 2019 and December 2019 issues of Expect Focus – Life, Annuity, and...more

Morgan Lewis

Regulatory & Legislative Actions May Impact Business Interruption Coverage for COVID-19 Losses

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As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to evolve, regulatory and legislative authorities are taking actions, in the form of directives and orders, that could directly impact companies’ business interruption...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New Jersey Legislature Considers Mandating Virus Coverage Under Certain Insurance Policies

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Governments are closing or limiting access to non-essential businesses due to COVID-19. As a result, businesses are losing income and incurring expenses, such as sanitizing and testing insured property....more

Carlton Fields

Time to Flush Certain Restrictions on Rebates?

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The NAIC and states are reviewing whether to flush those provisions of state anti-rebating laws that inhibit innovation in the insurance industry. The NAIC Unfair Trade Practices Act (#880) prohibits offering any premium...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

“A Slice” of the 2019 ILTCI Conference

Drinker Biddle is pleased to present you with this recap—or “a slice” of the 2019 ILTCI Conference, Chicago, Illinois. Year after year, the ILTCI Conference is jam-packed with opportunities to reconnect with and learn from...more

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The ALI’s Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance Faces Industry and Legislative Opposition

For nearly 100 years, the independent organization The American Law Institute has produced influential “Restatements” of U.S. common law in a wide range of areas, intended as authoritative summaries of the main currents of...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Second DCA Reaffirms Sinkhole Insurers' Contractual Right to Withhold Payment for Subsurface Repairs Until the Policyholder...

Two new opinions show the Second DCA continues to hold that if an insurance policy providing sinkhole coverage authorizes the insurer to withhold payment for subsurface repairs until the policyholder presents a signed...more

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