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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

OP-ED: How to Repair Landslides‎—One Insurance Policy at a Time

If a landowner receives a government order to clean up a landslide on their property, who should pay for it — the property owner or their liability insurer? About 20 times per year, the city of Portland issues an order to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Canaries and coal mines, US insurers and climate change

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Canaries are the most familiar of “sentinel species” – animals (and plants) that can alert us to threats to human health and the environment. Those who know their mining history also know that canaries were first used in...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

A Story of Innovation in Insurance – the Porch Reciprocal Exchange

Property insurers have faced significant headwinds in recent years due to the combination of severe weather events, inflation, volatility in reinsurance availability and pricing, regulatory uncertainty and technological...more

Maynard Nexsen

NAIC Spring Meeting Update Part One

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The Maynard Nexsen Insurance Regulatory team of attorneys attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Spring National Meeting held on March 23-26 in Indianapolis, Indiana. As expected, regulators,...more

Hogan Lovells

Italy sets out the legal framework for compulsory Nat Cat insurance

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The long-awaited Ministerial Decree regulating catastrophic risk insurance schemes implementing the related provisions under the 2024 Italian Budget Law has been recently published in the Italian official Gazette. Companies...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Georgia Senate Introduces Bill to Expand Homeowner’s Insurance Renewal Notice Requirements

Senate Bill 35 would amend O.C.G.A. § 33-24-46 to increase the notice period that insurance companies must provide to homeowners before non-renewing a property insurance policy from 30 to 60 days. The Bill made it out of the...more

Akerman LLP

California Wildfires: What Is the Lender’s Obligation to Release Insurance Proceeds for the Repair and Restoration of Real...

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At this juncture, it is difficult to assess the breadth of damage and loss of life that has occurred as a result of the devastating fires in California. Based on initial reports, it is possible that entire communities have...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

California wildfires: What is required versus what is requested, and why it matters

On January 9, the California Insurance Commissioner simultaneously published Bulletin 2025-1 and Notice 2025-1. The Bulletin, authorized by California Insurance Code section 675.1(b)(2), is not the focus of this Alert. The...more

J.S. Held

A Comprehensive Guide to Substantial Structural Damage: Criteria, Repairs, and Code Compliance

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Introduction: Substantial Structural Damage and Its Impact on Building Repairs - Substantial structural damage (SSD) is a defined term within the International Code Council (ICC) building code library, which assesses the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

COVID-19-related insurance regulatory developments

There continues to be significant regulatory activity related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on the insurance industry, as well as claims for damages due to looting and vandalism following the recent civil...more

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