Canada's New PM Seen As Leader Conscious Of Climate Risk
As the former central banker Mark Carney assumes leadership over Canada's government, experts are pointing to his comments on climate change risks to insurers as a watershed moment in appreciating the financial risks of a warming planet.
Allstate Unit Data Breach Row Signals Shifting Cyber Risks
A New York attorney general suit against an Allstate unit is raising concerns about more aggressive state enforcement and data breach risks from insurers while emphasizing existing cyber risk and coverage issues that have long plagued policyholders.
Meet The State Rep. Working To Bring Firearm Insurance To Ill.
As state and local governments consider the ways in which insurance can be used to regulate firearm use, Rep. Bob Morgan is leading the charge in Illinois, creating a task force to bring insurance experts and other related leaders together to formulate liability insurance for firearm owners. Here, Law360 speaks with Morgan as he works to discover whether a stand-alone policy or special endorsement can be used by individuals to promote safer firearm practices within the state.
Canada's New PM Seen As Leader Conscious Of Climate Risk
As the former central banker Mark Carney assumes leadership over Canada's government, experts are pointing to his comments on climate change risks to insurers as a watershed moment in appreciating the financial risks of a warming planet.
Allstate Unit Data Breach Row Signals Shifting Cyber Risks
A New York attorney general suit against an Allstate unit is raising concerns about more aggressive state enforcement and data breach risks from insurers while emphasizing existing cyber risk and coverage issues that have long plagued policyholders.
Meet The State Rep. Working To Bring Firearm Insurance To Ill.
As state and local governments consider the ways in which insurance can be used to regulate firearm use, Rep. Bob Morgan is leading the charge in Illinois, creating a task force to bring insurance experts and other related leaders together to formulate liability insurance for firearm owners. Here, Law360 speaks with Morgan as he works to discover whether a stand-alone policy or special endorsement can be used by individuals to promote safer firearm practices within the state.
Expert Analysis
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A Louisiana federal judge again refused to find that the insurer of a suburban New Orleans commercial property acted in bad faith in denying to cover $220,000 in damage Hurricane Ida allegedly caused in 2021.
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General Liability More
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The Fifth Circuit reversed on Friday a decision finding a bar's insurer had to pay only $1 million of a $3.2 million judgment because a settlement demand letter was too vague, saying the lower court should hav... (more story)
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An Illinois federal court refused to rethink its finding that an insurer needn't cover a $666,000 attorney fee award against a nursing home operator in a wrongful death suit, saying in an amended ruling that t... (more story)
Lower court proceedings can still continue as a class member appeals the final approval of a $24 million settlement over claims that Travel Guard Inc., AIG and certain AIG units improperly added fees in travel... (more story)
Online counseling company BetterHelp told a California federal court that its insurer must cover a $7.8 million Federal Trade Commission payment and must defend it in underlying litigation brought by consumers... (more story)
A Zurich unit had no duty to defend a travel agency accused of negligence in connection with an overnight school trip where a student, court papers allege, was bullied and sexually abused by classmates, a Flor... (more story)