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22 05, 2025

Bankruptcy Judge Approves Norwich Diocese Plan With $31 Million for Abuse Survivors

By | May 22nd, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Bankruptcy Judge Approves Norwich Diocese Plan With $31 Million for Abuse Survivors

A federal bankruptcy judge in Connecticut has approved a clergy sex abuse settlement between the Catholic Diocese of Norwich and creditors and survivors that includes a $31 million fund to compensate victims. The plan seeks to provide recovery to those …

13 05, 2025

Maine Weighs What to Do When Religion Collides With Auto Insurance

By | May 13th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Maine Weighs What to Do When Religion Collides With Auto Insurance

Maine lawmakers today are expected to consider a measure that would allow followers of the Mennonite religion to self-insure for motor vehicle insurance. Rep. Steve Foster (R-Dexter) introduced the bill on behalf of his Mennonite constituents who say insurance violates …

22 04, 2025

Marsh Sues Aon and Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of Construction Surety Employees, Clients

By | April 22nd, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Marsh Sues Aon and Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of Construction Surety Employees, Clients

Global insurance broker Marsh USA is suing major competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon last month. A complaint filed by Marsh in …

4 11, 2024

Maryland Fears Mobile Home Values Will Shrink as Insurance Disappears

By | November 4th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Maryland Fears Mobile Home Values Will Shrink as Insurance Disappears

Owners of mobile and manufactured homes in Maryland’s coastal communities and their insurance agents are having difficulty finding insurance coverage as carriers pull away from the market. The problem is squeezing owners who want to sell their mobile or manufactured …

8 10, 2024

No Sovereign Immunity for Virginia City or Truck Driver In-Between Garbage Pick-Ups

By | October 8th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on No Sovereign Immunity for Virginia City or Truck Driver In-Between Garbage Pick-Ups

The Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial court erred in finding that a garbage truck driver and the city of Chesapeake were shielded by sovereign immunity for their role in an accident caused by the truck driver …

20 09, 2024

Insurers End ‘Cats’ Fight

By | September 20th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Insurers End ‘Cats’ Fight

Two insurers have settled their dispute over coverage for an employee of the touring company for the musical “Cats” who was seriously injured on the set at a Providence theater in 2019. The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) employee was …

17 09, 2024

Real Estate Firm’s D&O Not Available for Defense in RealPage Antitrust Lawsuit

By | September 17th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Real Estate Firm’s D&O Not Available for Defense in RealPage Antitrust Lawsuit

A property management firm’s excess insurers are not obligated to defend it in multi-district price-fixing litigation involving use of the real estate software RealPage. A federal district judge in Massachusetts found that the terms of Windsor Property Management Co.’s primary …

25 06, 2024

New York Issues Guidance for Insurers on Insuring Affordable Housing

By | June 25th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New York Issues Guidance for Insurers on Insuring Affordable Housing

New York has issued guidance to commercial insurers that they are prohibited from inquiring about or making coverage decisions based on a property’s status as an affordable housing development or a tenant’s source of income. The guidance from the New …

14 06, 2024

Judge Blasts Liberty Mutual in Declaring He Will Not Disqualify Because He’s an Insured

By | June 14th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Judge Blasts Liberty Mutual in Declaring He Will Not Disqualify Because He’s an Insured

­­A federal judge in New Jersey, in a blistering opinion, has refused to disqualify himself from a case involving his insurer, Liberty Mutual, and accused the insurer of seeking his recusal and attacking his integrity because it did not like …

11 06, 2024

Port of Baltimore Channel Reopens Fully to Commercial Maritime Traffic

By | June 11th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Port of Baltimore Channel Reopens Fully to Commercial Maritime Traffic

Seventy-six days after it was blocked by the collapse of the Key Bridge, the major shipping channel through the Port of Baltimore has been cleared of debris and restored to allow commercial maritime transit. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …