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6 11, 2020

Time to Riot? Wrong Comment Can Reignite Firestorm, Experts Say

By | November 6th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Time to Riot? Wrong Comment Can Reignite Firestorm, Experts Say

The boarded-up windows in shopping districts throughout the United States represent a reasonable assessment of risk in a nation that has already experienced historic damages from civil unrest and appears poised to erupt into violence again, executives for Verisk’s Property …

2 11, 2020

N.Y. Appellate Ruling Opens Door For More Work-From-Home Injury Claims

By | November 2nd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on N.Y. Appellate Ruling Opens Door For More Work-From-Home Injury Claims

A ruling by a New York appellate court could bring more workers’ compensation claims by work-from-home employees by removing strict compensability standards established last year by the state Workers’ Compensation Board. The 3rd Judicial Department of the Supreme Court Appellate …

29 10, 2020

Mass. Holds the Line on Reimbursement for Marijuana, but Some States Pushing Further

By | October 29th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Mass. Holds the Line on Reimbursement for Marijuana, but Some States Pushing Further

Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Tuesday that a workers’ compensation insurer cannot be required to reimburse a claimant for the cost of marijuana he used to curb chronic pain from a workplace accident, as long as the substance remains illegal under …

23 10, 2020

Judge in North Carolina Favors Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit

By | October 23rd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Judge in North Carolina Favors Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit

A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit. Superior Court Judge Orlando F. Hudson Jr. ruled on Oct. 7 that …

14 10, 2020

Indiana Court: Allstate Liable in Fatal Crash Because Victim Was a ‘Resident Relative’

By | October 14th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Indiana Court: Allstate Liable in Fatal Crash Because Victim Was a ‘Resident Relative’

The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that Allstate must pay $25,000 in uninsured motorist benefits to the estranged husband of a woman who died while riding as a passenger in a car crash after moving back in with her parents. …

8 10, 2020

Top 10 Reasons P/C Insurers Run Afoul of Regulators’ Market Conduct Exams

By | October 8th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Top 10 Reasons P/C Insurers Run Afoul of Regulators’ Market Conduct Exams

Claims errors continue to be the most frequent reason that property/casualty insurers are cited by regulators when responding to market conduct complaints or during routine examinations, according to a report by Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions. Kathy Donovan, lead researcher for …

5 10, 2020

Insurers Gain Early Wins in COVID-19 Business Interruption Lawsuits

By | October 5th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Insurers Gain Early Wins in COVID-19 Business Interruption Lawsuits

Insurers have succeeded in dismissing COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuits in 17 out of 23 cases heard so far, with a growing number of judges finding that some tangible alteration of a property is required to trigger coverage under commercial property policies. …

28 09, 2020

Even Failed Claims Against Nurses Cost Insurers $20K, Liability Study Shows

By | September 28th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Even Failed Claims Against Nurses Cost Insurers $20K, Liability Study Shows

Liability claims that involve nurses cost an average of $210,513 if a large indemnity payment is made, but even claims that are dropped, defeated or dismissed end up costing more than $20,000, according to a report released by CNA and …

9 09, 2020

American Impressionist Painting Missing Since 1995 Turns Up at Museum Exhibit

By | September 9th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on American Impressionist Painting Missing Since 1995 Turns Up at Museum Exhibit

A painting by American artist Robert Spencer, missing since 1995, was recovered after a Pennsylvania art museum included it in an exhibit. Christopher A. Marinello, owner of Art Recovery International, said one of his researchers spotted a notice in November …

9 09, 2020

Plaintiffs Suffer Another Loss in Michigan COVID-19 Business Interruption Suit

By | September 9th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Plaintiffs Suffer Another Loss in Michigan COVID-19 Business Interruption Suit

Another federal court has dismissed a COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit, finding that a closure order does not constitute a covered “direct physical loss” and that the policy excluded damages caused by viruses anyway. The ruling by the U.S. District Court …