Professional liability insurer can’t compel arbitration 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 17, 2011
Tags: arbitration, insurance, McCarran-Ferguson Act, preemption
A professional liability insurance company could not compel arbitration when it was sued by an insured for failing to provide a defense, the Missouri Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming judgment.
Vehicle service insurer can be sued for bad faith
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 4, 2011
Tags: bad faith, consumer protection, insurance
A used car buyer could bring a bad faith claim against the company that issued a service contract for his vehicle, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
‘Auto use’ insurance exclusion bars coverage
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: October 7, 2010
Tags: indemnification, insurance, “auto use” exclusion
An “auto use” exclusion bars coverage for workers who died after rigging a pulley system with a truck such that when the truck was driven in reverse it raised the workers 80 feet in the air before the rope broke, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled.
Insurer must include sales tax in valuing fire loss
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 17, 2010
Tags: insurance, taxation
A renter’s insurer must include state sales tax when placing a value on personal property lost by an insured as the result of a home fire, the Washington Supreme Court has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
For the truly risk-averse: divorce insurance
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: August 31, 2010
Tags: divorce, insurance
A new option for risk-adverse couples about to get married: divorce insurance.
Insurer must cover surrogate’s pregnancy
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 30, 2010
Tags: insurance, pregnancy, surrogate mother
State law does not permit a disability insurer to deny standard maternity coverage to surrogate mothers, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in affirming an administrative decision.
Business insurer has duty to defend in assault case
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 3, 2010
Tags: insurance, intentional acts exclusion
A commercial insurer had a duty to defend in an assault case once the company’s insured claimed he acted in self defense, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Insurer not liable for bad faith
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: May 10, 2010
Tags: bad faith, insurance, intentional acts exclusion
An insurance company was not liable for handling a wrongful death suit against its insured in bad faith because its actions did not expose its insured to liability in excess of the combined policy limits, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled in answering certified question from the 11th Circuit.
Top Ten Jury Verdicts Countdown #8
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 15, 2010
Tags: insurance, Top Ten Verdicts, workers' compensation
A Texas jury has unanimously handed down a $70 million verdict against an insurance company and its claims adjuster, finding that they recklessly failed to timely pay workers’ compensation benefits to a man who was severely injured in a fall on the job.
Insurance doesn’t cover attempted shooting
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 17, 2009
Tags: insurance
An insurance company had no duty to defend or indemnify personal injury claims brought by a woman who was repeatedly shot at by its insured while he was in a drunken rage, the 3rd Circuit has ruled.
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