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California Court Says Failure to Procure Claim is Assignable
By W. Burke Coleman, Demotech, Inc.
An interesting case recently emerged from California addressing whether a failure-to-procure claim against an agent or broker may be assigned to third parties. In AMCO Insurance Company v. All Solutions Insurance Agency, LLC, 2016 Cal. App. LEXIS 96 (Cal. App. 5th Dist., Feb. 8, 2016), a building owner found himself with no coverage after a fire in his building spread to a neighboring building.
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Your Insurance Company's Duty to Settle
By Robert M. Horkovich, Esq. and Anna M. Piazza, Esq. of Anderson Kill P.C.
A policyholder purchases liability insurance coverage to protect itself in the event it gets sued. Assuming a claim against the policyholder triggers its liability insurance policy, the insurance company will have a duty to defend the policyholder in the litigation against it and pay for a judgment against the policyholder.
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Mutually Exclusive Polices Found to Share Defense Obligation
By Michael Lettiero, Esq. and Christian A. Cavallo, Esq. of Goldberg Segalla
When the use of an auto is involved in an accident, normally a professional liability insurer whose policy excludes claims arising out of the use of an auto will have no obligation to share with the auto insurer in the defense of the policyholder. However, that is exactly what occurred in Knightbrook Ins. Co. v. Northfield Ins. Co., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9265 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 26, 2016).
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Liability of Insurers and Insurance Agents For Inaccurate Representations As To Policy Coverage - Part One
By Alan Jampol, Esq. of Jampol Zimet LLP
A Two-Part Article
PART ONE - LIABILITY OF INSURERS
A common claim against insurance agents and insurers is that at the time the insurance agent secured the policy for his or her client, the agent negligently misrepresented to the insured the nature or scope of the policy's coverage. When the claim is denied or limited contrary to the insured's belief as to the scope of coverage, the insured sues insurer for the coverage that the insured believed it obtained, regardless of the actual provisions of the policy.
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Insurer's Right to Rescind When Professional Liability Insurance Is Procured by Fraud
By Thomas F. Quinn, Esq. and Anne M. Dalena, Esq. of Wilson Elser
In DeMarco v. Stoddard, the New Jersey Supreme Court, in a 5-2 decision, reversed an Appellate Division decision, DeMarco v. Stoddard, 434 N.J. Super. 352 (App Div. 2014), and held in favor of the insurance company in upholding an insurer's right to rescind when professional liability insurance is procured by fraud.
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By Elizabeth Musser, Esq. of Tressler LLP
Judge Jesus G. Bernal found notice provisions in claims made policies were unambiguous and enforceable as a condition precedent to coverage. The Citrus Course Homeowners Ass'n v. Great Am. Ins. Co., No. 5:15-cv-02443-JGB (C.D. Cal. Jan. 7, 2016).
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Insurer Can Recover Defense Costs It Paid Before Appeals Court Found It Had No Duty to Defend
By Robert Tugander, Esq. of Rivkin Radler LLP
An appellate court in Ohio has ruled that an insurance company was entitled to recover defense costs it had paid on behalf of its insured after a trial court ruled that it had a duty to defend where that decision was later overturned on appeal.
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EEOC's Updated Retaliation Enforcement Guidance Seek to Expand the Reach of its Anti-Retaliation Laws
By Elizabeth A. Odian, Esq. of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Effectively responding to employee discrimination complaints by current employees without running afoul of federal and state anti-retaliation laws presents a slippery slope for all employers. In fact, retaliation complaints make up nearly half of all discrimination charges filed with the EEOC today. Thus, it is critical that employers, their managers, supervisors, and employees understand who the laws protect and what constitutes retaliation.
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Identity Theft is the First of the IRS' "Dirty Dozen" Tax Scams of 2016
By Nathan W. Austin, Jackson Lewis P. C.
Each year at the beginning of tax season, the IRS releases the "Dirty Dozen," a list of twelve tax scams to be mindful of when individuals are filing their taxes. This list is something to consider sharing with colleagues or friends within your organization.
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