Insurance & Reinsurance

Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Pain-and-Suffering Caps on Hospital and Physician Malpractice Liability

Seyfarth Shaw
February 9, 2010

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Recent Decisions Find in Favor of Insurance Coverage for "Blast Faxing"

Kelley Drye
February 9, 2010

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Insurers Prevail Before Nebraska Supreme Court in Environmental Coverage Dispute

Troutman Sanders
February 8, 2010

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U.S. Department of Justice Seeks to Recover Conditional Medicare Payments From Liability Insurance Carriers Who Participated In Claims Settlement

Chadbourne & Parke
February 8, 2010

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No Coverage under Medical Malpractice Policy for False Claims Act Suit [ISMIE Mut. Ins. Co. v. Michaelis Jackson & Assocs., LLC]

Wiley Rein
February 5, 2010

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Court Rejects Excess Insurers' Purported Effort to Forum Shop

Wiley Rein
February 5, 2010

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Insurance Antitrust Exemption Under Attack

Weil Gotshal
February 2010

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IRS Approves Captive Reinsurance Arrangement as "Insurance" for Tax Purposes

Sonnenschein
February 4, 2010

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New York Insurance Department Appoints New York Insurance Exchange Working Group 

Willkie Farr & Gallagher
February 3, 2010

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FY 2011 Budget Contains a Number of Tax Proposals Targeting Insurance Companies

Sutherland
February 2, 2010

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Affirming The Right To Rescind In California [Nieto v. Blue Shield of California]

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
From Law360
February 2, 2010

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New Budget Contains Tax Proposals Targeting Insurance

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
February 1, 2010

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New Hampshire’s Highest Court Sides with Policyholders and Stops State from Taking $110 Million from State Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association; New Hampshire Supreme Court Calls Proposed Transfer of $110 Million Unconstitutional

Nixon Peabody
January 28, 2010

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How Lloyd's Saved Itself

Jones Day (Co-authored)
From The Insurance Forum
January 2010

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Health Care Reform Stalled - Indefinitely?

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
Health Care Reform Update
January 25, 2010

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New California Decision Sheds Light on Rescission Rights [Nieto v Blue Shield of California Life & Health Ins. Co]

EpsteinBeckerGreen
January 25, 2010

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Looking Ahead 2010: Corporate Insurance

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
January 2010

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California Appellate Decision Affirms Right of Health Insurers to Rescind Policies for Misrepresentation [Nieto v. Blue Shield of California Life & Health Ins. Co]

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
January 22, 2010

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Producer Compensation Transparency Law Nears Enactment in New York

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
January 22, 2010

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Global Warming Litigation Raises Liability Insurance Issues

Proskauer
January 19, 2010

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Health Care Reform Chart [Compares Senate & House Bills]

Alston + Bird
January 8, 2010

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Weekly Health Care Reform Update

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
January 12, 2010
This Week:

  • Final Push for Health Care Reform
  • Industry Associations Jump into the Compromise Process
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Structured Notes Under Scrutiny: FINRA Notice to Members 09-73

Dewey & LeBoeuf
January 11, 2009

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Draft Circular Letter from the New York Insurance Department regarding Contract Certainty

Dewey & LeBoeuf
January 11, 2009

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Insurer Required to Provide a Defense to Defendants in Ponzi Scheme Litigation [Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company v. Brown]

Ballard Spahr
January 6, 2010

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Senate Passes Health Reform Bill: Updated Side by Side Comparison with House Bill

Ropes & Gray
January 4, 2010

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The Insured’s Right to Select Defense Counsel

Covington & Burling
From The Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (Part One)
January 2010

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A Rose by Any Other Name…Texas Court Classifies Medical Stop-Loss Coverage as “Reinsurance” [American National Insurance Company et. al (“American National”) v. Texas Department of Insurance 2009]

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
December 23, 2009

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A Texas Two-Step: The Duty to Indemnify May Exist Even Where There is No Duty to Defend [D.R. Horton-Texas v. Markel International Insurance Co]

Locke Lord Liddell & Bissell
December 21, 2009

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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Issues Opinion Holding That Federal Law Trumps State Anti-Arbitration Insurance Statute [Safety National Casualty Corp]

Willkie Farr & Gallagher
December 18, 2009

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IRS Rules That Quota Share Reinsurance Arrangements Are “Insurance” and Continues to Apply Prior Principles 

Squire Sanders
December 18, 2009

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SEC Agrees to 2-Year Stay of Rule 151A

Morrison & Foerster
December 18, 2009

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No Coverage under D&O Policy for Property Damage or for Amounts Incurred in Connection with Equitable Relief

Wiley Rein
December 11, 2009

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Bond Insurer FGIC Ordered To Stop Writing Policies and To Cease Paying Claims; ISDA Announces FGIC 'Failure to Pay' Credit Event

ReedSmith
December 11, 2009

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California Insurance Commissioner Turns Up the Heat as State Departments
of Insurance Assist Uncle Sam

Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
OFAC, AML and FCPA Compliance Update
December 11, 2009

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Up in Smoke? Insurance Coverage for Global Warming Issues

McGuireWoods
December 9, 2009

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NCOIL Adopts Model Law Regulating Credit Default Swaps as Insurance

Dewey & LeBoeuf
December 8, 2009

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No D&O Coverage For Payment To Shareholder Class [Genzyme Corp v Federal Ins Co]

Lowenstein Sandler
From Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
December 2009

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IRS Issues Initial Rulings on “Contingent” Annuities

Sutherland
December 7, 2009

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Voidable Preference In Pa. Insurer Liquidations?

Chadbourne & Parke
From Law360
December 7, 2009

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Proposed Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009 Moves Forward

Sutherland
December 4, 2009

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Fifth Circuit: Mccarran-Ferguson Act does not trump New York Convention[Safety National Casualty Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London]

DLA Piper
December 3, 2009

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New York Insurance Department Orders FGIC to Stop Writing Policies and to Cease Paying Claims Until its Minimum Surplus Is Brought Into Compliance

Chadbourne & Parke
December 3, 2009

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Governor Paterson Signs Comprehensive Life Settlement Legislation for New York State

Stroock
December 2, 2009

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Professional Services Exclusions Bar Claims against Architect Arising out of Garage Collapse

Wiley Rein
December 1, 2009

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Florida Supreme Court Ends Putative Class Action Alleging Numerous Florida Insurance Code Violations [Friedman v. New York Life Ins. Co]

Sutherland
December 1, 2009

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New Requirements For Employers, Group Health Plans And Health Insurers Under The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Of 2008

EpsteinBeckerGreen
December 1, 2009

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Rescission Action Barred by Statute of Limitations [Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, et al. v. Milberg LLP]

Wiley Rein
November 30, 2009

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NCOIL Adopts CDS Model Legislation; Three States Planning Legislation to Ban Naked Credit Default Swaps

Sonnenschein
November 30, 2009

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Summary Judgment Entered in Favor of Insurer in Retained Asset Account Class Action [Rabin v. MONY Life Insurance Company]

Sidley Austin
November 30, 2009

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