The state of California commenced a lawsuit against American General Life Insurance Co., Transamerica and other life insurance companies. The enforcement action alleged the defendants purposefully left out […]
‘Data Breach’ Insurance Does Not Cover Biometric Information Collection
A split Illinois appellate panel ruled last week in favor of an insurance company, finding it was not required to indemnify a grocery chain in an underlying suit […]
Facing a Shrinking Talent Pool, Insurance Defense Firms Are Fighting to Add Attorneys
Both brand-new and veteran attorneys are gravitating away from the insurance defense industry, posing a problem for shops currently inundated with work: How do you recruit and retain […]
Mass. High Court Resolves Definition of ‘Surface Waters’ in Insurance Dispute
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court determined the accumulation of rainwater on a building’s roof does not constitute “surface waters” within the context of an insurer’s “flood” property insurance policy […]
Circuit Court Revives Homeowners Insurance Suit Over Public Auction Confusion
Rejecting Nationwide Insurance’s arguments brought by a midsized regional firm that an ordinary person would understand that a “post third sale offering” of a tax-delinquent home is considered […]
Data Breach Class Actions Begin to Pile Up Against Prudential Insurance
Data Breach Class Actions Begin to Pile Up Against Prudential Insurance | Law.com Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/2024/07/08/data-breach-class-actions-begin-to-pile-up-against-prudential-insurance/ Credit: Chor muang/Adobe Stock NEWS ALPHV Blackcat, the “notorious” cybercrime group, […]
Judge Finds COVID, Not Gov’s Orders, Triggered Business Loss Insurance Claim
A federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, ruled that the COVID-19 pandemic was a single event for purposes of determining a policyholder’s payout under communicable disease business income […]