/insurance-authority/specialty-lines?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Insurance Authority Specialty Lines Copyright 2025 极速赛车. en-US Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:09:28 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2370840?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2370840 The decision by Justin Baldoni's insurer to seek relief聽from defending聽the "It Ends With Us" actor聽and his associates from co-star Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims聽has legal experts raising their eyebrows, as they observe strange circumstances mixed with common coverage issues. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:01:50 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2371759?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2371759 A U.K. decision over coverage for Russian-seized aircraft and a Second Circuit ruling in favor of international insurers seeking to arbitrate hurricane damage claims are among some of the biggest decisions in the property insurance space so far in 2025. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:11:00 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2371741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2371741 Federal and state courts continue to weigh litigation involving public nuisance, long-tail environmental and sexual abuse claims. Here, 极速赛车 breaks down some of the blockbuster commercial general liability insurance cases to follow in the second half of the year. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:24:00 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2371697?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2371697 State Farm must pay over $54.6 million in vehicle valuation class actions, an AIG unit doesn't owe coverage for an herbicide damage dispute, Allianz must provide coverage for a hot air balloon company's passenger crash suits, and an RV park can proceed with a suit against its insurance broker. Here, 极速赛车 takes a look at the past week's top insurance news. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:56:14 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2371037?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2371037 Data analytics and technology company Verisk, advised by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Wednesday announced plans to acquire software-as-a-service company AccuLynx, led by King & Spalding LLP, in a $2.35 billion cash deal. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:16:01 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2371132?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2371132 California's largest private health foundation told a federal court that a Berkshire Hathaway-owned insurer failed to cover roughly $400,000 in discovery costs the foundation incurred from an executive's now-settled wrongful termination lawsuit, arguing the insurer breached its obligations despite accepting聽coverage twice. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:43:35 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2370500?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2370500 UnitedHealth Group Inc. urged the Sixth Circuit to affirm the dismissal of a man's claims that UnitedHealth defrauded him into reimbursing the health insurance giant for $25,000, arguing that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 completely preempts such claims brought under state law. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 19:30:20 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2370679?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2370679 An AIG unit has no duty to cover an air services company in a contractor's lawsuit alleging that its aerial application of herbicides caused $2.5 million in expenses to fix grass damage, a New York federal court ruled Tuesday, finding no coverage under both of the company's policies. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:56:59 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2368385?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2368385 In recent months, several courts have issued opinions on handling discovery issues involving artificial intelligence, which collectively offer useful insights on integrating AI into discovery and protecting work product in connection with AI prompts and outputs, says Philip Favro at Favro Law. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:37:13 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369461?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369461 Institutional financial services venture StoneX Group Inc. sued XL Specialty Insurance Co., Ironshore Indemnity Inc. and others in Delaware state court, alleging multiple unjustified refusals to provide defense coverage in arbitration over trade secret and no-compete violations by five employees. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:51:04 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369183?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369183 The Fourth Circuit's latest denial of indemnity coverage in Towers Watson v. National Union Fire Insurance and its previous ruling in this case lay out a pragmatic approach to bump-up provisions that avoids hypertechnical constructions to limit the effect of a policy's plain meaning, say attorneys at Kennedys. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:33:18 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369442?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369442 Entities of Nationwide urged the Michigan Supreme Court to reject the state tax agency's arguments that the insurance company's affiliates are required to file taxes as separate entities instead of as a unitary group that can share credits among its members. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:30:10 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369390?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369390 The U.S. government told a Virginia federal court that a Liberty Mutual unit owes an electrical subcontractor more than $5 million following delays for a school construction project at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:17:18 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369035?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369035 A revamped legislative proposal to create a national reinsurer would significantly change the federal government's role in insurance markets, but experts say it's not clear that the program would effectively address insurance cost and availability issues. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:44:25 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369174?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369174 A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday tossed with leave to amend a proposed securities class action alleging that Lincoln National Corp. misled investors about its financial health before reporting a $2.6 billion net loss in 2022,聽finding that the investors didn't specify when Lincoln National had access to certain data and studies. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:54:15 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369013?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369013 The evolution of a California privacy law has generated extensive litigation around the use of personal data in commonplace or widespread web activity and聽has challenged policyholders, according to Amy Mushahwar, chair of Lowenstein Sandler's data, privacy and cybersecurity practice. She spoke to 极速赛车 about the implications of the California Invasion of Privacy Act's new relevance in the digital age. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:18:52 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369010?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2369010 In what is considered by some as 鈥渢he next asbestos,鈥� lawsuits alleging injury due to silica exposure are ramping up and the way in which they unfold may bring coverage questions under commercial general liability policies center stage, policyholder attorney Jeff Kiburtz of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP told 极速赛车. Here, he shares his optimism for policyholders' success in litigating these claims and why he believes this topic is one to watch in the CGL industry. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:31:53 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2368919?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2368919 The Second Circuit ruled that a former New York state official is immune from the National Rifle Association's First Amendment suit, the Eighth Circuit said a Minnesota bar isn't entitled to nearly $2 million for an arson, and the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a Georgia church's $1.75 million coverage win. Here, 极速赛车 takes a look at the past week's top insurance news. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:07:44 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2368448?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2368448 An insurer for a wealth management firm told a Tennessee federal court it should owe no coverage over two couples' arbitration petitions claiming that its CEO's advice to switch life insurers caused the couples to lose roughly $6.85 million, all while the executive allegedly profited from commissions. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 20:58:46 +0000 /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2367253?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/specialty-lines/articles/2367253 A former smartphone developer's insurers told a New York federal court they owe no coverage for a suit seeking access to the company's books and records and a stockholder derivative action accusing the CEO of misusing company funds while the board of directors failed to provide oversight.