Litigation

Cyber insurance is a complex, constantly changing product. A lot of energy and effort needs to be invested in understanding the coverage and exposure of this product, according to Jordan Kurkowski of Burns & Wilcox, who explains that the insurance product is in its infancy and grows with the expansion...

For directors and officers liability insurers facing a potential influx of claims arising from lawsuits that banking regulators are filing against their insureds, a key question is whether regulatory exclusions in their policies will hold up.

Late last week, the President released his 2012 federal budget proposal that included $250 million in Justice Department grants to help states rewrite their laws on medical malpractice. Will it work?

Allstate Corp. has filed a lawsuit against J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. over more than $750 million in mortgage-backed securities purchased from the banks.

Legislation that would impose federal limits on medical liability lawsuits is headed to the House floor, and could be voted on within several weeks.

A federal judge in New Orleans has denied requests by more than a half dozen insurers to have Chinese drywall litigation against them rejected.