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A Florida court has ruled that insureds could not recover supplemental payments under their standard flood insurance policy because they did not file a sworn proof of loss – even if their insurer did not let them know that they had to do so.
Premera Blue Cross has agreed to settle allegations that it failed to secure sensitive consumer data and misled consumers before and after a data breach affecting millions across the country.
The Eighth Circuit has issued a decision that may serve as a roadmap for the analysis that insureds and insurers – and trial courts – can engage in when considering whether an insured is entitled to uninsured motorist benefits in an auto accident involving multiple vehicles.
A New Jersey appellate court has ruled that the state may proceed with a consumer fraud action against a Superstorm Sandy contractor – and that consumers may not be barred from initiating criminal complaints against the contractor.
Rhode Island's governor has vetoed a bill that would have created a private cause of action against an insurer for a violation of the state Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act in the case of a total loss.
Amid growing public questions and concerns about current and future automated vehicle technology, the Governors Highway Safety Association has joined Partners for Automated Vehicle Education.
The Sixth Circuit has ruled that a provision in an insurance policy that limited the insurer's liability for losses from “Flood for High Hazard Zones” applied not only to property damage but to all loss or damage arising out of a flood.
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