In a Hurricane Katrina-related case, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled that complete diversity between parties was destroyed and the court had no subject-matter jurisdiction.

The appeal of the ruling concerned a dispute over the interpretation of “other insurance” clauses contained in the two insurance polices issued to the construction company by two different insurers.

Fraudulent Acts Covered by Professional Liability Insurance? One of the exclusions under a lawyers professional liability policy applies to any claim…

Farm Personal Exposures, Form FP 00 12—Archived Article March, 1998 Similar to Homeowners Summary: The insurance on the dwelling, personal…

Business Auto and Claimant’s Lost Wages A claim has been presented against our company and our insured for loss of use and lost wages by the…

Develop, Test & Revise Those Contingency Plans By Diana Reitz Recently National Underwriter editor Caroline McDonald wrote about how risk management…

South Dakota court rules that insurer had no duty to defend a claim against insured based on alienation of affection. The insured's actions were no accident and so, were not insurable.

Buyer’s Guide to the E&S Market By Diana Reitz If necessity is the mother of invention, the hard market must be the mother of creativity in…

Watch Out For ‘Back End’ Costs of WC Various comp coverage programs are geared to reflect buyer’s actual experience By Diana Reitz…

Period of Indemnity and Period of Restoration Can you explain the difference between the period of indemnity and the period of restoration? California…