Emerging Risks


January 20, 2022

On January 18th, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy enacted an insurance bad faith statute for auto insurers.

January 20, 2022

Industry opposes a new Bill on Governor Murphy's desk, warning that it weaponizes a prior law in an unintended manner, and will potentially increase car insurance premiums drastically for New Jersey residents.

January 20, 2022

The 5th U.S. Circuit has found that a commercial crime insurer in an insured's suit for coverage of a multi-million dollar loss in a phishing incident was proper because the insured never "held" the funds intended for its clients, nor did it control the funds designated for them.

January 20, 2022

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has affirmed a lower court's decision in finding that a commercial crime insurer in an insured's suit…

January 20, 2022

What leads to higher auto rates for young men and lower long-term disability premiums for women?

January 20, 2022

Business interruption is ranked as the biggest risk by U.S. business leaders.

January 19, 2022

Review the three key areas to consider when making technology investments.

January 18, 2022

In this edition of his Insurance Law column, Jonathan A. Dachs reports on the State of New York Department of Financial Services' recently published 2021 Automobile Insurance Complaint Rankings.

January 18, 2022

"The number essentially represented payment of the medical bills and $100,000 for pain and suffering," said plaintiff counsel Ryan Veilleux, of the Carter Mario Law Firm.

January 18, 2022

Cyberattacks are an unavoidable business risk. A recent U.S. Treasury Department report observed that through June 30, 2021, the total value of suspicious activity associated with ransomware transactions in 2021 was $590 million, exceeding the total value reported for all of 2020.