Emerging Risks


January 18, 2018

Standard Diversified Opportunities Inc. has completed its acquisition of the parent entity of Maidstone Insurance Company.In November 2016, Standard Diversified…

January 18, 2018

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation ("FOIR") has issued a report indicating that water claims submitted to insurers of residential property…

January 18, 2018

An appellate court in Florida has ruled that where an insured obtained liability coverage that exceeded the minimum required by law, underinsured/uninsured…

January 18, 2018

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, disagreeing with a federal district court, has ruled that an insured may proceed with her lawsuit alleging…

January 18, 2018

The great majority of workers' compensation claims are valid.So what can small businesses do to better spot claims by their workers that are fraudulent? Workers'…

January 18, 2018

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled that an insurance company did not have to pay a claim for fire damage to the home of a woman…

January 18, 2018

W. R. Berkley Corporation has combined two of its Chicago-based professional liability underwriting units, Berkley Select and Monitor Liability Managers,…

January 18, 2018

FC&S Legal has published "Representations & Warranties Insurance and Privilege" in its Eye on the Experts column.Representations and…

January 18, 2018

A federal judge in California has sentenced the former owner of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach, California, to 63 months in prison for overseeing a 15-year-long…

January 18, 2018

A North Carolina appellate court has ruled that merely filing a timely suit against an auto insurer was not enough to allow the case to proceed –…