Liberty Mutual successfully argued the application of a total pollution exclusion to a claim by Central Crude, Inc. for costs related to environmental remediation and litigation defense for a January 2007 oil spill in Paradis, Louisiana.
Read Full ArticleCould a court possibly find a duty to defend under a homeowners or a personal liability umbrella policy in a case where the insured planted a hidden camera in his neighbor's bathroom?
Read Full ArticleA court has ruled on the Oxford comma, finding that a policy's punctuation was not unclear and that a professional liability policy did not cover a multimillion-dollar judgment resulting from a lawsuit.
Read Full ArticleAdditional Insured and Separate Policy Limits The Minnesota Court of Appeals addressed the issue of whether an additional insured was entitled to…
Read Full ArticleProgressive admitted liability but contested the damages arguing that two years after the crash, the plaintiff was well enough to compete in horseback riding competitions and the injuries were not severe.
Read Full ArticleThough the judges of the Eleventh Circuit ruled the insurer was bound to defend the insured, they said it was too early to determine the duty to indemnify.
Read Full ArticleFracking and Earthquakes By Christine Barlow From the June 2015 issue of Claims Magazine Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a way of…
Read Full ArticleSelf-Insurance and Alternative Risk Financing—Archived Article May, 2001 An Overview Summary: Insurance is made up of two components: the…
Read Full ArticleCaptive Insurance Companies—Archived Article November 2001 Overview The material in this treatment focuses on the formation of captive insurance…
Read Full ArticleFences, Walls, and Barriers in Between Material, Intended Purpose Determine Coverage By Susan Massmann From the December 2012 issue of…
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