May a liability insurer discharge its obligations to its insured simply by interpleading its policy limits, even when doing so leaves the insured exposed to a multimillion-dollar excess judgment? The Georgia Court of Appeals recently answered that question in the negative. In Cannon v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, — S.E.2d —-, 2026
A new decision from a Mississippi federal court highlights how subtle limitations in policy wording may restrict the types of fraudulent transactions covered by a social engineering insuring agreement. In Gore, Kilpatrick, & Dambrino, LLC v. Spinnaker Insurance Company, the insured was left without coverage when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District
In Part 1 of this series, we introduced the Federal Acquisition Regulation’s (FAR) approach to insurance and risk allocation in federal procurement, focusing on FAR Part 28 and the insurance-related clauses in FAR Subpart 52.228. In Part 2, we examined automobile liability provisions, and in Part 3, we addressed liabilities for worker injuries
A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas offers a cautionary reminder for policyholders evaluating cyber coverage. In Perry & Perry Builders, Inc. v. Cowbell Cyber, Inc. and Obsidian Specialty Insurance Co. Inc., insufficient policy limits and a key limiting endorsement left the policyholder critically underinsured for a social