Additional Insureds

Policyholder Diligence Ensures You’re Insured

Blockchain/Distributed Ledger Technology

Upcoming Event - Policyholder Insurance Webinar Series: What Blockchain Means for Your InsuranceBlockchain: The Policyholder Plan for Smart Insurance Policies

Business Interruption

Bradley Caps Off $60 Million Business Interruption Appraisal Award with Recovery of Full Costs and Attorney Fees for Delayed PaymentWyoming Supreme Court Rules Refinery Company Can Seek Extracontractual Insurance Recovery Against Holdout InsurerInsurers Assert Single Occurrence Defense to Duck Coverage for Nordstrom

Claims Resolution

Insurers Beware: One Insurer’s Settlement Can Support a Bad Faith Failure-to-Settle Claim Against a Nonsettling InsurerUpcoming Event – Catastrophe Claims: Insurance Coverage for Natural and Man-Made DisastersNo Uninsured Motorist Coverage for Rideshare Driver

Contingent Business Interruption

Wyoming Supreme Court Rules Refinery Company Can Seek Extracontractual Insurance Recovery Against Holdout InsurerThe "Physical Loss" Requirement for Business Interruption Claims Amid the CoronavirusNew Jersey to Legislate Business Interruption Coverage for COVID-19

Coverage for Emerging Technologies

Mobile App Terms and Conditions Decision Clarifies Best Practices in App Designs to Support Enforcement of Contract ProvisionsBradley Will Be at RIMS -- Will You?

Cyber Insurance

Cyber Insurance: Court’s Recent Decisions May Change What Your Policy CoversUpcoming Event – Insurance for Cyber Risk – and the Disputes About Its Scope: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyIncreased FTC Enforcement Highlights Need for Cyber-Regulatory Coverage

Directors and Officers Insurance

Beware of Prior Act Exclusions and Retroactive Dates When Procuring or Renewing Coverage

Drones

Upcoming Event - Policyholder Insurance Webinar Series: Is That Drone Insured?

Duty to Defend

Federal Court Enters Powerful Duty to Defend Order in MaineCan You Hear Me Now? Tenth Circuit Rejects Coverage for Telephone Consumer Protection Act ClaimsInsurance Purchasers Beware: Florida Court Finds No Duty to Defend Data Breach Claim Under CGL Personal & Advertising Injury Coverage

Events

Homesick for Home Games: Plaintiffs File Class-Action Suit Against MLB Demanding Refunds for TicketsBeware of Insurers’ Attempts to Use Fear of COVID-19 to Deny CoverageUpcoming Event – Catastrophe Claims: Insurance Coverage for Natural and Man-Made Disasters

Insurance Law Developments

Insurers Assert Single Occurrence Defense to Duck Coverage for NordstromUnder Pressure: Primary Insurer Must Reimburse Excess Insurer after Failing to Settle Case in TexasPolicyholders Should Reject Insurers’ Misleading Narrative that Property Policies Do Not Cover COVID-19 Business Losses

Insurance Policy Applications

Hurricane Season: Why All Property Owners Should Consider Flood InsuranceThe New Coronavirus and Your Business Insurance Coverage: Steps to Take NowBradley Will Be at RIMS -- Will You?

Insurance Policy Renewals

Can You Hear Me Now? Tenth Circuit Rejects Coverage for Telephone Consumer Protection Act Claims2018 Allianz Risk Barometer Highlights Business Interruption and Cyber as Two Most Important Risks of New YearBradley Will Be at RIMS -- Will You?

Notice

Beware of New Insurance Disclosure Requirements for Defendants in New York LitigationNotifying Your Excess Insurers: Don’t Let an Insurer Gamble with Your Company’s Bottom LineHouse Bill 1774 Requires Urgent Action by Texas Policyholders to Preserve Coverage for Hurricane Harvey Flood Claims

Policyholder-Insurer Conflicts of Interest

Fifth Circuit Holds that Insurer’s Payment to Insured’s Independent Counsel Erodes Policy Limits

Rescission

Are Federal Courts Increasingly Likely to Grant Rescission of Insurance Contracts?

Technology and Autonomous Vehicles

Coverage for Fully Autonomous Vehicles under the Business Auto Coverage FormMobile App Terms and Conditions Decision Clarifies Best Practices in App Designs to Support Enforcement of Contract ProvisionsWhat Do Autonomous Vehicles Portend for Commercial Auto Insurance?