Defense Costs
Hawaii Supreme Court Says Aloha to Insurers Trying to Recoup Defense Costs From PolicyholdersSolefully Designed: Insurance Coverage in the Sneaker IndustryNevada’s Changing Liability Insurance Landscape—State Insurance Regulator Issues Emergency Regulation and Guidance Addressing Controversial “Defense-Within-Limits” Legislation
Financial Institution Bond
Federal Court Rejects Insurer’s Narrow Interpretation of Securities Insuring Agreement and Applies Notice-Prejudice Rule to Financial Institution BondWaMu’s Losses on Fraudulent Mortgages Are Covered; Not “Indirect” as Carrier ArguedCoverage for “Counterfeit” Securities: Imitation of an Original vs. Imitation of the Original
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Business Insurance Names Rachel Hudgins Among 2024 Break Out Award WinnersHunton Insurance Coverage Partner Lawrence J. Bracken II Awarded Emory Public Interest Committee’s 2024 Lifetime Commitment to Public Service AwardAndrea DeField Recognized In 2024 List of Influential Business Women By South Florida Business Journal
Industry News
Business Insurance Names Rachel Hudgins Among 2024 Break Out Award WinnersSupreme Court Sinks Yacht Owner’s Insurance Counterclaim on Choice-of-Law GroundsHunton Insurance Coverage Partner Lawrence J. Bracken II Awarded Emory Public Interest Committee’s 2024 Lifetime Commitment to Public Service Award
Insurance Fundamentals
“The Lines Are Not Blurred”: Attorney Claim Handlers Are Not Protected by Attorney-Client PrivilegePolicyholders Score Win as Another State’s High Court Adopts the “Continuous-Trigger” Theory for General Liability PoliciesTenth Circuit: Remain Thoughtful About Whether Your Insurance Claims Are Related
Professional Liability/E&O
Avoiding Rescission of Insurance Coverage: An Insured’s Worst Nightmare Sixth Circuit Holds Settlement for Fraudulent Transfers Insurable Under Ohio LawNevada’s Changing Liability Insurance Landscape—State Insurance Regulator Issues Emergency Regulation and Guidance Addressing Controversial “Defense-Within-Limits” Legislation
Texas
Compliance with Contractual and Jurisdictional Pre-Suit Requirements is Essential to Maximizing RecoveryFifth Circuit: Policyholders Can Still Salvage Adverse Duty To Defend RulingsTexas Supreme Court Holds that Invoking Appraisal Provision and Paying Appraisal Amount Does Not Insulate an Insurer from Damages Under the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act