Victor Jacobellis | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 23, 2019 The string of natural disasters that struck California in 2017 and 2018 resulted in new legislation expanding the rights of California policyholders. The California legislature has drafted and introduced new legislation that would continue to expand policyholders’ rights. Pending legislation is summarized below.… Continue reading Pending California Property Insurance Legislation – A Continued Expansion of Insured’s Rights
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The Best Insurance Lawyers Study Insurance Practices and Not Just Insurance Law
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 21, 2019 The best insurance lawyers are students of the insurance industry rather than just students of insurance law. I learned this truth from insurance claims expert Gary Fye and the late Eugene Anderson. Let me paraphrase what Anderson used to tell me, ‘for the same… Continue reading The Best Insurance Lawyers Study Insurance Practices and Not Just Insurance Law
The Blame Game
Teresa m. Beck | The CLM Magazine | March 2018 How Good Are You at Predicting Construction Verdicts? One of the most important things that claims professionals, risk managers, and defense counsel do is evaluate the verdict potential of cases that are headed for trial. As a trial date approaches, invariably, the infamous roundtable meeting… Continue reading The Blame Game
New York Insurance Law: Under Construction
Seth Schafler and Om V. Alladi | Proskauer | March 30, 2018 Imagine you hired a general contractor to renovate the master bathroom of your home. The general contractor hired a subcontractor to do the plumbing work, but the subcontractor botched the job, resulting in a massive leak causing extensive damage to other areas of… Continue reading New York Insurance Law: Under Construction
Some Decisions Policyholders Can Be Thankful for this Year
Bryan J. Coffey | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | November 27, 2017 It’s that time of the year when Americans gather together, enjoy a feast, and fall asleep in front of the TV. But before the tryptophan kicks in, we also like to give thanks for the good things that have happened in the… Continue reading Some Decisions Policyholders Can Be Thankful for this Year