In the liability insurance context, the issue of allocating defense costs and indemnity payments arises between insurers on a regular...
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Steven Plitt is the current successor author to Couch on Insurance, 3d. He maintains a national coverage practice with The Cavanagh Law Firm. He has been listed continuously as one of Arizona's 50 lawyers by Southwest Super Lawyers. He can be reached splitt@cavanaghlaw.com. To read additional articles by Steven Plitt, go to www.insuranceexpertplitt.com.
Most jurisdictions hold that every contract form contains an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing that prohibits either...
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Territorial limitation clauses can be found universally in domestic and international insurance policies. Under this coverage restriction, the policy typically...
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In many states, the insured has a general duty to read the insurance policy. See Practical Tools for Handling Insurance...
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Placing the value on bodily injury claims is inherently speculative. To remove some of the guess work from ascertaining a...
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All-risk policies insure fortuitous losses that are not excluded by the policy. The use of the phrase “all-risk,” however, is...
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On January 26, 2011 the general assembly of the South Carolina legislature amended S.C. CODE ANN. § 38-61-70 to require...
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A majority of courts in the country have found that if a claimant files a mixed lawsuit containing both covered...
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Courts are split on whether an excess insurer can sue the primary insurer’s defense counsel for legal malpractice. There are...
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When an excess insurer is not given notice of a lawsuit with potential excess exposure, the opportunity to participate in...
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