‘Physical Abuse’ Exclusion Doesn’t Bar Claim Stemming From Fight Over Fish August 21, 2020 By Jim Sams A policy that excludes damages caused by “physical abuse” does not take a property insurer off the hook for a...
9th Circuit Finds Carrier Not Liable to Defend in Sexual Abuse Case December 5, 2019 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court reversed a ruling that would have forced a homeowner’s insurer to pay up to $300,000 in...
9th Circuit: Policy’s War Exclusion Doesn’t Apply to Attacks by Hamas July 16, 2019 By Jim Sams Missiles fired by Hamas from the Gaza Strip into Israel did not constitute an act of war that triggered an...
Insurer Off the Hook for Claim Because Pilot Skipped Simulator Training July 1, 2019 By Jim Sams The co-pilot never attended flight simulator school, but the chief pilot let him take the wheel anyway. The plane crash-landed...
Insurer Claims $1M Policy Won’t Cover Pittsburgh Turnpike Goo December 28, 2011 The insurer of a trucking company whose tanker leaked sticky black goo onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike in November says in...
Navigators Launches International Defense Costs Coverage December 13, 2011 The Navigators Group Inc. has created an international defense costs policy for individual directors in the wake of developments in...
Chartis Launches Reputational Risk Insurance October 12, 2011 ReputationGuard, an insurance policy providing innovative coverage to help policyholders cope with reputational threats has been developed by Chartis’ Executive...
Travelers Expands Special Event Insurance October 12, 2011 The Protector Plan for Events, underwritten by Travelers, has expanded beyond weddings to deliver specific coverages for private special events...
Insurer Asks Nebraska Court to Review Carbon Monoxide Case September 21, 2011 By MARGERY A. BECK An insurance company is asking a federal court to absolve it from paying a claim by the widow of a...
Louisiana School Board Adopts Athlete Concussion Policy September 13, 2011 The St. Martin Parish School Board voted to amend its policies so they are in compliance with the state’s new...