A policy that excludes damages caused by “physical abuse” does not take a property insurer off the hook for a claim by an insured who agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from injuries caused by an alleged …
A federal appellate court reversed a ruling that would have forced a homeowner’s insurer to pay up to $300,000 in damages to a woman who had been sexually abused by its policyholder, despite exclusions in the policy for intentional acts. …
Missiles fired by Hamas from the Gaza Strip into Israel did not constitute an act of war that triggered an exclusion to a blanket insurance policy issued to Universal Cable Productions by Atlantic Specialty Insurance, the 9th Circuit Court of …
The co-pilot never attended flight simulator school, but the chief pilot let him take the wheel anyway. The plane crash-landed at the Aspen, Colorado airport. Nobody was hurt, but the owner of the airplane will not collect on its $5 …
The insurer of a trucking company whose tanker leaked sticky black goo onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike in November says in court filings that its $1 million policy likely won’t be enough to cover roughly 1,000 claims for damaged vehicles. The …
The Navigators Group Inc. has created an international defense costs policy for individual directors in the wake of developments in Australia and New Zealand. “In light of the recent Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) survey results and the recent …
ReputationGuard, an insurance policy providing innovative coverage to help policyholders cope with reputational threats has been developed by Chartis’ Executive Liability division. The policy delivers the benefit of both access to world-class reputation and crisis communications professionals as well as …
The Protector Plan for Events, underwritten by Travelers, has expanded beyond weddings to deliver specific coverages for private special events including parties for anniversaries, birthdays, sweet sixteen celebrations, baby showers, holiday parties, and retirements. The plan provides coverage for certain …
An insurance company is asking a federal court to absolve it from paying a claim by the widow of a central Nebraska church pastor who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a house owned by the church. John Green had …
The St. Martin Parish School Board voted to amend its policies so they are in compliance with the state’s new student-athlete concussion awareness laws. Two laws adopted during the 2011 legislative session require school districts to ensure that all coaches …