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Shepard Comments on Suit Dismissal, Extends Offer
Oct 23 2003 // Gregory M. Shepard announced that State Auto Financial Corp. (STFC) and State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. (SAM) voluntarily dismissed without prejudice the lawsuit that they had filed against Shepard June 30, 2003, in...
Is Late Notice Ever a Defense in Texas’
Oct 20 2003 // The notice condition in general liability policies requires that the insured provide the insurer with timely notice of any potential occurrence and the receipt of suit papers. Failure to give proper notice of either of...
District Court Dimissess Shepard Suit
Oct 17 2003 // A U.S. District Court judge dismissed Wednesday a lawsuit filed by State Auto Financial Corporation investor Gregory M. Shepard and his wholly owned company alleging that directors of STFC and its parent company, State...
INSURERS SUE TERROR SUPPORTERS FOR 9/11 LOSSES
Oct 6 2003 // Dozens of insurance companies, acting as members of five large insurance groups—Chubb, American Re, Zurich American, One Beacon and Crum & Forster—have filed a lawsuit in two cities against Al Qaida and other...
The Resurrection of Environmental Coverages
Sep 22 2003 // As insurers are confronted with increased pressures from claims involving asbestos, mold, and directors and officers’ policies, little attention is paid to the decreasing number of traditional environmental...
$585 Million Settlement at Hand in Credit Lyonnais/ELIC Fraud Case
Sep 22 2003 // Nothing apparently concentrates the corporate mind so effectively as being named in a criminal complaint. A week after a federal grand jury in Los Angeles issued a sealed indictment which reportedly accused it, and...
New Survey Reportedly Highlights Need for Class Action Reform
Sep 16 2003 // An overwhelming majority of Americans reportedly believe that frivolous lawsuits are flooding the court system and that class action lawsuits are increasing the cost of products they buy. According to a Winston Group...
CNA Sues Former Exec for Raiding Talent
Sep 11 2003 // Chicago-based insurer CNA has filed suit against a former executive it says violated an exit agreement not to hire away any employees for at least three years by luring away 11 top company executives to a competing firm,...
Insurers Sue Terror Supporters for 9/11 Losses
Sep 10 2003 // Dozens of insurance companies, acting as members of five large insurance groups—Chubb, American Re, Zurich American, One Beacon and Crum & Forster—have filed a lawsuit in two cities against Al Qaida and other...
Alliance Disappointed in Insurance Score Class Action Ruling
Sep 8 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers expressed disappointment with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in DeHoyos v. Allstate Insurance Company, which was filed in Texas. The case stems from the Texas-based...
GMAC Sues Silverstein, Port Authority over Insurance Proceeds
Sep 5 2003 // GMAC Commercial Mortgage Co., a financing unit of General Motors Corp., has filed a lawsuit over claims that World Trade Center master leaseholder Silverstein Properties and the site’s owner, the Port Authority of...
Ill. Judge Certifies Aftermarket Parts Class Action
Aug 29 2003 // A Madison County, Ill., judge has certified a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 30,000 Geico Corp. policyholders on the direct insurer’s use of aftermarket parts to fix damaged vehicles. The Alliance of American...
Trade Associations Prevail in Lawsuit Challenging Calif. Homeowners Emergency Regs
Aug 26 2003 // Three insurance trade associations announced that a Sacramento Superior Court sustained their challenge to the legality of a homeowners insurance Emergency Regulation issued by the California Department of Insurance (CDI)...
NAII Files Brief to Accelerate Suits for Sickest Asbestos Claimants
Aug 25 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) has joined several other manufacturer and insurer groups with a petition to the Michigan Supreme Court that would ensure the cases of the most ill asbestos claimants...
Alliance Sees Class Action Reform as Top Priority When Congress Returns Next Month
Aug 15 2003 // In anticipation of an early vote on class action reform legislation when Congress returns in September, the Alliance of American Insurers is urging its member companies to contact Senators in support of S 274, the Class...
Fed. Judge Defers Decision Until Aug. 25 on Injunction Sought by Intellectual Property Suit
Aug 15 2003 // A federal judge on Thursday deferred until Aug. 25 a decision on whether to issue an injunction against San Diego-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.’s use of certain computer software. The deferral of...
Kemper Files Lawsuit Against Chattem
Aug 14 2003 // Chattem Inc., which markets and manufactures branded consumer products, announced that Kemper Indemnity Insurance Company (Kemper) filed a lawsuit against it in federal court in Chattanooga, Tenn., seeking to rescind the...
Deutsche Bank Sues Allianz, AXA on Sept. 11 Building Claim
Aug 12 2003 // Deutsche Bank (DB) has filed suit against Allianz and AXA over a claim for damages to its building at 130 Liberty Street in New York City caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center towers. The suit, filed in New York...
Iowa Pols Sue Guv For Veto of WC & Tort Reforms
Aug 7 2003 // Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack’s line item veto of legislation that supporters say would have improved the state’s business climate is being challenged in court. Republican legislators filed a lawsuit late last week...
NAII Reiterates Strong Public Policy on Civil Justice System
Jul 28 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) Board of Governors reiterated its strong support of litigation reform by adopting a comprehensive policy position on the topic at its June meeting. The policy...
