2024

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Florida’s Insurance Commissioner Highlights Strengthening Property Insurance Market

Progressive commits to investing in Florida, joining State Farm and several national carriers, and nine new domestic property insurers following 2023 reforms υJust four days after Hurricane Debby made landfall along the Big Bend, Florida’s Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky announced several positive developments related to the state’s strengthening property insurance market. The news follows announcements […]

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Safety First: 2024’s Safest States for Outdoor Workers

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By Sav Maive | Updated: August 21, 2024 Which states take “safety first” seriously for outdoor jobs? With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recently proposed rule for federal heat protections, Lawn Love ranked 2024’s Safest States for Outdoor Workers. We compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 5 categories. We looked at legislation protecting […]

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NYSWC Introduces Case Indexing

To promote efficient resolution of workers’ compensation claims, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board will begin indexing every complete case on Sept. 26, 2024, for cases assembled on or after this date. For information on the announcement, see Subject Number 046-1704. As a result, the majority of claims assembled that contain a medical report of […]

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Openly to Begin Offering Comprehensive Homeowners Insurance Options to Independent Agents in Delaware

Openly, the premium homeowners insurance provider, has announced it has begun offering its comprehensive coverage options to independent insurance agents and policyholders in Delaware. This launch marks the company’s expansion into its 24th state, following two successful rollouts in Connecticut and Virginia earlier this year. “Using cutting-edge data and technology, Openly empowers independent agents to deliver exceptional […]

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Insurance Litigants Should Never Play Games With Discovery

Barry Zalma

Plaintiff Acted Inappropriately in Discovery Dispute Litigants Must Meet & Confer to an Impasse Before Bringing Discovery Disputes to Court In an insurance coverage action where Plaintiff alleged that Defendant breached its flood insurance policy by paying less than what Plaintiff asserts was the appropriate coverage amount under the policy, there was a dispute as […]

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Nevada Appears to Ignore SCOTUS on Punitive Damages

Barry Zalma

Nevada Supreme Court Affirms Massive Punitive Damages Award Sandra Eskew, as administrator of her deceased husband Bill’s estate, sued Sierra Health and Life Insurance Company, LLC (SHL), for insurance bad faith after SHL determined that Bill’s preferred lung cancer treatment-proton beam radiation therapy- was not covered by his health insurance plan. Because SHL refused to […]

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Man Bites Dog Story

Barry Zalma

Injunction Against Arbitration of No Fault Claims Plaintiffs are various State Farm insurers (collectively, “State Farm”) sued seeking a declaratory judgment that defendant NYC Medical Treatments, P.C. (“NYC Medical”) is not entitled to receive payment for claims brought under New York’s “No Fault” insurance laws. State Farm filed a combined motion to stay all pending […]

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Replacement Cost Coverage Limited

Barry Zalma

Courts May not Rewrite Clear & Unambiguous Policy In Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Irma Qureshi and George Guerrero, No. 4D2023-1338, Florida Court of Appeals, Fourth District (July 24, 2024) the Court of Appeals was required to address the measure of damages recoverable for the breach of a replacement cost property insurance policy. BACKGROUND […]

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DFS Adopts Insurance Guidance to Combat Discrimination in Artificial Intelligence

Establishes Principles to Protect Consumers When Insurers Use Artificial Intelligence in Underwriting and Pricing Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris adopted guidance to protect consumers from unfair or unlawful discrimination by insurers using artificial intelligence. “New York has a strong track record of supporting responsible innovation while protecting consumers from financial harm,” […]

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