Insurance

This is FindLaw’s collection of Insurance articles, part of the Corporate Governance section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Click on the articles below to learn about defense perspectives in bad faith claims and steps to take if you are the victim of an auto accident. Every year thousands of automobile accidents cause severe personal injuries and/or property damage. By acting promptly and responsibly, you can protect yourself and your family against lost wages and overwhelming medical bills. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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Quackenbush

The extent to which a Liquidator or Receiver of a defunct insurer can be compelled to comply with an arbitration requirement has been the subject of a good deal of discussion in the industry and disagreement in the courts. Now, after a complicated ...
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Questions and Answers: Recent Changes in Health Care Law

Preexisting Condition Exclusions Crediting Prior Health Coverage for Purposes of Reducing a Preexisting Condition Exclusion Period Certification of Creditable Coverage Nondiscrimination Requirements Special Enrollment Coverage: Additional ...
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Questions and Answers Regarding Notice Requirements Under The Women?s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998

The Women.s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA) was signed into law on October 21, 1998. The law includes important new protections for individuals who elect breast reconstruction in connection with a mastectomy. WHCRA is subject to ...
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Questions To Ask When Buying EPLI

Now more than ever, employers are facing an onslaught of employment litigation. The statistics are staggering: More than one fourth of the civil cases clogging our courts are employment related; the number of discrimination and harassment claims ...
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Railroad Employees Beware

The following is the second in a series of articles regarding automobile insurance. It uses a specific case example for instructional purposes only.In the last issue of The Crow Report we addressed the topic of personal automobile insurance. In that ...
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Reading the Radar: What is Happening with the Insurance Industry and Financial Service Providers

More and more life insurers now recognize that banks possess powerful advantages including sharper customer focus, lower distribution costs and a stronger capital base. The banks' competitive position has been further strengthened by a flood of ...
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Real Estate Law Questions and Answers

Title Insurance is the application of the general principles of insurance to real estate titles. But, unlike other types of insurance which protect the insured against loss due to unexpected future events, title insurance protects against loss ...
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Recent District Court Decision May Hamper Employers’ Ability to Reduce Retiree Health Care Programs for Medicare-Eligible Retirees

In AARP v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania blocked the EEOC from issuing a final rule that would permit employers to provide lesser retiree health benefits to retirees who are ...
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Recent Insurance Case Law in Texas

, 963 S.W.2d 42 (Tex., February 13, 1998): The court held that a homeowner's insurer breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing by denying its insureds' burglary and fire loss claims based upon a biased investigation intended to construct a ...
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Recent Michigan Federal Court Decision Proposes Definition of “Resident” for Homeowner’s Policy Purposes

While Michigan courts have often been in the background in shaping insurance jurisprudence, a recent decision heralds a development in one area of the law. In a recent decision, the federal court for the Western District of Michigan has proposed a ...
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