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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Courts Reaffirm and Expand Buss: Right of Insurer to Seek Reimbursement for Noncovered Claims
A case published recently by the California Court of Appeal has taken the findings in Buss v. Superior Court (1977) 16 Cal.4th 35 and Aerojet-General Corporation v. Transport Indemnity Company (1997) 17 Cal.4th 38, and expanded an insurer's right to ...
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Department Of Labor Issues Guidance on Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act Of 1998 Notices
You will recall that the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 (WHCRA) added Section 713 to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") requiring that group health plans which cover the cost of mastectomies also cover the costs of ...
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Direct Suits Against Insurance Companies and Presumption of Consent to Use Vehicle
The Supreme Court of Mississippi issued its opinion in State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. v. Eakins, et al, 996-CT-00034-SCT (decided December 10, 1998), which addresses two issues that have changed Mississippi law relating to the handling of ...
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Directors & Officers: Are you covered?
A sea change in laws, corporate governance standards and attitudes of institutional investors has dramatically increased the personal risk for directors and officers. Although suitable compliance programs will reduce the risk, bad things happen to ...
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Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
In recent years, directors and officers liability insurance has become a core component of corporate insurance. As many as 95% of Fortune 500 companies maintain directors and officers (“D&O”) liability insurance today. Furthermore, it has become a ...
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Duty of Good Faith Further Limited by Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court has further limited the "duty of good faith and fair dealing", ruling in a per curiam opinion issued October 18, 1996 that an insurer does not owe its insured a duty to investigate and defend claims against the insured by a ...
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Emergency Preparedness: D&O Lessons From September 11
Reprinted with permission from "The ACE Report," a publication of ACE Insurance, December 2001 issue. As a result of the September 11 events, the importance of effective emergency preparedness and management is now greater than ever and requires ...
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Environmental Coverage Under Comprehensive General Liability Policies
Comprehensive General Liability ("CGL") insurance policies issued after the early 1970s contain some form of a pollution exclusion clause. Although businesses that are subject to environmental liability may purchase separate policies to address ...
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Errors and Omissions: Whoops Your Agent Left You Un-Covered
The hurricanes struck and now you find out that your homeowner's policy doesn't include wind and flood coverage, especially when your dwelling is in a flood zone. And it doesn't include full replacement value. But your agent said it would ...
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Estate Planning with Insurance
Estate planning often is not just as simple as having your family attorney draft you a will. It is becoming increasingly more complex and requires an attorney with experience in this area of the law. Even if you do not have a large estate, through ...
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