Insurance

For visitors looking for insurance coverage laws, litigation, risk management, or compliance issues, the National Law Review has up-to-date content on insurance and reinsurance-related matters.

Insurance Coverage in a Variety of Situations

Coverage includes different types of insurance policies companies require when doing business with clients, or professionals in the medical/legal field require, to protect themselves (licenses) against lawsuits. Malpractice insurance for legal and medical professionals, professional liability insurance for a store-owner, environmental liability, business interruption insurance coverage for companies, and commercial general liability (CGL) insurance, for large corporations, are among the different cases and stories visitors to the National Law Review will find, when visiting the site. Additionally, following major catastrophic events, such as flooding, hurricanes, or other loss of income, which causes a business to shut its doors, property loss, and business interruption insurance coverage is available to businesses. Cyber insurance is another major area of insurance law today, given cyber-attacks, fraud, data breaches, and security issues online. The National Law Review covers the basics as it relates to these, and other forms of insurance, requirements for businesses, and how it will protect them from lawsuits in their niche industry.  We also report on coverage/lack of coverage as it relates to insurance agreements involved in construction defects. This can be a major issue, especially in dealing with government contracts, and we provide detailed information about procedures, risks, and what companies should do, in the event they don’t have a policy (lapse), when working on certain contracts.

Insurance Litigation

Visitors to NLR can also read about insurance disputes as they relate to bad-faith claims, extra-contractual liability, or fiduciary arrangements between companies/clients. Insurance fraud, toxic torts, class actions, and other premium situations are frequently covered online. Additionally, insurance litigation at the district court and state court level is analyzed by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review.

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Recent Insurance, Reinsurance, & Surety Legal News

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Dec
19
2016
 UIM Carrier Cannot Set Off The Total Paid By Two Drivers Who Settled With Insured From Its Policy Limits Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
24
2014
 Summary Judgment for Insurer Was Proper as it Had Cancelled Policy Several Months Prior to the Accident for Non-Payment of Premiums Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
12
2014
 Summary Judgment Against Plaintiff Bus Passengers Affirmed Where There Was No Evidence Of Negligence Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
19
2016
 Watercraft Exclusion in CGL Policy Precluded Coverage When Plaintiff Fell On Chartered Yacht Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Feb
16
2018
 First District Enlarges Attorney-Client Privilege by Creating the “Common Interest Exception” in Illinois Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
25
2014
 Insured’s Teenage Daughter Entitled to UIM (Underinsured Motorist) Benefits for Injuries Sustained While a Passenger in Friend’s Auto Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
13
2014
 De Minimis Rule Protected Illinois Hotel from Liability To Customer Who Fell On Sidewalk Approaching The Entrance Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
19
2016
 No Coverage For Suit Alleging Breach Of Employment Agreement Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
13
2014
 Illinois Restaurant Had No Duty To Protect Plaintiff from Theft of His iPhone Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
20
2016
 No Coverage For Additional Insured For Underlying Personal Injury Complaint Alleging Independent Negligence Rather Than Vicarious Liability Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
29
2014
 Bidding Requirement Clarified for Illinois Fire Protection Districts Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
13
2014
 7th Circuit Defense Summary Judgment Affirmed Where Experts' Relied Upon Amateurs' Reconstruction of Crossing Accident Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
20
2016
 Lung Cancer Plaintiffs Cannot Maintain Direct Action Against Former Employer’s Insurance Carriers Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
12
2017
 Choosing Your Cyber Insurance Policy Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
29
2014
 Recent Decision from Illinois Courts: Policy Language Prevented Insureds from Stacking Underinsured Motorists (UIM) Coverage Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
13
2014
 Illinois Guaranty Fund Gets Setoff From Statutory Dram Shop Limit Rather Than Jury Verdict Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jul
29
2014
 Insurance Coverage: Illinois Court Rules Policy Language Precluded Replacement Cost for Equipment More Than Five Years Old Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
10
2014
 Targeted Tender Doctrine Allows Insured With Multiple Policies To Select Which Insurer Should Defend Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
13
2014
 Four-Year Illinois Construction Statute Of Limitations Applied To Temporary Furnace and Ventilation System Which Caused Fire During Building's Construction Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
20
2016
 Excess Carrier Not Required To Defend Or Indemnify Insured When Sued By Late Wife’s Estate For Negligence In Operating Motor Vehicle Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
10
2014
 CGL (Commercial General Liability) Policy Terms Unambiguously Limited Exposure To The Occurrence Limit Rather Than Aggregate Limit Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
13
2014
 Illinois Plaintiff's Verdict Taken Away As Approaching Train Presented Open and Obvious Danger To Pedestrian Crossing Tracks Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Jun
4
2015
 New Illinois Appellate Court Ruling on Entitlement to Permanency Where the Claimant Dies Before Arbitration Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Dec
20
2016
 Allegation That Insured Failed To Request Emergency Medical Assistance To Plaintiff’s Decedent Who Had Ingested Methadone Triggered Duty To Defend Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
10
2014
 Auto Insurance Policies Cannot Exclude The Only Named Insured Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Oct
29
2015
 Cyber Liability: The Risks of Doing Business in a Digital World Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Sep
29
2014
 The Sunny Hill Decision and the Evolution of the TTD Test: How Can We Follow the Rules When the Rules Keep Changing? Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Nov
10
2014
 No Statutory Or Public Policy Requirement To Provide UIM Coverage In An Umbrella Policy Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
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