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Updates, Analysis and Breaking News for Commercial Policyholders
The Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog, published by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, focuses on issues related to insurance coverage and recovery strategies. It covers topics such as property and business interruption insurance, risk management tools like the SAFETY Act, and emerging liabilities including those related to artificial intelligence. The blog also addresses legal developments in insurance policy rescission, directors and officers liability, and commercial litigation forums such as New York's Commercial Division. It provides insights into regulatory and litigation trends affecting policyholders, with an emphasis on complex insurance disputes and risk mitigation for businesses across various industries.
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Hard on Soft Caps – Bankruptcy Court Declines to Limit Access to D&O Insurance
Directors and officers should take note of a recent decision from the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York concerning access to D&O insurance policy proceeds. In In re SVB Financial Group, Case No. 23-10367 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.…
Not Our Territory: 11th Circuit Dismisses Hurricane Damage Appraisal Order for Lack of Jurisdiction
The hurdles policyholders have faced with the appraisal process in Florida are far from over. In the past, many Florida courts have limited the scope for appraisal, strictly construing the policy provision against the policyholder. Yet, recently, in Positano Place…
Hunton Insurance Practice, Partners Recognized by The Legal 500
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s insurance practice was recognized among the top policyholder insurance practices nationally, receiving a Band 2 national ranking in the 2023 United States Edition of The Legal 500 for Advice to Policyholders. The Legal 500 ranks the…
Geoffrey Fehling to Co-Chair ABA Director and Officer Liability Committee
Partner Geoffrey Fehling, who leads the firm’s Boston insurance coverage practice, has been appointed to co-chair the Director and Officer Liability Committee of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section. The Committee is part of the ABA Business Law Section’s…
Hunton Offers Amicus Support in First Circuit Review of “Surface Water” Under Massachusetts Law
Hunton’s insurance team has offered its support on behalf of amicus curie United Policyholders in a brief to the First Circuit concerning the meaning of “surface water” in the context of a broad, all-risk property insurance policy?…
Nevada State Court Rulings Highlight Importance of Strategic Decisions Early in a Case
In a COVID-19 insurance coverage lawsuit that Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. filed against several insurers in Nevada state court, two recent rulings in favor of Hilton highlight the importance of strategic decisions early in a case. …
The ABCs of EUOs
Insurers generally have a right to conduct a full, fair, and thorough investigation of a claim. Depending on policy language, one investigative tool available to insurers is the examination under oath, or an “EUO.” In an EUO, a representative of…
It’s Too Late, Lloyd’s: New York Federal Court Finds Insurer Waived Late Notice Defense
A New York federal judge recently ruled that an insurer waived its late notice defense because a generic reservation of rights was insufficient to preserve it. As a result, the policyholder’s claim was preserved despite being submitted more than three…
Drugmaker Wins (Again) in False Claims Act Coverage Dispute Over DOJ Settlement
The False Claims Act continues to make headlines. The DOJ announced earlier this year that its fiscal-year recoveries—across 351 settlements and judgments—exceeded $2.2 billion, which was the second-highest number of settlements recorded in a single year. More recently, the US…