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Bringing Excess Insurance Carriers to the Settlement Table
Excess insurance, while great for mitigating risks of large losses to policyholders, does not always cooperate during litigation. This is particularly true during settlement negotiations, as excess insurers do not have an obligation to settle in good faith until it’s…
Nancy Sher Cohen Covers Trends in Insurance Recoveries Litigation
Nancy Sher Cohen, leader of our Los Angeles office and a leader of our Insurance Recoveries and Counseling practice group, recently sat down with Burford Capital’s Andy Lundberg to discuss topics of concern for clients pursuing or considering complex…
The Top 5 Pitfalls in D&O Liability Policies
Corporate officers and directors should be able to lead confidently and sleep at night without worrying that their personal assets may be at risk because of personal liability. D&O insurance provides such “sleep at night” coverage for claims alleging breach…
Record-Breaking Flooding in the Midwest Likely Means a Flood of Business Interruption Claims, Too
The Midwest is experiencing record-breaking flooding this year, bringing back memories of the devastating and costly floods of 1993. Without a doubt, business losses and business interruption claims will be substantial. This post explores when an insured might have coverage…
Fifth Circuit Holds Multiple Insurers Liable for Civil Rights Lawsuit
In an Opinion dated May 29, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, ruled in Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Ethel Mitchell that multiple insurers must provide coverage to a defendant county and its officials sued in a §1983 wrongful…
RIMS 2019 – Will We See You In Boston?
For several years, Lathrop Gage’s Insurance Recovery and Counseling team has been front-and-center at RIMS’ annual conference. This year’s event – taking place April 28-May 1 in Boston – is no exception! We will have a team onsite at…
Cyber Insurance: Something All Businesses Should Consider
This month, when many are working with inspiration towards their New Year’s resolutions, we urge each business policyholder to set a goal fitting of our modern high-tech age: checking its cyber insurance.
Cyber insurance is something of a fluid catch-all…
Lathrop Gage Partners Profiled for Wrongful Conviction Insurance Recoveries
Lathrop Gage Partners Bill Beck and Mike Abrams were recently profiled by Super Lawyers for their success in securing compensation for individuals who have been wrongfully convicted, individuals who have often spent decades in prison for crimes they did…
Don’t Let Your Insurance Coverage Go Up in Smoke: Hot Topic Advice From a Cannabis Insurance Broker
Interviewed by Alana McMullin and David Scheidemantle of Lathrop Gage’s Insurance Recovery & Counseling Group.
In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit considered whether a “criminal acts” exclusion in a first-party commercial insurance policy…