ArticleReversing Insurance Claim Denials Part 1: Don't Believe Claim Denial Letters - VideoToday we start a three part series addressing the best strategies that policyholders can use to reverse business insurance claims denials.United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
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ArticleSettling With Underlying Insurers For Less Than Policy Limits -- The Good, The Decent And The UglyWhen a policyholder resolves or settles an insurance claim that implicates multiple layers of insurance, and not every layer is settled at once, trouble is bound to ensue. United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
ArticleWhy Insurance Carriers Prefer Insurance Coverage Arbitration Over LitigationA question that corporate policyholders should ask before entering insurance coverage arbitration is whether arbitration is a viable way to resolve a complex corporate insurance dispute. United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
VideoFive Things You Need To Know About D&O Insurance: 5) Indemnity Obligations (Video Content)Today we conclude our series, Five Things You Need To Know About D&O Insurance with a discussion about Indemnity Obligations. United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
ArticleFifth Circuit's "Windstorm" Ruling Holds Silver Lining For PolicyholdersA recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a higher deductible applied (so as to bar recovery for the policyholder)...United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
ArticleRetroactive Date Exclusions: Commonly Alleged, But Seldom ApplicableIn today's post, Brian Friel addresses one of the most common reasons for denial raised by insurance carriers today: retroactive date exclusions. These retro-date exclusions...United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
ArticleAre Actual Post-Hurricane Market Conditions Relevant To "Loss Sustained" Under Business Interruption Insurance Coverage?Hurricane Harvey caused complete or partial interruption of many businesses in the Gulf Coast region, including many refineries and hotels.United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
ArticleInsurance Coverage For Opioid Litigation And InvestigationsOpioid insurance coverage is now one of the most important issues faced by the pharmaceutical industry, which is now in the cross-hairs of plaintiffs lawyers. United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
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ArticleInsurance Recovery Law: History's Best Decisions: The Penford CaseOur next case in our series "Insurance Recovery Law: History's Best Decisions" is the Penford case from 2011.United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
ArticleCyber Insurance Claim DenialsThere have been a series of recent high profile cyber insurance claim denials. United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
ArticleWho Is Winning The Covid-19 Insurance Coverage Fight?Who is Winning the Covid-19 Insurance Coverage Fight? It depends on where the lawsuits are being decided. In state court, policyholders are winning roughly one half to three quarters...United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
ArticleInsurance Coverage For Sexual Abuse ClaimsNew York has taken a two-prong approach to dealing with sexual abuse claims. First, the state legislature enacted the NY Child Victims Act. United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
ArticleInconsistencies Haunt Environmental Insurers' Covid-19 Claims DenialsWhile government shutdown orders caused by the pandemic threaten to put many corporations out of business, insurance carriers have launched an outright war against businesses.United StatesInsuranceMiller Friel
ArticleComputer Fraud: Two Similar Scams, Two Very Different Insurance OutcomesTwo recent decisions by two different federal courts interpreting "Computer Fraud" insurance coverage reveal the limitations of cyber insurance in a rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape.United StatesCriminal LawMiller Friel
ArticleFuture Battles Foreshadowed In First COVID-19 Insurance SuitThe financial impact of damage caused by the coronavirus is immense. Virtually every business in the U.S. is suffering and policyholders need to take action now to preserve their rights to coverage.United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Miller Friel
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