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Interpretation of actual and constructive total loss under the Marine Insurance Act 1906

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 25 2010

Masefield AG v Amlin Corporate Member Ltd 2010 EWHC 280 (Comm) concerned the interpretation of actual and constructive total loss under the Marine Insurance Act 1906

Third parties may have rights of action against insurance brokers

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 9 2010

In Mr Peter Crowson v HSBC Insurance Brokers Ltd (unreported), the Judge, in considering an application to strike out the claimant's claim, held that an individual who is not in a contractual relationship with an insurance broker may have rights of action in tort andor contract where the insurance to be arranged is also for his benefit

Wisconsin court: “negligent misrepresentation” claims by molestation victims against archdiocese are not covered under CGL policy

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
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  • December 28 2010

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently ruled that "negligent misrepresentation" claims against the Archdiocese of Milwaukee arising from alleged molestation by priests are not covered under the Archdiocese's CGL policy

Insurers face more noise-induced hearing loss claims following Court of Appeal decision

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 21 2010

Insurers may see increased exposure on employers' liability policies in 2010, particularly related to noise-related personal injuries, as the effects of the so-called textile deafness test litigation are felt in the industry

Court upholds insurer’s decision to deny benefits to smoker’s widow

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • October 26 2010

In Jackson v. Farmers New World Life Ins. Co., the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma ruled that the insurer did not act in bad faith or breach its contractual duty when it rescinded a $150,000 non-smokers life insurance policy after discovering that the insured was, in fact, a smoker

Ninth Circuit affirms ruling that reinsurer has no duty to contribute to settlement payment where reinsured excess policy was not triggered

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • July 2 2010

Texas Farmers Insurance Company ("Texas Farmers") issued claims-made insurance policies (transformed into occurrence-based policies through endorsement) to Kaiser Permanente, a medical facility, for the policy periods of 4999-4900, 4900-4901, and 4901-4902

Trustees' duties in employee life assurance schemes

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • January 7 2010

In Ms Jacqueline Power v (1) The Trustees of the Open Text (UK) Limited Group Life Assurance Scheme (2) Open Text (UK) Limited 2009 EWHC 3064 (Ch), the High Court considered whether either the trustee of an employee life assurance scheme or the employer that issued the scheme was under a duty to consider the level of cover provided under the scheme and whether the trustee was under a duty to consider whether the cover was appropriate

Third Circuit holds that professional services exclusion in general liability policy applies to all allegations arising out of architect’s work and insurers had no duty to defend

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • January 6 2010

The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, applying New Jersey law, recently held that all claims against an insured architectural firm arising out of the firm’s architectural work on a parking garage that later collapsed are not covered under its general liability policies due to professional services exclusions

Massachusetts federal court addresses manifest disregard of the law standard, finds that panel’s decision to limit discovery and witness testimony did not provide a basis to vacate award

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 21 2011

In OneBeacon America Insurance Co. v. Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation, 09-CV-11495-PBS (D.Mass. December 23, 2010), a motion was brought by petitioner OneBeacon to vacate an arbitration award on the basis that the arbitrators were guilty of misconduct for refusing to permit necessary discovery and hear certain evidence

Terminating contracts with insurance agents

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Hong Kong
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  • January 14 2010

In the recent case of Leung Chee Kuen Carol Macrady v American International Assurance Co (Bermuda) Ltd 2009 HKEC 1826, the court was asked to consider whether the insurance company AIA had wrongfully terminated its relationship with the plaintiff