Kelly Cruz-Brown
Carlton Fields
Articles
Council of the European Union agrees to negotiations on reinsurance
European Union, USA - May 5 2015 On April 21, 2015, the Council of the European Union ("Council") issued a mandate to the European Commission ("Commission") to negotiate an agreement…
District court rules on discovery in bad faith case
USA - April 16 2015 In a dispute between the excess and primary liability insurance carriers of a common insured based upon the primary insurer's alleged breach of the…
Court addresses honorable engagement provision in arbitration clause
USA - April 14 2015 In First State Insurance Company v. National Cas. Co., 2015 WL 1263147, No. 14-1644 (1st Cir. March 20, 2015), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st…
Montana amends expands surplus lines statute
USA - March 26 2015 Effective February 25, 2015, Montana's surplus lines law, Section 33-2-301 and 33-2-302, M.C.A., (the "Surplus Lines Insurance Law") was expanded to…
New CFPB consent orders point to growing indirect regulation of title insurance
USA - March 25 2015 The Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 granted rule-making authority under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) to the CFPB and, with respect to…
