John P. Fischer | Barnes & Thornburg LLP | June 6, 2016 Can a demand from a state agency trigger insurance coverage? A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit says “yes.” Many, if not most, jurisdictions now recognize that a demand from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or a… Continue reading Can a Government Agency Information Demand Trigger a Liability Insurer’s Duty to Defend?
Month: June 2016
One Awesome Case Discussing The Difference Between Delay And Disruption Damages!
Matthew DeVries | Burr & Forman LLP | June 1, 2016 Rarely do you find a case that succinctly addresses a construction law issue. Today, one of my legal alerts pointed me to one such case dealing with delay damages and disruption damages. This is a must read! In County of Galveston v. Triple B… Continue reading One Awesome Case Discussing The Difference Between Delay And Disruption Damages!
Broad but not Ambiguous: Eighth Circuit Weighs In On Water Below The Surface Exclusion
Jenna Veronneau | Property Insurance Coverage Insights | June 1, 2016 An exclusion in a homeowner’s policy for loss resulting from “water . . . below the surface of the ground” is not limited to naturally occurring water, according to a recent decision of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Bull v. Nationwide Mut.… Continue reading Broad but not Ambiguous: Eighth Circuit Weighs In On Water Below The Surface Exclusion
Insurance Company Drones May Be Hitting the Skies
Kathryn Rattigan and Deborah Vennos | Property Insurance Coverage Insights | May 31, 2016 Back in March, our Data Privacy + Security Insider blog reported an increase in the use of commercial drones by State Departments of Transportation across the country. Now, insurance companies are also getting in the game. Using drones for underwriting, determining property values and… Continue reading Insurance Company Drones May Be Hitting the Skies
Using Predictive Analytics to Reduce Claim Duration and Costs
Scott Henck | Claims Journal | May 25, 2016 Insurance claims professionals are pioneers in the use of predictive data analytics. Well before the term “Big Data” was coined, claims examiners were digging into the data within filed claims to unearth kernels of wisdom. These insights illuminated ways to reduce claims duration and costs, returning… Continue reading Using Predictive Analytics to Reduce Claim Duration and Costs