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Splitting the Road: Navigating Uninsured Motorist Coverage of Divorced Spouses

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Key Points: In Florida, a divorced or separated spouse of an auto insurance policyholder may be entitled to uninsured or underinsured motorist (UM) benefits under their former spouse’s auto policy....more

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Virginia’s New Bad Faith Law: What Insurers Need to Know

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On July 1, 2024, new Virginia Code § 8.01-66.1 became effective and created a new bad faith cause of action that can be significant for underinsured or uninsured (“UIM”) carriers....more

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Personal Injury Claims Involving Uninsured Drivers in California

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In most states, drivers must have automobile liability coverage to pay damages caused by a driver's negligence. Failure to do so can result in fines and denial of registration. According to the Insurance Information Institute...more

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Claims Notes: April 2024

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Some jurisdictions consider the ISO-form "bodily injury" definition to be ambiguous as to whether emotional distress requires physical harm to be bodily injury. Many insurers have amended bodily injury to expressly require a...more

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Insurance Update - April 2024

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Dominance was the theme of this year’s NCAA basketball tournament, with the UConn men’s team winning back-to-back championships and the South Carolina women’s team reclaiming the title with a perfect record. But let’s not...more

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Insurance Class Action Quarterly Report - 2023 Q4

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The close of 2023 solidified trends in established class action theories and provided a glimpse of new theories to come. In the auto total loss valuation sphere, one that has seen a lot of action for many years,...more

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Superior Court Holds that MVFRL Does Not Require Insurers to Provide a Later-added Named Insured Notice of Opportunity to Elect or...

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Golik v. Erie Ins. Exch., 300 A.3d 514 (Pa. Super. Ct. Aug. 7, 2023) - Mr. Golik was issued an auto insurance policy by the defendant in 1992. After marriage, Mrs. Golik was added to the policy as a named insured. Mr. Golik...more

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Insurance Class Action Update - 2023 Q1

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This year began like the last one ended, with lots of activity. Total loss class actions kept going around the country, and labor depreciation class actions experienced ups and downs, depending on one’s viewpoint. New class...more

Michigan Auto Law

The “Game” of 7 Day Car Insurance Policies continues with 6 Month Policies with Installment Payments

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“Michigan stops LA Insurance’s sale of 7 day car insurance policies, but will the uninsured driver problem in Detroit improve now that 7 day policies are being replaced with 6 month car insurance with installment payments?” ...more

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Arizona Court of Appeals Holds Anti-Stacking Provision Inapplicable in Policies Issued by "Affiliated Insurers"

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The Holding - In Hanfelder v. Geico Indem. Co., WL 2018 WL 2315949 (May 22, 2018), the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment granted to an Insurer because the Policy’s “imprecise” anti-stacking language did...more

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Mayer Brown Submits Amicus Brief For Chamber Of Commerce, American Tort Reform Association, And American Insurance Association In...

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Seemingly minor legal issues sometimes can have a surprisingly significant effect. That is particularly true with the ratio guidepost because the effect of any dispute about the guidepost’s application is literally...more

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