The Texas Legislature is currently considering the authorization of domestic surplus lines insurance companies in Texas. If approved, Texas would join at least 10 other states with similar domestic surplus lines insurance company laws. The proposed legislation is currently working through the Texas House and Senate and appears to be…

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The federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals has enforced a Travelers asbestos exclusion, finding it to be unambiguous. In General Refractories Co. v. First State Ins. Co., the court analyzed language that read: “It is agreed that this policy does not apply to [loss] arising out of asbestos…” General…

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An amendment to Illinois Senate Bill 809 proposes to add a new section to the Illinois Insurance Code (215 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/155.46) requiring insurance companies to submit supplier diversity reports. SB 809 is assigned to the Senate Insurance Committee. A Senate Insurance Committee hearing is scheduled for April 26…

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New York Associate Zach Lerner authored a Law360 article on group property and casualty insurance. Within the article, Lerner identifies some of the important issues for insurers and producers to consider, both in the admitted and surplus lines insurance markets, as to the regulation of LRRA and permissible state insurance…

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The Texas Legislature is considering legislation that would expressly permit service contracts to include the replacement of a motor vehicle key or key-fob. Specifically, Senate Bill 1263 and House Bill 2275 would redefine “service contract” in Texas Occupations Code section 1304.003 to include “the replacement of a motor vehicle key…
Read More Key-Fob Amendment to Texas Service Contract Law Considered by Legislature

We are happy to provide the 2017 edition of our Excess and Surplus Lines Law Manual. This edition reflects all of the pertinent changes in the surplus lines laws and regulations of the 50 states and U.S. territories during the past year. The website provides you with the ability to…

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The Delaware Supreme Court has endorsed the application of a single state’s insurance law to disputes over coverage under policies issued to a global company for costs associated with environmental waste sites in two states. The Court reversed the lower court which had decided to apply instead the law of…

Read More Delaware Supreme Court Endorses Single State Choice of Law for Environmental Insurance Coverage Case

A new federal 9th Circuit appellate decision has ruled for the insured in its suit against its excess insurer that refused to contribute to a settlement. The district court denied the excess insurer’s motion for summary judgment that said the insured failed to secure its consent to the settlement as…
Read More 9th Circuit Requires Excess Insurer to Contribute to Deal Reached by Insured and Primary Insurer

Locke Lord’s Regulatory & Transactional Insurance Practice Group Invites You to a Cocktail Reception & Hors d’oeuvre Buffet during the NAIC Spring 2017 National Meeting in Denver, CO.

Sunday, April 9, 2017
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm (Mountain)

Peaks Lounge
Hyatt Regency Denver (conference hotel)

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The New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) has recently taken a leading stance on strengthening the cybersecurity standards within the insurance sphere, but its reach has been curtailed due to pressures within the industry. Pursuant to 23 NYCRR Part 500 (the “Regulation”), every “Covered Entity” must maintain a cybersecurity…
Read More New York Bolsters Security Standards for Insurers, but exempts certain RRGs, Captives, and Others