In Garcia v. Federal Ins. Co., No. SC06-2524 (Fla. Oct. 25, 2007), on two questions certified by the Eleventh Circuit, the Florida Supreme Court recently held that an employer’s insurance policy was not ambiguous and that it covered an employee, as an additional insured, only when the employee was vicariously liable for her employer’s conduct. 


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The New York Court of Appeals recently rejected an insured’s argument that the placement of a “Relation of Earnings to Insurance” (REI) Clause within the “General Provisions” of a disability insurance policy rendered the clause deceptive and unenforceable. 


Read More New York’s Highest Court: “Relations of Earnings to Insurance” Clause Located In “General Provisions” Section of Disability Insurance Policy Is Enforceable

A team of  Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP lawyers representing Bank of America Corporation recently completed the sale of its commercial insurance brokerage, Banc of America Corporate Insurance Agency, LLC (“BACIA”), to Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company (“HRH”). 


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Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge attorneys recently obtained dismissal of a $20,000,000 New York state court declaratory judgment action against American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company (AISLIC), an AIG-affiliated entity. 


Read More New York State Court Dismisses Coverage Claim On Basis Of “Owned Property” Exclusion

In the wake of New York Superintendent Eric Dinallo’s announcement that New York was changing the rules surrounding collateral requirements for foreign reinsurers, it was reported last week that several other U.S. states are contemplating similar changes. 


Read More Other States Contemplate Following N.Y.’s Lead to Change Foreign Reinsurer Collateral Requirements

Several members of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge’s Insurance and Reinsurance Department recently attended an interesting meeting with representatives of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 


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