Check out breaking insurance news from our companion site, PropertyCasualty360.com - where agents, brokers, insurers and claims professionals have access to news, research and data, product info, compliance and legal updates, technology developments, industry trends, and more.
Backers said it would lower insurance rates and improve business outcomes for small trucking companies. Opponents said it would deny plaintiffs valid procedural claims.
United Property & Casualty has faced deep financial problems for months, including announcing in August that it would exit Florida's troubled homeowners' insurance market.
State Farm asserted that requiring it to participate in an appraisal with an 'incompetent' umpire that it did not contractually agree to will result in extra costs and delay.
A judge from the Eastern District of Louisiana has dismissed a case where the plaintiff's attorney didn't actually have an agreement with the plaintiff when the suit was filed.
"JIFs protect members against liability through 'self-insurance.' 'Self-insurance' is not insurance," New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Douglas Fasciale wrote.
FC&S Coverage Insider helps you stay on top of what's happening in the industry, bringing you the latest risk and coverage analyses, discussions, and more.