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With seemingly no near-term potential for the stock market to move back up in 2009, the securities plaintiffs' bar will be looking back at 2007 stock movements to keep their practices going.
"The market has no choice but to take account of where we truly are. It will harden by fourth-quarter 2009."
The fall of insurance industry giants in 2008 and the unraveling of the banking and credit markets provide our industry with an opportunity to learn some valuable lessons, according to executives of specialty lines insurance firms.
The good news for insurance brokers who place directors and officers liability insurance is that most insureds and carriers believe producers are positive and relevant factors in the resolution of D&O claims.
While plaintiffs' lawyers may be eyeing the prospect of convincing federal lawmakers to lower restrictions on securities class actions, they're likelier to get a clear shot at credit rating agencies than corporate directors and officers.
Asbestos. Purported "miracle fiber." Shipbuilding. Asbestosis. Construction materials. Brake pads. Asbestos dust. Mesothelioma. Fireproofing. Cement pipes. Lung cancer. Cigarette filters. 730,000 claims. Connect the dots.
The Supreme Court ruled in early March that federal law does not prevent people injured as a result of inadequate warnings on drug labels from suing the drug makers in state court, even if labels were approved by the Food & Drug Administration.
In looking at medical professional liability financial results, some people might say that pigs are indeed airborne.
The prognosis for the financial health of medical malpractice insurers seems cautiously optimistic, despite continuing economic uncertainty and a range of challenging underwriting conditions.
As a one-year mandatory medical malpractice rate freeze is set to expire at the end of June, interested stakeholders wait to see if state leaders will come up with a plan to address the state's worsening market.
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