Abuse Claim Influx Raises Insurance Woes For Calif. Schools
Legislation in California eliminated a number of claim prerequisites and the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault survivors pursing litigation against public entities, but five years later insurance experts are sounding the alarm as to how this legislation has impacted public schools' ability to procure adequate liability coverage at a reasonable cost.
Q&A: Lawmaker Takes Aim At High Property Insurance Costs
Finding ways to make property insurance more affordable in New York is the intended outcome of a New York State Senate investigation into a crisis that's threatening to price people out of their communities, said the chair of the senate's insurance committee.
Why Del. Policyholders Should Heed CVS Opioid Claim Loss
The Delaware Supreme Court's refusal to reverse a lower court's ruling that CVS Corp. isn't owed coverage for government, hospital and third-party payer claims for economic losses related to the company's opioid dispensing practices marks a concerning turn for policyholders incorporated in the state, a policyholder attorney told Law360.
Abuse Claim Influx Raises Insurance Woes For Calif. Schools
Legislation in California eliminated a number of claim prerequisites and the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault survivors pursing litigation against public entities, but five years later insurance experts are sounding the alarm as to how this legislation has impacted public schools' ability to procure adequate liability coverage at a reasonable cost.
Q&A: Lawmaker Takes Aim At High Property Insurance Costs
Finding ways to make property insurance more affordable in New York is the intended outcome of a New York State Senate investigation into a crisis that's threatening to price people out of their communities, said the chair of the senate's insurance committee.
Why Del. Policyholders Should Heed CVS Opioid Claim Loss
The Delaware Supreme Court's refusal to reverse a lower court's ruling that CVS Corp. isn't owed coverage for government, hospital and third-party payer claims for economic losses related to the company's opioid dispensing practices marks a concerning turn for policyholders incorporated in the state, a policyholder attorney told Law360.
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