Wells Fargo cannot collect on a $4 million life insurance policy, an assisted living home's insurer doesn't owe coverage for a wrongful death action, and insurers for a construction company cannot recover $50 ... (more story)

American Family Mutual Insurance Co. has agreed to buy specialty insurer Bowhead Specialty Holdings in an all-cash deal valuing the company at about $1.2 billion.

A Connecticut federal judge has said a homeowner's insurer does not owe her coverage in a lawsuit alleging she shared a patient's treatment information while she was at home, finding that her alleged actions f... (more story)

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The second quarter of 2026 featured a trio of auto insurance opinions from Illinois' appellate courts, addressing a notice requirement, narrowing insurers' exposure for delayed payment of underinsured motorist... (more story)

Insurance carriers have begun releasing how they fared in the second quarter of 2026, with Chubb, The Hartford and The Hanover Insurance Group reporting meaningful growth for personal lines and a focus on disc... (more story)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can pursue coverage for sex abuse litigation costs, a Minnesota school district may be entitled to coverage for hail damage to the roofs of two school buildings ... (more story)

Todd Leon at Marshall Dennehey highlights notable second-quarter insurance developments in Pennsylvania, including federal court opinions providing guidance on first-party and third-party insurance coverage pr... (more story)

The Eighth Circuit revived a Minnesota school district's suit seeking coverage for hail damage to the roofs of two schools, finding that the damage may fall outside a cosmetic damage exclusion if it weakened t... (more story)

Pennsylvania public policy doesn’t abrogate an insurer’s duty to defend and indemnify an insured accused of enabling or profiting from sex trafficking, an insurer didn’t act in bad faith in its handling of a f... (more story)

A Chubb unit said it is entitled to recover costs paid to defend the Los Angeles Angels against wrongful death actions brought by the family of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who overdosed while traveling for an away g... (more story)

A construction company's insurers cannot recoup $50 million they paid to resolve a lawsuit from New York University over project damage, the Delaware Superior Court has ruled, finding New York law would not al... (more story)

An insurer said a sexual abuse exclusion bars coverage for its insured private security firm against an underlying lawsuit accusing the company of failing to adequately monitor a mall parking lot where two wom... (more story)

An insurer for a plumbing contractor must defend against claims the company's work led to leaks at three Los Angeles apartment buildings, a New York federal court ordered, finding alleged damage at one of the ... (more story)

An ice cream sandwich maker has pulled a $4.5 million suit accusing its insurance broker of negligently failing to recommend and procure a policy that could have covered a recall of its popular Chipwich treats... (more story)

The maker of Just For Men hair color products said in a new federal complaint that its excess liability insurers improperly refused to cover personal injury lawsuit settlements connected to allegations that pr... (more story)

A recent crop of proposed class actions targeting employers' insurance-related voluntary benefits offerings — for things like critical illness or hospital indemnity — marks a litigation trend that appears to b... (more story)

A Chubb unit urged a Washington federal court to toss Costco's suit seeking coverage for a personal injury action under a home décor brand's policy, saying the retailer failed to state a claim for additional i... (more story)

The Eleventh Circuit's recent ruling certifying to the Florida and Georgia Supreme Courts the question of whether insurers must provide coverage against suits claiming policyholders improperly distributed opio... (more story)

An insurance company urged a Virginia federal judge to rule that it doesn't have to cover a $10 million award won by a former Society for Human Resources Management employee who sued the association for race b... (more story)

Policyholder experts say a recent California ruling on bad faith claims against excess insurers before lower policy limits are exhausted will bring efficiencies to these coverage disputes.

Insurers do not owe coverage to a telecom company for a $27 million settlement with shareholders who said they were shorted in an acquisition, the Delaware Superior Court said, finding the settlement was a "bu... (more story)

Teams from Cozen O'Connor and Nebraska-based Baylor Evnen Wolfe helped persuade an Eighth Circuit panel to reject a Wells Fargo Bank collection bid for what the court deemed a $4 million life-wagering scheme.

A New Jersey federal court on Tuesday said an insurer does not owe more coverage to a day spa for a suit accusing an employee of sexually assaulting a patron, finding that the insurer's obligations were capped... (more story)

A group of reinsurers has asked a New York federal court to order Truck Insurance Exchange to pay roughly $2.14 million in attorney fees and costs, arguing the insurer's unsuccessful lawsuit seeking to disqual... (more story)

A South Carolina federal judge said Monday that an insurer does not owe coverage to a nightclub facing an $18.1 million default judgment in a suit from a performer injured in a 2019 shooting, finding the under... (more story)

A life insurer did not breach its agreements with universal life policyholders by failing to adjust insurance rates based on improved mortality expectations, a Virginia federal court ruled, finding that the in... (more story)

The Eighth Circuit on Thursday upheld a ruling that an insurer does not have to pay out a $4 million life insurance policy to Wells Fargo Bank NA, finding the policy taken out on the now-deceased man was void ... (more story)

An Illinois federal judge has said an employment liability insurer cannot shake claims alleging it improperly denied coverage for a wrongful termination lawsuit, ruling it wasn't yet clear whether the terminat... (more story)

The owner of an agricultural management company said liability insurers owed more than $10 million in damages for what he and the company paid toward an arbitration award in a dispute alleging a pay-to-play ki... (more story)