The first half of 2026 has seen continued development of artificial intelligence systems in the insurance industry, including new coverage terms for policyholders and evolving regulatory scrutiny for insurers. The changes promise to alter the insurance market in the months to come.
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2026 Marks Banner Year For AI Changes To Insurance Industry

By Abraham Gross

The first half of 2026 has seen continued development of artificial intelligence systems in the insurance industry, including new coverage terms for policyholders and evolving regulatory scrutiny for insurers. The changes promise to alter the insurance market in the months to come.

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State High Courts Issue Top 2026 Specialty Insurance Rulings

By Abraham Gross

State high courts took the lead on specialty line insurance issues in the first half of 2026, including on cyber recovery disputes and the nuances of directors and officers coverage. Law360 has a midyear look.

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CGL Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2026

By Jennifer Mandato

Heading into the back half of 2026, insurance attorneys can expect federal and state courts to interpret how general liability policy language applies to some of the industry's biggest emerging risks. Law360 Insurance Authority breaks down three CGL-related cases.

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Simpson Thacher Warned Co. About Deal Terms, Jury Told

By Cara Salvatore

A retired Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner who handled the fundraising vehicle alleged to have destroyed Patriot National Inc. told a Florida jury Thursday that he flagged deal terms that later became detrimental to the insurance services company.

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ENFORCEMENT

'Untenable': Feds Unclear Who Is Representing Greg Lindberg

By Hayley Fowler

Federal prosecutors are perplexed by the carousel of defense attorneys that has emerged to represent billionaire Greg Lindberg in his political corruption and wire fraud cases, according to a motion Thursday asking a judge to determine who is now defending the insurance mogul.

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LITIGATION

Colo. Panel Clarifies Reach Of Insurer Responsibility Law

By Hope Patti

The Colorado Insurance Code's reference to "unfair business practices" in a statute governing insurers' responsibility for the acts of their producers is not limited to various "unfair methods of competition" and "unfair or deceptive acts or practices," a state appeals court said in a matter of first impression Thursday.

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Ga. Insurer Row Can't Precede $600K Appeal, Client Says

By Emily Johnson

A sushi chef appealing a nearly $600,000 default judgment in an underlying action urged a Georgia federal court to toss an insurer's suit against him and his former counsel, arguing that his appeal should be handled first.

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AstraZeneca Immune In Vax Trial Contract Suit, 10th Circ. Says

By Rae Ann Varona

The Tenth Circuit on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling that AstraZeneca lacked immunity from an experimental COVID-19 vaccine trial participant's lawsuit seeking medical compensation after she suffered debilitating injuries, saying a federal statute providing immunity for vaccine developers covers her contract breach claims.

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Mo. Panel Says Exclusion Bars Mallinckrodt Opioid Coverage

By Gianna Ferrarin

A Missouri appellate court upheld a win for a group of insurers on their arguments that a "your products" policy exclusion applied to bar coverage of alleged damages from drugmaker Mallinckrodt's unbranded marketing of opioid products.

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Insurer Denies Duty To Defend Texas Firm In 14 Barratry Suits

By Spencer Brewer

Everest National Insurance Co. told a Texas federal court it has no duty to pay for Bush & Bush Law Group PC's defense in 14 barratry lawsuits, but the firm has taken to litigation to try to strong-arm it into doing so.

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Campbell's Beats Worker's Suit Over Tobacco Health Plan Fee

By Grace Elletson

A New Jersey federal judge has shuttered a worker's suit claiming soup producer The Campbell's Co. imposed an illegal fee on employees if they used tobacco, ruling that his case fell apart because he never disclosed whether he enrolled in a program that would have allowed him to dodge the extra charge.

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UnitedHealth's $5M Demand Challenged By Wash. Dental Co.

By Rachel Riley

A dental practice is urging a Washington federal court to stop UnitedHealth from withholding future reimbursements, saying the insurer has failed to fully explain its assertion that it overpaid the practice more than $5 million for past claims, in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Being A Singer Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Before law school, I spent seven years trying to make it as a professional singer in Los Angeles, and nearly everything I learned about preparation, humility, confidence and more has followed me into my legal practice, says Jessica Caterina at Moses & Singer.

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After Wash. Ruling, Paid Claim May Not End Bad Faith Risk

In Labeaume v. First National Insurance, a Washington appeals court recently held that the insurer's benefit payment did not preclude the plaintiff's Insurance Fair Conduct Act claim, expanding the scope of the act's cure provision and making claim documentation even more significant, says Rishabh Agny at Clyde & Co.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

How Does In-House Pay Compare? Take The Law360 Survey

How do in-house salaries vary across industries, roles, and organizational revenue? What compensation tools are companies using to lure top talent? Help Law360 Pulse answer these questions and more in this year's In-House Compensation Survey.

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ABA Rips DOJ's 'Absurd' Firm Subpoenas In Documents Fight

By Emily Sawicki

The American Bar Association has blasted as "absurd" the government's move to subpoena law firms as an attempt to avoid a documents request from the organization amid allegations the Trump administration worked to intimidate law firms into conforming with his policy goals through executive orders last year.

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Judge's Deportation Probe 'Off The Rails,' DOJ Tells DC Circ.

By Britain Eakin

The Trump administration urged the full D.C. Circuit to either order U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to terminate his criminal contempt inquiry into the administration's Alien Enemies Act removals last year, or order him to forgo live testimony in the probe.

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Jack Smith's Lawyers Say Criminal Referral Twists Testimony

By Courtney Bublé

Former special counsel Jack Smith's legal team has said the criminal referral a U.S. Congress member sent the Department of Justice to investigate Smith is based on a "spurious claim."

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500-Member NYC Public Defender Union Ends Strike

By Andrea Keckley

The first and so far only New York City public defender union to go on strike this year announced on Wednesday that its approximately 500 members are returning to work after reaching a tentative agreement with their managers.

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Patent Atty Sues USPTO Over 'Flawed' Disciplinary Procedure

By Hailey Konnath

An Ohio patent lawyer Thursday accused the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of using an unlawful "pay for play" system for its disciplinary proceedings against attorneys, claiming the disciplinary proceedings are "inherently biased" and rigged against him and others facing discipline.

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Senate Confirms 2 Judges, Advances Ohio And Colo. Picks

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate on Thursday voted 48-47 to confirm Judge Daniel Traynor of the District of North Dakota to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and 49-44 to confirm Antonio M. Pozos, a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, as a judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Baker & Hostetler

BatesCarey

Brennan Manna

Brown & James

Brown Rudnick

Burns Charest

Bush & Bush Law Group

Clark Hill

Clausen Choquette

Clyde & Co

Conrad & Scherer

Covington & Burling

Dowd Bennett

Faegre Drinker

Fenwick & West

Freeman Mathis

Goodwin Procter

Grier Wright

Haynes Boone

Hinshaw & Culbertson

Holwell Shuster

Honigman LLP

Husch Blackwell

Katten Muchin

Kelley Drye

Marshall Olson

Mayer Brown

McCabe & Ali

Miller Friel

Moses & Singer

Nicolaides Fink

Potomac Law Group

Ray Quinney

Reed Smith

Riezman Berger

Sandberg Phoenix

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Siri & Glimstad

Skarzynski Marick

Stearns Weaver

Stratagem Law

Susman Godfrey

Warren R. Hinds PC

Watters Wolf

Williams & Connolly

Willkie Farr

Wyatt & Blake

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Bar Association

American Civil Liberties Union

American Home Assurance Co.

American International Group Inc.

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

AstraZeneca PLC

Blackbaud Inc.

Brooklyn Defender Services

Campbell Soup Co.

Center for Family Representation Inc.

Electronic Arts Inc.

Everest Group Ltd.

Global Growth LLC

Instagram Inc.

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

Patriot National Inc.

Publix Super Markets Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Snyder's-Lance Inc.

The Bronx Defenders

The Travelers Cos. Inc.

Trove Information Technologies Inc.

UBS Group AG

United Auto Workers

Verisk Analytics Inc.

Willis Towers Watson PLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Colorado Attorney General's Office

Colorado Division of Insurance

Executive Office of the President

New Jersey Supreme Court

New York Supreme Court, New York County

Texas Department of Insurance

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio