Avoid being burned by a burning limits policy

If the costs of a defense come out of the policy limit, you need to know that early in the case

Alexandra A. Hamilton

From Issue: 2016 September

When religion gets in the way of health care

Health Care Sharing Ministries still exist owing to a religious exemption in Obamacare, but when it is time to pay claims, they swear they are not insurers

David Lilienstein
Jessica Cho

From Issue: 2016 September

Unum revisited

Based upon a recent deposition and trial, the disability insurer discredited a decade ago by fraud and bad-faith suits may be up to some of its old tricks

From Issue: 2016 September

That’s not our policy

Lessons learned from the bad-faith front lines

Miles B. Cooper

From Issue: 2016 September

Helping just feels good

Taking an insurance carrier to task for wrongdoing is satisfying – even if you don’t get paid

Chuck Geerhart

From Issue: 2016 September

Bad faith: Revisiting an insurer’s affirmative duty to settle

Absent a settlement demand, insurers have no duty to present a settlement offer where a verdict is likely to exceed the policy limit

Charles Miller

From Issue: 2016 September

Yes, you can mediate bad-faith cases

Understanding the level of misconduct and making an appropriate demand when the case is ripe for settlement

Arnie Levinson

From Issue: 2016 September

What are you doing here?

Coverage counsel in third-party litigation: When to bring them in and what to expect

Michael Gatto
Demian Oksenendler

From Issue: 2016 September

The loss-settlement provision in a homeowner’s insurance policy: It matters

A look at claims payments for loss of dwellings and personal property, including calculations for replacement cost, actual-cash-value and depreciation

Evangeline Grossman

From Issue: 2016 September

Profile: Monique Olivier

For this lawyer, advocacy has been – and continues to be – a life endeavor

From Issue: 2016 September

ERISA as zombie apocalypse

When a long-term disability claim is denied, the procedural limitations of ERISA litigation will baffle those seeking recompense

Rebecca Grey

From Issue: 2016 September

Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes

Baral v. Schnitt — Substantially broadens the scope of the anti-SLAPP statute by holding that it can be used to attack allegations of constitutionally protected activity

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2016 September