Continuing Legal Education - Insurance LexisNexis is a collection of legal specialists, journalists, product developers, market analysts, technology experts, solution nuts, Web mavens, marketing geniuses, database maniacs, and many other types of professionals. The Insider Perspective blog is the place on our Web Centers where you can read what our experts think you need to know. Please feel free to comment on what they say, ask questions, and share with colleagues. Insurance Law Blog  | Posted By: Andrew J. Barile Formulating Successful Strategic Investments in the Insurance Industry The private equity firm looking to make a strategic investment in the insurance industry looks to an experienced insurance industry executive... continue reading | |  | Posted By: Robert M. Lopatin New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition Coming In October !
The first volume of the New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition will be published in October. The eventually 14-volume set will comprise an analysis of insurance... continue reading | |  | Posted By: Barry Zalma Insurance Fraud Blotter 11/1/2009 - Recent Arrests, Charges & Convictions Each week we'll be surveying what the media, state agencies, insurance companies, and others report in terms of insurance fraud. Just like a police blotter, our insurance fraud blotter lists recent... continue reading | |  | Posted By: Samuel Fifer and Gregory R. Naron Twombly and Iqbal: New Tools For Early Disposition of Defamation Claims In Federal Court Two Supreme Court decisions -- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly , 550 U.S. 544 (2007), and the even more recent Ashcroft v. Iqbal , 129 S.Ct. 1937 (2009) -- have adopted a new and rigorous test for what... continue reading | |  | Posted By: New Appleman Xtreme Blog Challenge A Call for Action: New Appleman Xtreme Blog Challenge Brew some coffee. Stock up on the junk food. Forget about sleep.
It’s time for the New Appleman Xtreme Blog Challenge. Law students and junior attorneys are invited to enter the... continue reading | |  | Posted By: Randy J. Maniloff New Jersey Appellate Court Uses Nifty Trick To Treat An Insured To Coverage For Assault & Battery I can remember as a kid, coming home after a night of trick or treating, pouring my take out on the kitchen table and being intoxicated by what lay before me. There they were -- little Mr. Goodbars,... continue reading | |  | Posted By: Michael Pollack Virtual Appearance is Not Reality My wife, a public relations professional, frequently reminds me that perception or appearance is reality. With all due respect to my better half, when it comes to court-ordered mediation,... continue reading | | | view all posts |
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Posted By: M. Machua Millett Alico Enters the Costa Rican Insurance Market American Life Insurance Company (Alico) recently received conditional authorization to operate in Costa Rica. The company will now have 120 days to conform with further regulatory requirements,... continue reading -
Posted By: M. Machua Millett Mexico Becomes the First Country to Issue a Catastrophe Bond Using the New World Bank Platform Mexico recently issued a US $290 million series of notes to provide cover for earthquake and hurricane damage under the World Bank’s new MultiCat Program, becoming the first country to use the... continue reading -
Posted By: M. Machua Millett Fitch Centroamerica: The Opening of the Costa Rican Insurance Market Will Not Resolve the Problem of Illegal Sale of Foreign Insurance Eduardo Recinos, Insurance Director for Fitch Centroamerica, reportedly commented recently that the true volume of insurance sales in Costa Rica is obscured by illegal sale of foreign insurance, and... continue reading -
Posted By: InsureReinsure - The Insurance & Reinsurance Blog Bermuda: Bermuda Monetary Authority Publishes Guidance on Special Purpose Insurers The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has published an Information Bulletin (the Bulletin), dated 5 October 2009, setting out the BMA’s approach to the supervision of special purpose insurers (SPI)... continue reading -
Posted By: M. Machua Millett FIDES 2009: The Latin American Insurance Industry Comes Together On November 1-4, 2009, Machua Millett of EAPD is participating in the 32nd Hemispheric Insurance Conference, hosted by the Federacion Interamericana de Empresas de Seguros (FIDES). FIDES 2009... continue reading
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Insurance Bytes Powered by New Appleman LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Advisory Board LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Advisory Board Analysis of important legal issues, authored by leading practice area experts. Insights & Analysis Podcasts are recorded weekly by former radio news anchors, producers and legal news reporters. Our podcasts let you listen to regular briefings on the latest developments in your area of law, exclusive news from our bank of journalists, and interviews with industry experts, commentary authors and leading practitioners. You can download or listen to podcasts one at a time by clicking on the "listen" button, or subscribe through your favorite service, such as iTunes. Insurance Law Podcast LexisNexis Insurance Law Center Podcast - LexisNexis® Insurance Law Center Podcast featuring Michael Greenberg and Jarrett Williams, authors of the chapter on "Dispute Resolution" in the New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition
On this edition, Michael Greenberg and Jarrett Williams of the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP discuss their chapter on "Dispute Resolution" in the New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, to be published in October 2009. They talk about the major processes for resolving coverage disputes, determining the issues in dispute and unique issues in coverage litigation. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/communities.
Click Play Button to Listen Now - LexisNexis® Insurance Law Center Podcast featuring Francis J. Mootz III, William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
On this edition, LexisNexis® Law Center Legal Content Planner Karen Yotis talks with Jay Mootz, William S. Boyd Professor of Law at UNLV's William S. Boyd School of Law, who is serving as editor of Volume 1 of New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition. They discuss upcoming enhancements to the leading treatise on insurance law. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/communities.
Click Play Button to Listen Now - LexisNexis® Insurance Law Center Podcast featuring Thomas A. Robinson on the Impact of a Possible Flu Pandemic on Workers' Compensation Insurance
On this edition, Thomas Robinson of Durham, N.C. discusses how a possible flu pandemic could impact workers' compensation insurance, including potential claims involving first responders, work-at-home employees and those receiving flu vaccines. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/communities.
Click Play Button to Listen Now Current Litigation News Powered by Mealey's Current Litigation News Powered by Mealey's Module created to display manually entered or feed based items from Mealeys or other news services. Current Litigation News Powered by Mealey's Top Cases and Stories From Mealeys Free Downloads Module Free Downloads - Additional Insureds: New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide 4.05(3)(c)
Section 4.05(3)(c) is a portion of the “Analyzing Insurance Policies” chapter from the New Appleman Insurance Law Practice Guide . The authors, Elaine M. Moss and Karen L. Bizzini, analyze... continue reading - Terrorism Insurance: Issues of Policy, Regulation and Coverage
Jeffrey E. Thomas is the author of “Terrorism Insurance: Issues of Policy, Regulation and Coverage” from the New Appleman on Insurance: Current Critical Issues. Appleman on Insurance... continue reading - Understanding How Courts Allocate Liability among Consecutive Insurers
Alan S. Rutkin, Robert Tugander and John W. Egan of Rivkin Radler LLP are the authors of Chapter 39, “Understanding Multiple Insurer Situations,” in the New Appleman Insurance Law Practice... continue reading - FREE DOWNLOAD: Ken Levine and Sheri Holtz Levine on Eight for ’08: Insurance Measures in Review
At the risk of stating the obvious, 2008 has been an historic and memorable year. From the historic presidential election, creating for many a new opportunity for hope, to the floods in the Midwest... continue reading - FREE DOWNLOAD: Association of Insurance and Risk Managers Broker Guidelines
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has published guidelines for its members - buyers of commercial insurance - in their dealings with brokers.
The AIRMIC guidelines welcome... continue reading - FREE DOWNLOAD: GAO Report on Insurance Regulation Uniformity and Reciprocity
The Government Accountability Office recently issued a report regarding its review of the steps made by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and state regulators to make rules regarding... continue reading
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