NEW YORK CITY (AP) — New York state is moving to prevent health insurers from raising premiums because of the repeal of a federal requirement for most people to carry insurance. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the move in a speech ...

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New York state has a new rule prohibiting insurance companies from denying coverage to businesses that hire former inmates. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration announced the regulation on Wednesday. Officials say some insurers would refuse to offer commercial crime insurance ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Insurance Bad Faith Standard – Punitive Damages Miller v. Allstate Indemnity Company CA 14-01841 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The plaintiffs commenced an action against the defendant after their claim for property damage to ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Insurance – Duty of Good Faith – Property Loss Valuation   Dog Day’s Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Company CA 14-00017 Appealed from Erie County, Supreme Court   Background: The plaintiff insured filed a claim ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Insurance – Coverage and Exclusions – Summary Judgment Standard   Blair v. Allstate Indemnity Company CA 14-01165 Appealed from Supreme Court, Chautauqua County   Background: The plaintiffs appeal from an order granting their motion for ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Insurance — Exclusions Extension of Coverage — Ambiguity JD&K Associates, LLC v. Selective Insurance Group CA 13-01930 Appealed from Supreme Court, Onondaga County Background: The plaintiff obtained a commercial insurance policy from the defendant that provided ...

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The passage of consumer legislation will give added protection to victims of property damage when dealing with their insurance company. The legislation will clarify the damage appraisal process. Under present law, all fire insurance policies have clauses that, in the ...

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New York State Court of Appeals Insurance Disclaiming Coverage — Notice QBE Insurance Corporation v. Jinx-Proof Inc. No. 25 Memorandum Background: The plaintiff issued a liability policy to the defendant. A patron of the bar owned by the defendant commenced ...

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ALBANY — With health insurance through New York’s marketplace scheduled to start next year, thousands of policyholders have to change coverage while even more uninsured are signing up for new policies. Facing a late influx of applications, the exchange pushed ...

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WATERLOO — Authorities said an upstate New York man has admitted killing his son in an insurance scheme that netted him $700,000. Seneca County District Attorney Barry Porsch said Wednesday that 53-year-old Karl Karlsen’s guilty plea to second-degree murder came ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit   Insurance Duty to Defend — Indemnification CGS Indus. Inc. v. Charter Oak Fire Ins. Co. 11-2647-cv Judges Newman, Lynch and Lohier Background: The defendant appealed from an order holding it liable to ...

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New York State Court of Appeals Insurance — Duty to Defend Breach — Exclusions K2 Investment Group LLC v. American Guarantee & Company No. 106 Judge Smith Background: The plaintiffs made loans to a third company secured by mortgages. When ...

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