The Insurance Law Podcast

A Recent Nebraska Supreme Court Ruling Against the State of Florida in a Decade-long Multi-million Dollar Dispute.

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Wed, 164 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Bill Gast and Mike McClellan from the Gast and McClellan law firm in Omaha, Nebraska discuss a recent Nebraska Supreme Court ruling against the state of Florida in a decade-long multi-million dollar dispute.

The Liability Concerns of Property Insurer Executives.

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Mon, 24 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST

Attorney Megan Grant from the law firm Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate in Fort Lauderdale, Florida discusses the liability concerns of Property Insurer executives.

Regulators Grapple With Multistate Health Insurance Oversight.

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Mon, 2 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Jeanie Botkin and Jennifer Osborn from the law firm of Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC in Kansas City, Missouri and Overland Park, Kansas discuss regulators grappling with multistate health insurance oversight.

Internet Blogging and Potential Legal Issues

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Thurs, 1 May 2008 12:00:00 EST

Attorney Dennis J. Wall, from the Law Office of Dennis J. Wall in Florida discusses Internet Blogging and Potential Legal Issues.

Recent Maryland Law Changes Pertaining to an Insureds Ability to Bring Action Against its Insurer for Failing to Act in Good Faith

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Peter Axelrad and William F. Flood, III from the law firm of Council, Baradel, Kosmerl & Nolan in Annapolis, Maryland discuss recent Maryland law changes pertaining to an insureds ability to bring action against its insurer for failing to act in good faith.

A Recent Supreme Court Ruling Involving New Legal Liabilities for 401K Plan Administrators.

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST

Attorney Paul Ondrasik from the Washington, D.C. law firm of Steptoe & Johnson discusses a recent Supreme Court ruling involving new legal liabilities for 401K plan administrators.

A Recent Landmark Case Involving the Liability of Rental Car Companies when Accidents Cause Injuries or Death

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Daniel Santaniello and Paul Jones from the law firm of Luks, Santaniello, Perez, Petrillo and Gold in Florida discuss a recent landmark case involving the liability of rental car companies when accidents cause injuries or death.

A Supreme Court Ruling in a Medical Malpractice Case and the Impact on Tort Cap Protections for Public Entities.

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Jeff Eden and Lloyd Bernstein from the law firm of Bullivant Houser Bailey PC in Portland, Oregon discuss a Supreme Court ruling in a medical malpractice case and the impact on tort cap protections for public entities.

The Importance of an Airboat Case in Florida Waters and its Impact on Insurers.

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST

Attorney Daniel Raab from the law firm Daniel W. Raab, P.A. in Miami, Florida discusses the importance of an airboat case in Florida waters and its impact on insurers.

An Important Supreme Court Decision Favoring Major Insurance Companies.

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Maria Abate and Amy Koltnow from the law firm of Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate, P.A. in Florida discuss an important Supreme Court decision favoring major insurance companies.

Recent State and Federal Efforts to Reform the Regulation and Taxation of the Surplus Lines Insurance Market

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Mark Goodman and Michael Trier from the law firm of Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP in Chicago, Illinois discuss recent state and federal efforts to reform the regulation and taxation of the surplus lines insurance market.

Fred Karlinsky and Rachel LeBlanc on the Recent Credit-Scoring Decisions

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Fred Karlinsky and Rachel LeBlanc from the law firm of Colodny Fass Talenfeld Karlinsky Abate in Florida discuss June's Supreme Court decision in the credit-scoring cases involving Safeco and Geico and the impact on Florida and other states.

A Discussion on a Landmark Decision in a New Jersey Automobile Case.

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Steve Kunzman and Tina Bombaci from the law firm of DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin, Kunzman, Davis & Lehrer, P.C. in Warren, New Jersey discuss a landmark decision in a New Jersey automobile case.

How the April Virginia Tech Incident has Impacted Legal Issues and the Defense of Educational Institutions.

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Bob Smith and Dana Fleming from the law firm of Nelson, Kinder, Mosseau & Saturley in Boston, MA discuss how the April Virginia Tech incident has impacted legal issues and the defense of educational institutions.

The Insurance Implications of Identity Theft

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:00:00 EST

Kirk Nahra of Wiley Rein, Washington, D.C. discusses the impact of identity theft on the insurance industry.

What the Move to Repeal of the Anti-Trust Exemption Means to Insurers

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Thu, 4 May 2007 12:00:00 EST

Joe Coughlin and John Gurley of Lord, Bissell and Brook LLP in Chicago discuss the recent government effort to repeal the federal antitrust exemption in the McCarran-Ferguson Act and the impact this could have on the insurance industry.

David Burstein on issues in auto coverage

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:00:00 EST

Attorney David Burstein of the Toronto, Ontario-based law firm of Lang Michener discusses auto coverage issues for U.S. motorists traveling in Canada.

Dan Martinez and Kevin Frye on the Changing Landscape for E-Discovery

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Dan Martinez of Callahan & Martinez, and Kevin Frye of Anderson, Crawley & Burke discuss the technology, practices and new regulations surrounding electronic discovery. E-mail, databases, deleted files and more are all subject to discovery, and insurance attorneys are struggling to keep pace.

What Insurers and Legal Providers Should Know About Responding to Catastrophe Situations

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Russ Melton of Foley & Mansfield and Joe Gerber of Cozen O'Connor discuss the special needs of responding to industrial and other large disasters such as fires, chemical exposures and explosions.

Keeping Up With the Anticoncurrent Cause Clause

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Gregory Victor and Joe Miele of Adorno Yoss focus on the anticoncurrent cause clause in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the implications of decisions in Mississippi and Louisiana and how this impacts other states such as Florida.

State Farm Loses the First High-Profile Post-Katrina Homeowners Case

lee.mcdonald@ambest.com (A.M. Best Company) — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:00:00 EST

Attorneys Kelly Simpkins and David Rossmiller discuss the ramifications of the verdict in Broussard vs. State Farm, in which jurors ordered State Farm to pay $2.5 million in punitive damages