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February 19, 2026
A Delaware state judge has found that Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. must fund the defense of an agricultural chemical company in six suits alleging that a chemical made by its predecessors gave users Parkinson's and kidney failure but that its defense can be limited under some of the policies at issue.
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February 19, 2026
The Texas Supreme Court on “windstorms,” the Fourth Circuit on a construction company settlement, and a split Fifth Circuit backs State Farm in a sewage damage dispute. Law360 looks at the past week's top insurance news.
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February 18, 2026
The Fourth Circuit on Wednesday rejected Under Armour's request to reconsider a recent ruling that capped its coverage for a securities class action, government investigations and derivative matters at $100 million.
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February 18, 2026
McCarter & English LLP doubled down on its bid to sink a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit by two insurance companies, arguing document production delays warrant nonsuit and that the court should, at the very least, push back a March trial date approaching in the case.
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February 18, 2026
An insurer claimed it has no duty to defend or indemnify a city government or one of its police detectives against a civil suit brought by a man who was wrongfully convicted of the 2008 murder of a University of North Carolina student, the insurer told a North Carolina federal court.
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February 17, 2026
Delaware's highest court has revived a bid by a group of insurers to recover expenses incurred for clients of Blackbaud Inc. following a major ransomware attack on the software developer's systems, saying the insurers adequately alleged that Blackbaud breached agreements to protect the clients' sensitive data.
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February 12, 2026
A new set of California consumer protection regulations governing automated decision-making is raising concerns among insurance and privacy professionals, who see an increasingly fragmented enforcement landscape even as insurers and policyholders grow more savvy with artificial intelligence.
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February 12, 2026
A California bill seeking to expand the coverage available through the state's money-challenged FAIR Plan is fueling debate over the role of the last-resort insurer following deadly fires last year in Los Angeles.
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February 12, 2026
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced his support Wednesday for a bill that would establish the nation's first public health and insurance claims standard for homes damaged by smoke contamination.
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February 12, 2026
Two insurance companies have urged a Connecticut Superior Court judge to maintain a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit against McCarter & English LLP, saying document production delays don't warrant killing the case less than a month before trial.
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February 12, 2026
A California court expands policy disclosure requirements for auto insurers, an opioid insurer decision in Pennsylvania, and a New York decision on litigation coverage for an herb supplier. Law360 looks at the past week's top insurance news.
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February 11, 2026
An insurer must defend a real estate company against claims that it infringed an architect's copyright in marketing materials for a newly-built home, a Massachusetts federal court ruled, finding that an exclusion for misappropriated property does not apply to bar coverage.
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February 09, 2026
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. must face a trimmed class action pursued by employee 401(k) plan participants alleging mismanagement, an Ohio federal judge ruled in an opinion unsealed Monday, telling the parties to prepare for a bench trial on the surviving claims.
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February 09, 2026
A Florida luxury vehicle company locked in a lawsuit with a competitor alleging deceptive trade practices was wrongfully denied insurance coverage under a directors and officers policy, forcing the auto company to fork out more than $4 million in defense costs, it told a Florida federal court.
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February 06, 2026
A New York state court rejected a law firm's request to pause arbitration related to a buyer-side representations and warranties policy that the firm's client issued to a bank, saying the firm lacked standing to seek a stay because it is a stranger to the arbitration proceedings.
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February 06, 2026
A Maryland federal judge has dismissed counterclaims against Knight Specialty Insurance Co. in a suit over coverage of a fire that destroyed an insured's cannabis crop, while striking the cannabis grower's answer to the initial complaint.
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February 05, 2026
The Delaware Supreme Court delivered policyholders a crucial victory when it rejected arguments by insurers that a $28 million settlement paid by Harman International Industries Inc. to resolve stockholder litigation constituted an excluded post-deal "bump-up" in merger consideration.
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February 05, 2026
An accusation by the Archdiocese of New York that Chubb waged a "shadow campaign" against the church while also defending a slew of sex abuse suits against the church has the potential to disrupt trust in the insurance market.
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February 05, 2026
A California bill that would mandate safety standards for the testing and clearance of homes after wildfires could make toxicity concerns more central to a claims process in which living expenses are at stake for people wary of returning to contaminated homes.
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February 05, 2026
McCarter & English LLP on Thursday asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge to sink a $22.3 million professional negligence lawsuit by two struggling insurers, saying failures to provide documents or knowledgeable people to testify during pretrial depositions warrant a "harsh" end to the nearly decade-old case.
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February 05, 2026
A Liberty Mutual unit breached a stop-loss insurance policy by denying Yale University's health system $4.1 million in coverage for a plan member's bone marrow transplant, the system told a Connecticut federal court.
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February 05, 2026
The Sixth Circuit will review class certification in a suit over State Farm's totaled-vehicle valuation formula. The Second Circuit upheld a pause on collection actions against Geico. Law360 takes a look at the past week's top insurance news.
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February 04, 2026
Under Armour asked the Fourth Circuit to review a recent ruling that capped its coverage for a securities class action, government investigations and derivative matters at $100 million, saying the panel overlooked the significance of an endorsement that essentially settled a dispute over when certain claims were made.
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February 03, 2026
A personal injury law firm told a Kansas federal court that an excess insurer owes it coverage for lost business revenue from a ransomware attack, arguing that as a paperless firm it was essentially shut down for several days because of the attack.
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January 30, 2026
Great American Insurance Co. is asking a Washington federal court to find it has no legal obligation to defend a buoy installation company from a lawsuit alleging damage to an underwater electric cable that could cost upwards of $20 million to replace.