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The Finish Line Keeps Moving

Much has been written, and much has been done in the past decade regarding the customer experience in P&C. Progress has been made in understanding customer needs and journeys, implementing digital solutions for mobile and self-service capabilities and improving interactions with agents and policyholders.
June 1, 2021 Technology




Duplex: Subrogating Landlord Tenant Property Losses

In the 2003 Miramax comedy Duplex, Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore are Brooklyn landlords to a pesky, rent‑controlled tenant named Mrs. Connelly, played by Eileen Essell. Efforts to get rid of Connelly fail and the tenant’s careless actions cause a fire which nearly destroys the entire building.
May 28, 2021 Subrogation




Court Resolves Policy Ambiguity In Favor of Coverage

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, applying Missouri law, has held that a D&O insurer cannot rely on a contract exclusion to deny coverage for an underlying lawsuit, finding that multiple endorsements addressing the deletion and replacement of the exclusion rendered the provision ambiguous.
May 27, 2021





Property Casualty Group Targets Rhode Island Auto Body Repair Bills

The Rhode Island State House Corporations Committee is slated to hear H. 6324 and H. 6325 today, two special interest auto body repair bills that threaten to add costs related to parts, materials, sublet services, and a new "industry standard markup" loophole in a state that already costs more than any other to repair a car, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association said in a news release.<br /><br />The bills are the latest in a decades-long effort by the autobody industry - a lobby with a notably strong grip in the state - to pass more than two-dozen bills related to car repair costs.
May 26, 2021