Liability Insurance Posts
Allocation in Long-Tail Harm Claims Covered by Occurrence-Based Policies
In the video below, Liability Insurance project Reporter Kyle Logue discusses Long Tail Claims, and the issues surrounding them. Included below the video is the Black Letter and Comment from the 2018 Annual Meeting draft.
Project Spotlight: Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance
This feature takes a detailed look at the life of an ALI project, examining the process through the lens of the Liability Insurance Restatement.
The Known Loss Doctrine and Liability Insurance
Insurance coverage is premised on the concept of fortuity – a loss that occurs by chance or accident. When an insurance company issues a policy, it insures against a risk of possible loss, not a certainty. Insurance carriers do not intend to provide coverage for a loss that has already occurred, is in progress, or is substantially certain to occur. Yet, situations will arise where policyholders attempt to obtain insurance coverage for a loss that has already occurred.
Liability Insurance – Long Tail Claims
Project Reporter Kyle D. Logue discusses Long Tail Claims.
January Council Meeting Updates
At its meeting in Philadelphia on January 18 and 19, the Council reviewed drafts for several projects, with the following outcomes:
Events
Here are some recent and upcoming events featuring topics that may be of interest to our readers.
The Latest on ALI’s Liability Insurance Restatement: Same as it Ever Was
When last we addressed the American Law Institute’s (ALI) proposed Restatement, Law of Liability Insurance, we reported that the organization decided at its May annual meeting to table final consideration of the document until 2018.
ALI Liability Insurance Restatement: Latest Happenings
While ALI postponed the vote on final approval of its “Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance” until May 2018, at least seven courts have not let the lack of a bow on it stop them from citing it. In a few instances, the Restatement was relevant in the court’s decision. Translation: there is good reason to become familiar with the Restatement, even if it’s not officially in the books.
Liability Insurance Draft Cited
In a decision that discussed the issue of rescission of insurance contracts in cases of material misrepresentations in insurance applications by high-risk insureds, the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles cited the Proposed Final Draft of Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance.
Examining the Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance
In late May 2017, The American Law Institute met to approve its new Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance. This is the first Restatement to address the law of insurance coverage.