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Burden to Prove Exception to Exclusion Falls on Insured

April 19, 2022 — Tred R. Eyerly - Insurance Law Hawaii

In a dispute between two insurers, the Ninth Circuit relied upon Nevada law in finding that the burden of proving that an exception to the exclusion applies was on the insured. Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Ironshore Specialty Ins. Co., 2022 U.S. App....

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Mr. Eyerly may be contacted at te@hawaiilawyer.com

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Coronavirus Is Starting to Slow the Solar Energy Revolution

March 9, 2020 — Bloomberg News

The coronavirus outbreak is threatening to slow the global solar-energy revolution as it cuts the supply of key equipment for solar and wind farms in China and beyond.

As cases of the disease mounted over the past week, manufacturers...

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Determining the Cause of the Loss from a Named Windstorm when there is Water Damage - New Jersey

March 23, 2020 — Anna M. Perry - Saxe Doernberger & Vita

Water damage, while one of the leading causes of loss under a property policy, often results in some of the most complex claims due to the intersection of exclusions, sublimits, and complex wording within the policy. One particularly difficult...

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Ms. Perry may be contacted at amp@sdvlaw.com

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A Year After Fatal Genoa Viaduct Collapse, Replacement Takes Shape

November 4, 2019 — Peter Reina - Engineering News-Record

Nearly 14 months after the Morandi viaduct collapsed in Genoa, Italy, killing 43 people, crews placed the first section of a 1,067-meter-long, 19-span steel and concrete replacement structure.

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Navigating D&O Coverage for Cyber Fraud: Lessons from Alaska

February 25, 2025 — Geoffrey B. Fehling & Madalyn “Mady” Moore - Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog

An Alaska federal court recently dismissed a construction company’s lawsuit, accusing a D&O insurer of bad faith refusal to provide coverage for an email spoofing scheme that resulted in nearly $2 million in fraudulent wire transfers. Alaska...

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SEC Recommendations to Protect Against Cybersecurity Threats

March 9, 2020 — Shaia Araghi and Jeffrey Dennis – Newmeyer Dillion

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The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") issued a detailed...

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