Articles From James T. Nyeste

From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, January 2013 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James T. Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, December 2012 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, September 2012 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
Recovery of consequential damages for insurer’s breach of contract By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, September 2012 There already is a solid basis in Illinois law for the insured’s recovery of consequential damages in addition to the policy coverage when the insurance company breaches its contract, so long as the consequential damages were reasonably foreseeable, were within the contemplation of the parties at the time the policy was issued, or arose out of special circumstances known to the parties.
Case summaries By James T. Nyeste, Robert H. Hanaford, Michael Hartigan, Ryan Henderson, Laura D. Mruk, David Wilford, Patricia A. Zimmer, & Ellen Zabinski Insurance Law, June 2012 Summaries of the cases in this issue.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, June 2012 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, March 2012 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, January 2012 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James T. Nyeste.
The exclusive or captive agent of an insurance company is a “producer” and by statute and case law owes duties to the insured By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, October 2011 In Yessenow v. Executive Risk Indemnity, the court held the bankruptcy exclusion in a D&O policy was unenforceable and the policy’s “insured vs. insured” exclusion was inapplicable.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, October 2011 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, July 2011 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor Jim Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, May 2011 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor and Chair James T. Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, February 2011 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James T. Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, December 2010 A note from Managing Co-editor James T. Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, October 2010 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
A separate coverage limit for the loss of consortium claim? By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, October 2010 Most liability policies provide coverage for damages on account of “bodily injury” and “property damage.” Whether your client’s loss of consortium claim is entitled to a separate “per person” limit, in whole or in part, or whether it is subject to the same limit the insurer is offering on her husband’s physical injury claim, will depend on the policy’s definitions of “bodily injury” and the “per person” limit.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, August 2010 An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, June 2010 An introduction to the issue from The Policy's Managing Co-Editor.
Selected Insurance Provisions in the 2010 Health Care Reform legislation By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, June 2010 An explanation of the legislation’s major changes to the private health plan and insurance system.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, March 2010 An introduction to this issue from the newsletter's Managing Co-Editor, James T. Nyeste.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, December 2009 This issue of The Policy features an article concerning the Obama Administration’s financial regulatory reform plan and a bill introduced in November by Senator Dodd (D-CT), which may have significant effects on the insurance industry generally, not just on health insurance. Much remains uncertain, but the article discusses where we may be headed.
From the editors By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, October 2009 As the new Managing Co-Editor of The Policy, I look forward to continuing the work performed by past Managing Co-Editor Patricia Zimmer and to bringing readers of theThe Policy timely and accurate analyses of current insurance cases. 
Recent developments in insurance law By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, January 2006 Recent updates of interest to insurance Law practitioners.
The section 155 remedy By James T. Nyeste Insurance Law, April 2001 Section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code (215 ILCS 5/155) creates an extracontractual remedy for "vexatious and unreasonable" conduct by insurers, providing:

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