Case summariesInsurance Law, May 2011Summaries of the cases in this issue.
Insurance provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActBy Mark D. DeBofskyInsurance Law, May 2011There are two primary initiatives in Title V of the Act: the establishment of the Federal Insurance Office within the Treasury Department and the streamlining of regulation by the states so as to give primacy to the regulation by the home state of nonadmitted insurers, surplus lines insurers, and reinsurers in many situations.
Selected developments in ag lawBy Donald L. UchtmannAgricultural Law, May 2011Five interesting developments involving farmers' forward contracts, the Illinois Grain Insurance Fund, livestock and the Agricultural Exemption to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act.
Case names and holdingsInsurance Law, October 2010A list of the cases in this issue, organized alphabetically.
Case summariesInsurance Law, October 2010Summaries of the cases contained in this issue.
From the editorsBy James T. NyesteInsurance Law, October 2010An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
A separate coverage limit for the loss of consortium claim?By James T. NyesteInsurance Law, October 2010Most 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 editorsBy James T. NyesteInsurance Law, August 2010An introduction to the issue from Managing Co-Editor James Nyeste.
Life insurance litigation post-divorce: Easy to avoid, commonly neglectedBy Lauren J. Wolven & Ashley CrettolTrusts and Estates, August 2010Even if a valid waiver is included in the divorce decree, practitioners should also impress upon their clients the importance of changing their beneficiary designations.