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Articles From Scott A. Blumenshine

The Illinois Supreme Court takes pass on ripe opportunity to protect insurance consumers By Scott A. Blumenshine Insurance Law, July 2011 The author argues that with the Rosen decision, the Illinois Supreme Court has abdicated its authority to invalidate insurance policy language on the supposed basis that the legislature has approved such language, when it has not.
Illinois Supreme Court holds insurer to burden of proving that its policy limitation applies: Two deaths are not a single “occurrence” By Scott A. Blumenshine Insurance Law, June 2009 Where insurers collect insurance premiums based on its promise to pay for unknowable future events, it is only fair that they be held to their promise and not be allowed to slink away under the cover of vague policy language and unreasonable policy interpretation.
Insurance law update By Scott A. Blumenshine Insurance Law, January 2007 A binding arbitration agreement between an injured uninsured motorist claimant and her insurer did not bar her subsequent lawsuit alleging the insurer’s unreasonable and vexatious delay in handling her claim.
Director of Department of Insurance speaks on liquidation status of Warrior Insurance Group By Scott A. Blumenshine Insurance Law, April 2003 The Director of the Illinois Department of Insurance appeared before the ISBA Insurance Law Section Council on Friday, December 13, 2002 at the Mid-Year Meeting. Nathaniel Shapo, Director of the Department of Insurance since January 1999, spoke to members about the status of non-standard auto insurers Gallant and Valor, among other topics.

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