2 tortfeasors, 1 accident = 2 under-insured motorist claims with 1 policy limitBy Jason G. SchutteCivil Practice and Procedure, November 2016Can an insurance carrier “stack” liability policy payments received by a claimant as a set off against the claimant’s underinsured motorist claim? The First Appellate Court says no, but limits insurance company exposure in Illinois Emcasco Insurance Company v. Tufano.
Case names and holdingsInsurance Law, October 2016A list of the cases in this issue, arranged alphabetically.
Case summariesInsurance Law, October 2016Summaries of the cases in this issue.
Case names and holdingsInsurance Law, June 2016A list of the cases in this issue, arranged alphabetically.
Case summariesInsurance Law, June 2016Summaries of the cases in this issue.
Editor’s note: The return of judicial blindersBy James T. NyesteInsurance Law, June 2016The Third District’s decision in Pekin Ins. Co. v. Illinois Cement Co., , which is summarized in this issue, is a very unsatisfactory decision concerning the scope of the pleadings or other materials to be considered by a trial court in determining whether a liability insurer has a duty to defend.
Answers to the Great Illinois Coverage Law QuizInsurance Law, November 2015The questions that correspond to these answers appeared in the March, June, October and December 2014 issues of this newsletter.
Case names and holdingsInsurance Law, November 2015A list of the cases in this issue, arranged alphabetically.
Case summariesInsurance Law, November 2015Summaries of the cases in this issue.
Case names and holdingsInsurance Law, September 2015A list of the cases in this issue, arranged alphabetically.
Case summariesInsurance Law, September 2015Summaries of the cases in this issue.
Client service agreements—Managing the broker relationshipBy Steven PahlInsurance Law, September 2015Client Service Agreements are available for the asking and have become increasingly common. When they are properly designed, constructed, and executed, they provide each party (but critically the policyholder) more certain redress for their insurance broker’s errors and omissions.