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.
Recent developments in Illinois “Bad Faith” LawBy Steven J. CiszewskiInsurance Law, December 2014A discussion of several recent Illinois cases applying Section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code, examine what conduct rises to the level of “vexatious and unreasonable,” and identify when other extra-contractual claims might be appropriate.
The Supreme Court provides an opportunity for a cautionary reminderBy Patricia A. ZimmerTort Law, April 2014In Country Preferred Insurance Company v. Whitehead, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a contractual time limitation for bringing an uninsured benefits demand for arbitration was not contrary to public policy.
