We've been plugging away for nine years at this blog. We started in December 2007, 1047 posts ago. It has been both a challenge and an invaluable learning experience over the past nine years. Hopefully, our readers are kept informed on coverage developments, as well.
Two Damon Key blogs pre-date and continue to set the
Our firm, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert, was recognized yesterday by the Hawaii Supreme Court for its pro bono service.
The Insurance Services Office (ISO) has issued a Circular advising it will submit to Insurance Departments in various states proposed changes to the Designated Premises Endorsement. The changes are due in part to the Hawaii Supreme Court's decision in C. Brewer & Co. v. Marine Indem. Ins., 135 Haw. 190, 347 P. 3d
I am invited to speak before the Honolulu Association of Insurance Professionals at the monthly meeting September 13, 2016. The topic will be "Coverage for Construction Defects – Hawaii Departs from the Emerging Trend."
The meeting will be at the Island Insurance Meeting Hall, 1022 Bethel St., Honolulu. All are invited, but please RSVP to pr@haipro.org.
My colleagues Rina Carmel, Karin Aldama and I authored an article entitled, "Determining Whether and When the Duty to Defend Ends." The article appears in the current edition of Coverage, published by the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the ABA. The article is here.
The article discusses common issues that arise in determining
The Ninth Circuit held that the insurers' duty to defend did not cease after the insured submitted its response to the EPA in a section 104 (e) letter. Ash Grove Cement Co. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 8663 (9th Cir. May 11, 2016).
Ash Grove operated two cement plants
The 2016 Hawaii legislative session passed five insurance-related bills. Bills that have been enacted are the following:
HB 260 - The bill establishes motor vehicle insurance requirements for transportation network companies and drivers that will take effect on September 1, 2016. The Insurance Commissioner is directed to examine the effects of this measure on
From our presentation this morning at ABA’s Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s annual meeting in Tucson. Our panel addressed withdrawal of the duty to defend. My co- presenters were Rina Carmel, Demetrius Rush, and Karin Aldama.
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Once again, the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the ABA will hold its annual seminar in Tucson, Arizona from March 3-5, 2016. The agenda is here.
Each year, the conference offers informative, cutting-edge sessions on a variety of insurance-related topics. Participants from across the country include both policy holder and carrier lawyers
HB 1991 would regulate the inspection procedures for utilizing claim adjusters for homeowners insurance claims. The complete bill is here.
The bill states that when a claim is filed, the insurer will select a claim adjuster mutually agreed upon by the parties and paid for by the insurer. In the
