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Cut Through Claims Against Reinsurers – Two Losses for Policyholders
Reinsurance companies frequently sit "behind" insolvent primary insurers. When the primary carrier fails, some policyholders seek to sue...

Kirk Hartley
Dec 30, 20111 min read
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STOLI Policies, UBS and Rick Perry – Quite a Story
Insurers often claim that STOLI policies are illegal – see this prior post on STOLI policies. So, it’s kind of amusing to see that...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 4, 20111 min read
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Life Insurance Industry Under Investigation for Failing to Do the Right Thing – That Is, Insu
The insurance industry never ceases to amaze. Set out below is a Wall Street Journal story on an investigation by state Attorney’s...

Kirk Hartley
Jul 11, 20116 min read
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STOLI Policies – Do Some Life Insurers Actually Love the STOLI Business ?
STOLI policies are Stranger Owned Life Insurance policies. Insurers spend plenty of time and ink complaining about STOLI policies, and...

Kirk Hartley
May 18, 20111 min read
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Delay, Deny, Defend on a Global Scale – Australian Insurer QBE Refuses to Pay Claims In Both
"Delay, Deny Defend." The phrase sets out the business method for too many U.S. insurers. The phrase also is the title of an insightful...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 28, 20111 min read
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New Science, New Toxins and New Substances at Issue – Back to the Future for the So-Called P
This week’s issue of Business Insurance brings an update article on the "pollution exclusion" – in its various iterations. The article...

Kirk Hartley
Feb 22, 20111 min read
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Insurer’s Settlement of Employee Claims – Was There a Secret, Improper Deal with Plainti
A brief story in AmLaw presents an interesting synopsis of a longer article in the New Jersey Law Journal regarding Prudential insurance...

Kirk Hartley
Oct 6, 20101 min read
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The Next Crisis: Managing the Risk That Your Insurance Doesn’t Work
Insurance is much needed, but increasingly does not work. That’s the thesis for an October 1 conference hosted by my law firm, among...

Kirk Hartley
Sep 28, 20101 min read
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