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Article: District Court Finds LEG 3/06 Model “Improvement” Defects Exclusion Ambiguous
In 1996, the London Engineering Group (LEG) first introduced a set of model defects clauses applying to physical loss or damage to insured property caused by defects in material, workmanship, design, plan, or specification, known as LEG 1, LEG 2, and LEG 3. Since...
Intertwined Worlds of Insurance, Reinsurance, and the Law in the U.S. and U.K.
In late May 2023, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a detailed and complex decision that demonstrates in unusually lucid fashion that the interconnected worlds of U.S. and U.K. insurance and reinsurance law, despite being populated by a people “divided by a...
Join Cos Suriano and other industry experts at the Young Professionals Claims Handling 101 Seminar
This seminar is postponed - more information to follow Costantino Suriano, Loss Executives Association (LEA), St. John’s University, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, and JS Held...
JOIN US AT OUR ANNUAL NYC REINSURANCE CONFERENCE – September 21, 2023
Join us for the following panels and RSVP to communications@moundcotton.com - Lloyd Gura: Issues & Challenges Facing Reinsurance Legal Departments Amy Kallal: Issues in the Captive Market in 2023 and Beyond Ray Mastrangelo: The Art & Science of Negotiation...
Mound Cotton’s Clients Win Dismissal of COVID “Special Perils” Claim
Florida Circuit Court Grants Mound Cotton's Clients Dismissal of COVID-19 "Special Perils" Claim Mound Cotton’s clients were dismissed with prejudice from a COVID-19 coverage action seeking "Special Perils" coverage. The claim, brought by IMC Property Management and...
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